China seeks closer ties with Vietnam, Southeast Asian neighbours as tensions rise with US

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Earlier this week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sought to placate an increasingly hostile Hanoi in a virtual meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh.

Beijing has moved to mend fences with Vietnam and other Southeast Asian neighbours, seeking closer economic ties and offering coronavirus recovery aid, as tensions flare with Washington over the South China Sea.

Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. “We have both successfully controlled the outbreak and we will continue to build up our economic and trade cooperation,” he said. Beijing and its Southeast Asian neighbours have been discussing the rule-setting document for years, which China hopes to finalise by 2021. But the talks have been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the countries remain deeply divided over how to clearly define their contested claims and how to settle future disputes.

Luo, China’s deputy foreign minister, was more strident on Monday, lashing out at Washington’s stance on the South China Sea dispute and its navy sending two aircraft carriers through the region as proof of US President Donald Trump’s strategy to contain China.

 

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