January 2021
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China looks to boost ties with Philippines ahead of Biden inauguration
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be looking to reinforce Beijing’s ties with Manila during a two-day visit to the Philippines this week, observers say. His trip comes just a week ahead of the inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to breath new life into Washington’s Asia policy. Wang is set to […]
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US adds nine Chinese firms, including Xiaomi, to military blacklist
The Trump administration stepped up efforts in its final days to crack down on China with new additions to a military blacklist, new sanctions aimed at pushing back on Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea and the addition of another Chinese corporate behemoth to its exports blacklist. The Defence Department added nine more firms on Thursday […]
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, oil giant over South China Sea ‘coercion’
WASHINGTON – The United States announced sanctions on officials of Chinese state-owned enterprises and military on Thursday and added Chinese oil giant CNOOC to an economic blacklist, accusing them using coercion against states with rival claims in the South China Sea. The moves by the Trump administration will further increase tensions with China, Washington’s strategic […]
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Indonesia stresses peace in South China Sea
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi stressed on Wednesday that all countries must comply with international laws in order to maintain peace in the South China Sea. Speaking at a joint news conference with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi’s in Jakarta, Marsudi emphasized that all countries must abide by the international laws, including the 1982 United […]
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Xi Jinping Signs Order No. 1 ‘To Focus On War Preparedness’ And Refers To The U.S. As ‘Enemy’
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping signed Central Military Commission Order No. 1, to “implement Xi Jinping’s thinking on strengthening the military,” “focus on war preparedness,” make better use of advanced technologies in training and weapons systems, and improve joint training and operations among the People’s Liberation Army’s military branches. One of Xi’s greatest […]
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China acts quickly to stymie Biden trade alliance with Europe
Within the past fortnight, China has taken two steps that undermine the ability of the incoming Biden administration to build a western alliance to contain China’s growing and increasingly aggressive global assertiveness. On the final day of 2020, China signed an investment pact with the European Union despite pleas from Biden advisers to hold off […]
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US Navy Triton drone flies deep into Taiwan’s ADIZ
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Multiple aircraft spotters on Wednesday (Jan. 13) detected a U.S. Navy surveillance drone flying just off the coast of southwestern Taiwan, well within the country’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and possibly over the city of Kaohsiung. At 12:12 a.m. on Wednesday, aircraft spotter CANUK78 reported that a U.S. Navy MQ-4C […]
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Trump’s Indo-Pacific strategy aimed to contain China: Chinese official
China on Wednesday said the Indo-Pacific strategy advocated by the outgoing Trump admin is aimed to “contain” Beijing, sabotage regional peace and stability and maintain US hegemony in the region China on Wednesday said the Indo-Pacific strategy advocated by the outgoing Trump administration is aimed to “contain” Beijing, sabotage regional peace and stability and maintain […]
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China foreign minister to visit Philippines mid-January
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will make a two-day official visit to the Philippines starting Friday upon the invitation of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. Wang’s visit from Jan. 15 to 16 reciprocates Locsin’s visit to China in October last year. […]
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Worsening ties with Australia, Japan seen as obstacle for China
China’s worsening relationship with Australia and Japan is an obstacle to its foreign policy goal of building stronger ties with Asean and the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region, an adviser to its Cabinet said yesterday. The “lack in one major dimension… (of) China’s relationship with the most major of United States allies in the Apac region – […]