Abe still peddling his own agenda

It is not the right time to be talking about "post-arbitration" just yet.

But, galvanized by Manila's sweeping "triumph" in its arbitration case, the Shinzo Abe administration of Japan is reportedly deliberating such an option for its disputes with Beijing in the East China Sea.

Throughout the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, against the theme of the event - Partnership for the Future through Connectivity - the Japanese leader went out of his way to rally participating countries to mount pressure on Beijing to "respect" the arbitral decision, though to little avail.