Thursday, September 23, 2010

Asean And The U.S. Start To Push Back Against China

U.S., Asean To Push Back Against China -- Wall Street Journal

The U.S. and its Asian allies are starting to push back at China's growing assertiveness in the region, strengthening security ties and taking more robust positions in territorial disputes in the East and South China seas.

The newest evidence of the resistance is set to come on Friday when President Barack Obama is due to discuss the South China Sea—almost all of which is claimed by China—during a lunch in New York with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York and will follow Mr. Obama's meeting Thursday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

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More News On U.S./China/Asian Relations

ASEAN invites India, US to keep China in check
-- Hindustan Times
Indonesia Rejects China Stance That U.S. Stay Out of Local Waters Dispute -- Bloomberg
Obama to Meet With ASEAN Leaders as Territorial Tensions Flare -- Voice of America
China, the US and ASEAN -- Xinhuanet
China tells U.S. to keep out of South China Sea dispute -- Reuters
China warns US against interfering in South China Sea issue -- Hindustan Times

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