October 24, 2024: Four SEA Countries now are BRICS Partner-Countries
The Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) Organization recently announced that they have accepted thirteen Countries to be "Partner Countries", and of those thirteen, four are in South East Asia (SEA), namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.
A Partner Country is not a Full Member Country yet to the Organization, but it is definitely one Step closer to that Direction. Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand sent their Foreign Ministers to the recent BRICS Summit while Vietnam was represented there by their Prime Minister.
Note that Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam have Territorial Disputes with China, arguably the BRICS' most Influential Member, and yet they have chosen to be still Part of the Organization.
Here is the Link to the Article on the Channel News Asia (CNA) Website: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-indonesia-vietnam-thailand-brics-asean-global-south-russia-china-4699841
January 20, 2024: Philippines under BBM hopelessly out of Touch with the Rest of SEA when it comes to Geopolitics
I agree with this Article, as I keep saying, the Philippines is the only Country in the entire South East Asian (SEA) Region which the United States (US) is able to fool. Here are some Quotes from the Article:
* "Only the Philippines [in SEA] gave the Americans open access to Military Bases around its Territory. These are supposedly for “Civil Defense” but, in reality, are staging areas for American Military Forces in the event of Hostilities between the US and China over Taiwan."
* "The Philippines is evidently becoming an Outlier in ASEAN. No less than Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Liong asked the confronting Question: Is the Philippines wanting to get in the middle of a Conflict between the Superpowers that could turn the Country into a Battleground?"
* "So far, the Philippines has not received much except Investment Pledges from America and a renewed Commitment from the US Millennium Challenge Corp. which is the State Department conduit for the US Agency for International Development. What Filipinos do not seem to notice is the Americans selling Military Equipment to the Philippines in the same Manner it does to Taiwan to the tune of billions of dollars while over 50% of Filipinos cannot afford a decent living. All if this while Marcos repeatedly insists that he continues to try to find Solutions to the everyday Problems the average Filipinos face."
Here is the Link to the Article on the Get Real Philippines Website: https://www.getrealphilippines.com/2024/01/the-philippines-as-the-pariah-in-asean
* Number of Tallest Buildings in ASEAN:
- IndonesiaBall, 12
- MalaysiaBall, 16
- ThailandBall, 8
- PhilippineBall, "Well, Ako can't compete here"
* Number of Longest Bridges in ASEAN:
- MalaysiaBall, 6
- VietnamBall, 7
- IndonesiaBall, 5
- PhilippineBall, "As an Archipelago, Ako would have to worry moar about building Bridges"
* World Heritage Sites in ASEAN:
- VietnamBall, 8
- IndonesiaBall, 10
- ThailandBall, 7
- PhilippineBall, "Not Fair! Ako beautiful clay, Ako should be better recognized"
- ThailandBall, "Don't worry, you'll find something where you're numba one"
* Reported Haunted Locations in ASEAN:
- MalaysiaBall, third Place
- PhilippineBall, first Place, "PINOY STRONK!!"
- ThailandBall, second Place, "Are you serious?"
Here is the Link where the original Image was posted on the MalaysiaBall Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=803850235106295&set=a.457470729744249
SOURCE: MalaysiaBall Facebook Page Post, 03/21/24 – 0951H {Archived Link}
November 28, 2023: SEA Countries unlikely to turn against China over an SCS COC
Here is a nice Article talking about the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS), particularly about Bobong Bong Marcos’ (BBM) attempt to side track China and negotiate a COC with Vietnam and Malaysia instead. Here are some important Quotes from the Article:
* “I don’t think Malaysia, Vietnam, or both, or Asean as a whole, will compromise their good Strategic, Trade and Economic Relations with China over Marcos’ Proposal for a new COC among Claimant States of which China is not included. I don’t think this Proposal is viable among Asean Countries.”
* “Reality check, and just to be blunt about it, China’s diplomatic influence in the Asean Region, partly due to its Economic Might, it being the largest Trading Partner of almost all, if not all Asean Countries, means that it can’t simply be sidelined. Southeast Asian Countries would most likely prefer to engage China to secure their own National Interests, which is a pragmatic Course of Action, rather than confront and sideline China over the SCS Dispute. Note that Asean and China are each other’s largest Trading Partners. Trade between the two is valued at about $975 billion. China is also the fourth largest source of Foreign Direct Investment for Asean, with a value of $13.8 billion in 2021.”
Here is the Link to the Article at the Asian Century Journal (ACJ) Website: https://asiancenturyph.substack.com/p/how-important-is-asean-china-code-6e2
November 13, 2023: More Pictures of the Aman Youyi (Peace and Friendship) 2023 Joint Military Exercise of five South East Asian (SEA) Countries (Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and Cambodia) with China in Guangdong which is being held from November 13 to 22, 2023.
A Total of 3,000 Soldiers are involved in the Exercise, and the Subjects include Exchange/Basic Adjustment Training (Adaption Training), Command Problem Exercise (CPX) and Field Training (FTX).
Here is the Link to the source of the original Photos from the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/rtarfhq.pr/posts/pfbid02V9HjAyYwErRoLdmYop7dMPNiJrNUmzDdWyjv92uzG7TUxUgMvDYxUiip32LxTm7Pl
SOURCE: Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, 11/13/23 – 2105H {Archived Link}
November 13, 2023: China holding “Aman Youyi 2023” Joint Military Exercise with five SEA Countries
China is holding a Joint Military Exercise with five South East Asian (SEA) Countries this Month of November 2023 in their Province of Zhanjiang. The Exercise is called Aman Youyi (Peace and Friendship) 2023, and the five SEA Countries involved in the Exercise are Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Exercise will involve Topics such as Urban Counter Terrorism and Anti-Piracy. In the Pictures are Cambodian and Laotian Forces being fetched by Y-20 Transport Aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China to attend the Exercise
SOURCES:
* China to hold Military Drills with SE Asian Countries amid tensions in South China Sea {Archived Link}
* Cambodia Ministry of Defense Facebook Page Post, 11/11/23 – 2126H {Archived Link}
* Lao People’s Army News Facebook Page Post, 11/12/23 – 1135H {Archived Link}
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