Philippines unpicks Asean’s China-sea" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="8346" data-entity-type="location">South China Sea ‘sovereignty deadlock’By making undersea cables and fisheries the issue, analysts say Manila is trying to give all Asean members ‘skin in the game’4-MIN READ4-MIN1ListenPublished: 5:00pm, 15 Jun 2026Updated: 5:46pm, 15 Jun 2026Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr did not dwell on warships or water cannons when he rose to speak at the country’s Independence Day celebrations on Friday.Instead, he signalled a new strategy in broaching the topic of the China-sea" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="8346" data-entity-type="location">South China Sea: recasting the waterway not as an arena of territorial disputes, but rather as a shared vulnerability.In doing so, analysts say he may have found a way to keep China’s behaviour in the regional conversation without triggering direct confrontation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its largest trading partner.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Philippines unpicks Asean’s South China Sea ‘sovereignty deadlock’
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has adopted a new strategy regarding the South China Sea, shifting the focus from territorial disputes to the waterway's shared vulnerability.
Jeoffrey MaitemSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-15 · 09:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has adopted a new strategy regarding the South China Sea, shifting the focus from territorial disputes to the waterway's shared vulnerability. This approach aims to keep China's actions within regional discussions without provoking direct confrontation among ASEAN members. By highlighting issues like undersea cables and fisheries, Manila seeks to involve all ASEAN nations, giving them a stake in the matter. This strategy was signaled during the country's Independence Day celebrations. Analysts suggest this method could help overcome the ASEAN "sovereignty deadlock" on the South China Sea.
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The Philippines is trying to shift the focus from warships and water cannons in the South China Sea dispute.
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr signaled a new strategy in addressing the South China Sea issue by recasting it as a shared vulnerability rather than territorial disputes.
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The new approach may allow the Philippines to keep China's behavior in regional discussions without triggering direct confrontation within Asean.
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Manila's new strategy aims to give all Asean members 'skin in the game' by focusing on undersea cables and fisheries.
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