South China Sea Policy of Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton

VietPress USA (August 24th, 2016): VietPress USA has just received the "South China Sea Policy" declared by the Asia Policy Working Group to support Hillary Clinton for next President of the United States.

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Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine

• Secretary Clinton has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to Asia, making Asia the destination for her first trip abroad as Secretary of State. She made 62 visits to Asian countries, more than a quarter of all her trips abroad. While her predecessor did not visit the Philippines, Secretary Clinton visited the Philippines twice and her visits to Vietnam laid the groundwork for the further in normalization of relations between the United States and Vietnam. 

• Understanding that in the 21^st century the United States’ top economic and security interests are tied to Asia, Secretary Clinton envisioned and led the Pivot to Asia. Through this initiative, she helped to overhaul the alliance with the Philippines and foster a new partnership with Vietnam. Just as importantly, she saw to it that Washington was committed to institutions in Southeast Asia, most notably ASEAN.
  
  
• At a regional meeting in Hanoi in 2010, Secretary Clinton pushed the South China Sea to the top of the agenda—and stood up to China for its aggressiveness. She stated that as a matter of U.S. national interest, the United States would promote freedom of navigation, respect for international law, oppose coercion as a means of settling disputes and support for negotiated settlements when it comes to the SCS.
• Secretary Clinton supported the Philippines in its decision to take China to court over its maritime claims in the South China Sea. On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled strongly in favor of the Philippines, invalidating many of China’s maritime claims and its assertive behavior. That same day, Secretary Clinton reiterated that the U.S. has a deep and abiding interest in the South China Sea and in the free flow of commerce, noting that it was important that all claimants abide by this ruling and continue to pursue peaceful multilateral means to resolve disputes among them. 

• As President, Secretary Clinton will continue to take a strong stand on the South China Sea. She’ll stand by America’s valuable regional partners to oppose the use of coercion and insist on freedom of navigation and the peaceful resolution of disputes in this vital waterway.

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