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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has indirectly urged the US to stay out of the South China Sea. The South China Sea is not a "safari park" for countries outside the region or a "fighting arena" for major powers to compete in, Wang said on Monday at a virtual seminar commemorating the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea., or DOC.

Von Michael Radunski

On Monday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned Southeast Asian nations against US influence. Speaking at the secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Wang said the countries should not take sides in the rivalry between the major powers or even allow themselves to be used as "chess pieces" on the world stage.

Von Michael Radunski

While the West sharply criticizes China and Russia, the majority of Asian countries do not want to be drawn to either side in the power triangle between Russia, China and the West. This became evident from the joint statements between the United States and Pacific states during Joe Biden's first trip to Asia.

Von Frank Sieren

Joe Biden will travel to Asia for the first time since he took office as US president. Despite the Ukraine war, the dispute with China remains an important element of US policy. Washington wants to prevent China from attacking the Western-dominated "rules-based order". To its allies in the region, Washington wants to make new economic cooperation palatable.

Von Christiane Kühl