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The South China Morning Post launched a three-part series on February 11, 2026, examining how Beijing and its neighbors use new frameworks and diplomacy amid South China Sea disputes. The series explores evolving diplomatic and strategic tools in the region for 2026.
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Ruhanas Harun, an international relations professor at Malaysia's National Defence University, told a maritime symposium in China's Hainan province that Asean member states prefer 'quiet diplomacy' for maritime disputes, but power asymmetry makes South China Sea issues hard to resolve. Chinese analysts say Beijing supports this approach as long as sovereignty claims are settled bilaterally.