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Uncertainties over US-China trade war, Brexit, Trump impeachment and a global recession leave investors deeply confused
Financial markets tend to oscillate between optimism and pessimism. But, for some time now, the dominant emotion has been confusion, and extreme confusion at that. Ever since the dramatic sell-off in the final quarter of last year, in which the benchmark S&P 500 equity index fell 12.3 per cent, a widespread, and profound, sense of […]
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What happened to the policy of refusing to stamp visas on China passports with 9-dash line?
The Philippines used to refuse to put stamps on Chinese passports with the now-invalid nine-dash line, the policy of which was amended this year. The policy was enforced in 2012 under then Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario during the Aquino administration. A Reddit user brought this up following two cases of China’s controversial map […]
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Carpio retires today after serving SC for 18 years
Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio retires at midnight today, October 25, after serving the Supreme Court (SC) for 18 years. On Saturday, October 26, he will be 70 years old, the mandatory retirement age for members of the judiciary. Carpio was appointed SC associate justice by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2001. He […]
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A reset in Japan-China relations?
Comparing the state of Japan-China relations in the wake of Shinzo Abe’s return to the prime ministership in December 2012 to today, the bilateral relationship has come back to a semblance of normality. During this transition period, we had Japanese and Chinese ambassadors dueling on the BBC, comparing each other’s political leaders to the Harry […]
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Chinese Ship Leaves Vietnam’s Waters After Disputed South China Sea Surveys
HANOI—A Chinese oil survey vessel that has been embroiled in a tense standoff with Vietnamese vessels in the South China Sea left Vietnamese-controlled waters on Oct. 24 after more than three months, marine data showed. The Chinese vessel, the Haiyang Dizhi 8, was speeding away from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone towards China on Thursday under […]
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South China Sea: Beijing’s plan to dominate region dealt critical blow as vessel withdraws
XI JINPING was delivered a critical blow to Beijing’s dominance in the South China Sea after one of its vessels finally left the region following a tense standoff. China and Vietnam have clashed over the presence of an oil survey ship, the Haiyan Dizhi 8, that has been stationed in Vietnamese-controlled waters. The vessel has […]
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US Navy secretary says countering China will require ‘all of government’ response Richard Spencer says that approach also includes a larger reliance on US allies in the Indo-Pacific region
The secretary of the US Navy said on Wednesday that for the US to meet the challenge of countering the threat of China, it would need to take a page from China’s playbook and employ an “all of government” approach. Additionally, Richard Spencer said, that approach required a larger reliance on US allies in the […]
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Chinese ship heads away from Vietnam after disputed surveys in South China Sea
HANOI – A Chinese oil survey vessel that has been embroiled in a tense standoff with Vietnamese vessels in the South China Sea left Vietnamese-controlled waters on Thursday after more than 3 months, marine data showed. The Chinese vessel, the Haiyang Dizhi 8, was speeding away from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone towards China on Thursday […]
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U.S. Security Bloc to Keep China in ‘Proper Place,’ Pompeo Says
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has said efforts to revive the Indo-Pacific security grouping known as the Quad will help the Washington contain China’s rise. “We’ve reconvened ‘the Quad’ — the security talks between Japan, Australia, India and the United States that had been dormant for nine years,” Pompeo said in a speech […]
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Philippine vice president says time for ailing Duterte to halt failed deadly drug war, let U.N. probe the carnage
MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte should allow the United Nations to investigate his war on drugs, and abandon a deadly campaign that has been failure and a dent on the country’s international image, its vice president said on Wednesday. The crackdown has overwhelmingly targeted the poor rather than big drugs networks, Leni Robredo […]