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Heat on China in the Indian Ocean: As France comes calling, why is India the focal point for global powers?
NEW DELHI: Another global power, this time France, is looking to set the ball rolling on increasing its cooperation with New Delhi in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This will be a key area of focus at two upcoming high-level exchanges between France and India set close to each other. The aim undoubtedly is […]
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Will China Scuttle ExxonMobil’s South China Sea Gas Project With Vietnam?
Last week, economic leaders from around the Asia-Pacific region gathered for the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ meeting held in the pleasant seaside resort city of Da Nang, Vietnam. Established in 1989, APEC is a regional economic forum comprising 21 member states, including Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the United […]
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Trump’s Russia, Duterte’s China
Siegfried and Roy had a long-running and very successful act at the Mirage Casino in Las Vegas. The act featured two white tigers that did marvelous tricks at the crack of the trainers’ whips. Then one day, one of the tigers attacked Roy and mauled him within an inch of his life. The act has […]
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Why Shinzo Abe stopped prodding Beijing on the South China Sea
During the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Manila this week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was careful not to mention disputes in the South China Sea, while Chinese leaders called for both countries to build on the positive momentum. Chinese analysts said tensions appeared to be easing between the two neighbours amid […]
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BALANCING CHINA: HOW THE UNITED STATES AND ITS PARTNERS CAN CHECK CHINESE NAVAL EXPANSION
For 70 years, the U.S. military has dominated the seas and skies of East Asia, enjoying almost total freedom of movement and the ability to deny such freedom to enemies. Now, however, China has acquired advanced missiles and launch platforms that may be able to destroy U.S. ships, aircraft, and bases within 500 […]
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Duterte: China backs binding Code of Conduct in South China Sea
CHINA is in favor of instituting a binding Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte said at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit hosted by Manila. Duterte said that this gesture on the part of China was one of the outcomes of the 50th […]
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PH missed chance to raise arbitration win in ASEAN: ex-envoy
MANILA – The Philippines missed the chance to impress respect for international law upon China when it failed to raise its legal victory in the South China Sea during the ASEAN Summit in Manila, a former envoy said Wednesday. The Philippines could have gotten the support of other ASEAN members who have competing claims […]
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Why global powers are obsessed with containing China: 10-point guide
Here is a 10-point guide to understanding the rising fear of China. New Delhi: Most global powers are now openly talking of containing China. This invariably comes with mentions of increasing cooperation with India as a counterbalance in the region. But how did the Asian giant go from an economic fairy tale to […]
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A new great power pact or a great deprivation of tact?
Great states, wrote US scholar Edward Luttwak, commonly suffer from a condition known as ‘great state autism’: an insensitivity to the feelings and views of other states. Luttwak argued that nowhere was this condition stronger than in China, where he thought the Chinese Communist Party’s lack of domestic political legitimacy bred an overwhelming focus […]
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Freedom and openness in the Asia Pacific free and open for interpretation
In the week prior to US President Donald Trump embarking on his Asia tour, his National Security Adviser H R McMaster laid out one of the trip’s aims: ‘to promote his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region’. McMaster explained the key components of this vision: freedom of navigation and overflight, rule […]
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With Trump Focused on North Korea, Beijing Sails Ahead in South China Sea
In his 12-day trip to Asia, U.S. President Donald Trump largely focused on North Korea and trade, all but avoiding the simmering disputes in the South China Sea and steering clear of sharp criticism of Beijing’s increasingly aggressive activities there. With the Trump administration focused elsewhere for now, China is quietly pressing ahead […]
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Duterte downplaying China’s incursion, bullying
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is downplaying China’s incursions and bullying of the Philippines, Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said Thursday. “Chinese forces, military and coast guard, are illegally entering our Exclusive Economic Zone yet our DFA Secretary and the President could only respond that we assume good faith in their actions,” Alejano said […]