China demanded ASEAN’s resistance against US and NATO interventions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on the sidelines of the Foreign Ministerial Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Laos that America has “no right” to interfere in the South China Sea.

The “South China Morning Post” newspaper writes, the statements of this senior Chinese diplomat are said to have escalated as the maritime tensions between China and the Philippines, as one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and one of America’s oldest allies in Asia, have escalated. It has been.

ASEAN foreign ministers issued a joint statement after a three-day meeting, which according to observers indicates “deep differences” in this bloc.

“Maria Tamar Tana” from Starbase ADR Research Center in Manila says: “China’s decisive behavior has stained relations with its Southeast Asian neighbors; Neighbors who are deeply divided over the management of relations with Beijing. Some countries are wary of directly opposing China, but at the same time careful not to become too dependent on it. Such a situation has forced these countries to carefully balance their economic relations with China.”
In his remarks, Wang Yi identified Washington and the US-led NATO alliance as “the main threats against peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific” and called on the ASEAN bloc to “be vigilant and oppose NATO’s intervention in the region.” .”

He emphasized at the meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum, which was attended by 27 foreign ministers, including US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken: “The strategy of the Indo-Pacific region led by the United States aggravates the security problems and with the prospect Peace and long-term prosperity in the region are in conflict.”

The Chinese Foreign Minister added: “NATO’s intervention in the region will also increase confrontation and intensify tensions.”

Wang Yi continued: “ASEAN’s position and status as a region of peace, freedom and neutrality must be respected in this world of turmoil and chaos.” Beijing also wants to resolve the disputes around the South China Sea in an appropriate way and through dialogue and consultation with the parties involved.”

The foreign minister of China concluded: “Some foreign countries are intensifying problems and irregularities, and with their actions such as the deployment of medium-range missile systems in the region, they are increasing the risk of confrontation and are the biggest disturbing factor in the South China Sea. .”