1/ ASEAN-China Summit:
Joint Statement on The 20th Anniversary of The Declaration on The Conduct of Parties in The #SouthChinaSea
@raylockman @CollinSLKoh @GregPoling @graham_euan @Sharon__Seah @AsiaMTI @Scs_Connect @ChongJaIan @alessionaval @becstrating
@raylockman @CollinSLKoh @GregPoling @graham_euan @Sharon__Seah @AsiaMTI @Scs_Connect @ChongJaIan @alessionaval @becstrating 2/ "Continue to exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and affect peace and stability, and avoid actions that may further complicate the situation"
This stmt historically precedes a 🇨🇳 missile test into #SouthChinaSea
3/ Spokesperson for the ASEAN Summit, Kung Phoak, stated that unlike in previous years, the #SouthChinaSea dispute is no longer a hot topic for ASEAN leaders to discuss at the Summit.
eacnews.asia/home/details/1…
4/ I suppose this being the 10th anniversary of the 2012 ASEAN Summit chaired by 🇰🇭 which had no joint communique due the #SouthChinaSea issues, this statement is techtonic progress.
2012 article:
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
5/ Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
6/ ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Statement on the Establishment of the ASEAN-U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
7/ #MaritimeCooperation featured prominently in the US-ASEAN statement.
Look fwd to see an "integrated" Plan of Action for US #MaritimeCooperation, not just a list of sporadic activities by different departments & agencies.
@GregPoling @MarSec_Bradford @BDHerzinger @graham_euan
8/ Here is that list of sporadic activities, by the way.
@GregPoling
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
9/ Blurb on #MaritimeCooperation highlights the USAID Sustainable Fish Asia (SuFiA) project:
usaid.gov/asia-regional/…
@marsecgina
10/ I 💙 that they left this in the press release:
"And I want to thank the Prime Minister of — for Colombia’s [Cambodia’s] leadership in the ASEAN — as ASEAN chair and for hosting all of us."
🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
@GregPoling @graham_euan @Sharon__Seah @BDHerzinger
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
@GregPoling @graham_euan @Sharon__Seah @BDHerzinger 11/ ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Statement on The Establishment of The ASEAN-U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
@Sharon__Seah @raylockman @graham_euan @hmarston4 @beth_te
12/ ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Statement
#MaritimeCooperation highlighted again:
"..promote cooperation and coordination among our relevant agencies, including maritime law enforcement agencies, to collaborate to improve maritime domain awareness.."
@marsecgina @GregPoling
@marsecgina @GregPoling 13/ "ASEAN Network for Combatting IUU Fishing (AN-IUU)"
More info:
www4.fisheries.go.th/dof_en/view_ne…
Concept Paper:
asean.org/wp-content/upl…
@marsecgina @GregPoling @raylockman @CollinSLKoh
@marsecgina @GregPoling @raylockman @CollinSLKoh 14/ 🇦🇺🇮🇳&🇨🇦 each include #MaritimeCooperation in their own bilateral statements
@ashleytownshend @graham_euan @JeffreyPayneFP @Harpoonleader @CanuelHugues @hmarston4 @MarSec_Bradford
@marsecgina @GregPoling @raylockman @CollinSLKoh @ashleytownshend @graham_euan @JeffreyPayneFP @Harpoonleader @CanuelHugues @hmarston4 @MarSec_Bradford 15/ #EastAsiaSummit:
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Participation in the East Asia Summit:
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
16/ #EastAsiaSummit:
"...Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, through which 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇯🇵🇮🇳, are helping ASEAN nations and other Indo-Pacific partners to undertake marine conservation, counter illegal fishing, and respond to humanitarian disasters."
@GregPoling
17/ It's that awkward time period between end of #ASEANSummit and the publication of the final statements.
Everyone waiting for for the #EastAsiaSummit EAS communiqué.
@MayWongCNA
@graham_euan
@raylockman
@Sharon__Seah
@ChongJaIan
@hmarston4
@MayWongCNA @graham_euan @raylockman @Sharon__Seah @ChongJaIan @hmarston4 18/ Everyone checking ASEAN website for #EastAsiaSummit statement:
<F5 refresh> <F5 refresh> <F5 refresh> .....
@MayWongCNA @graham_euan @raylockman @Sharon__Seah @ChongJaIan @hmarston4 19/ Phnom Penh Statement on Trilateral (🇯🇵🇺🇸🇰🇷) Partnership for the Indo-Pacific:
➡️"They commit to addressing key issues of concern for the Pacific Islands... including #IUUFishing ...including through the Partners in the Blue Pacific"
@marsecgina
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
@MayWongCNA @graham_euan @raylockman @Sharon__Seah @ChongJaIan @hmarston4 @marsecgina 20/ 🇺🇸🇦🇺 readout:
"emphasized the importance of the new Partners in the Blue Pacific to help address challenges in the Pacific...and to bolster maritime domain security"
@AnnaPowles @ashleytownshend
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
21/ Waking up and no #EastAsiaSummit EAS joint statement.
Guess they don't work overnight at ASEAN.
And guess there is no joint statement.
Wonder if it was 🇷🇺 this time?
@raylockman
@Sharon__Seah
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