While the China threat grabs the headlines, these are the maritime issues Southeast Asians want to talk about
- Written by Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia and Professor, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong issued a stark warning to Southeast Asian leaders this week: the region could face a “devastating” conflict over the South China Sea unless it strengthens its diplomatic and legal safeguards.
Wong said the region was already experiencing “destabilising, provocative and coercive actions”,...
