ASEAN EDITORIAL: The Straits Times- Japan’s new overtures to Asean

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The 2019 Plague” Day 328

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The Straits Times says

Japan’s new overtures to Asean

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Much of Japan’s trade, including its crucial energy imports, flows through the South China Sea where China has territorial disputes with several Asean members and has built military installations on several artificial islands. Keeping the sea lanes of the disputed waters open is important. And how the Asean states manage their disputes with China could have a bearing on how Japan’s own territorial dispute with China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands plays out. Tokyo’s efforts to strengthen ties with the region are welcome.

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READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/st-editorial/japans-new-overtures-to-asean

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