TODAY’S PAPER EDITION: HEADLINE: Asean To China, US: Cool It On Taiwan

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Contributor 0 Comment TODAY’S PAPER EDITION: HEADLINE: Asean To China, US: Cool It On Taiwan

From left to right: Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Philippine Foreign Affairs acting Undersecretary Theresa Lazaro, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam Foreign Minister But Thanh Son, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Peak Sokhonn, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Brunei Second Minister of Foreign Affair Erywan Yusof, Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi pose for a group photograph during the opening of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Photo by AP

BEIJING, CHINA – APRIL 26: Chinese President Xi Jinping proposes a toast during the welcome banquet for leaders attending the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 26, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Nicolas Asfouri – Pool/Getty Images)

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ foreign ministers called for “maximum restraint” as Beijing accused the United States of breaking the status quo with the Taiwan visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

PHNOM PENH – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is calling for calm in the Taiwan Strait, urging against any “provocative action” in the wake of a visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that has infuriated Beijing.

In a rare statement on such issues from the 10-nation group, some of whose members drift more toward China in allegiance and some toward the United States, ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia said on Thursday, Aug. 4, that they were concerned the situation could “destabilize the region and eventually could lead to miscalculation, serious confrontation, open conflicts and unpredictable consequences among major powers.”

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China, US tension clouds ASEAN meetings

Smoke trails from projectiles launched by the Chinese military are seen in the sky as tourists look on from Pingtan Island, one of mainland China’s closest points to Taiwan, in Fujian province on Aug. 4.(AFP/Hector Retamal) Share this article Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Linkedin Yvette Tanamal (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Phnom Penh ● Fri, August 5, 2022

Tension between Washington and Beijing continued to rise on Thursday ahead of the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting, prompting the 10-nation Southeast Asian bloc to issue a warning against further escalations that could disrupt the stability of the wider Indo-Pacific zone.

A surprise visit to Taiwan by a senior United States official earlier this week has enraged China and overshadowed regional meetings convened in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, where ASEAN is hopeful that the superpower rivalry will not add to the geopolitical turmoil created by the war in Ukraine.

Released on Thursday, the ASEAN foreign ministers’ statement on the cross-strait development noted that recent developments are taking place “in the area adjacent with the ASEAN region”, prompting the ministers to call for “maximum restraint” from the enactment of any “provocative actions”.

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Yvette Tanamal (The Jakarta Post)
Phnom Penh ●
Fri, August 5, 2022

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