Philippines unpicks Asean’s South China Sea ‘sovereignty deadlock’
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is proposing a new strategy for the South China Sea, shifting the focus from territorial disputes to shared vulnerabilities like undersea cables and fisheries. This approach aims to encourage all ASEAN members to engage with the issue, potentially bypassing the bloc's usual consensus-based limitations on discussing sovereignty. Analysts suggest this could provide a way to address China's actions without direct confrontation. AI
