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Boris Johnson launches new drive against Beijing’s ‘expansionism’ among poorer countries
Boris Johnson has ordered diplomats to launch a new drive against Chinese ‘expansionism’ after Beijing was accused of placing pressure on Barbados to remove the Queen as its head of state. The island is one of dozens of countries which form part of China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, under which Beijing lends money to poorer […]
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Appeasing China Won’t Cool the Earth
As policy makers in Beijing weigh their options in the event of a Biden victory, one of the subjects that will most engage their attention is climate change. Joe Biden has repeatedly stated that he will put the goal of slowing climate change at the heart of U.S. foreign policy. Washington would rejoin the Paris […]
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Diplomatic protest not needed vs. countries with no active conflict with PH — Locsin
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 21) — There is no need to file diplomatic protests against countries with no active conflict with the Philippines over the South China Sea, the Foreign Affairs secretary said. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr. told lawmakers in a House budget hearing on Monday that he sees no […]
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Philippines Won’t Follow China on Excluding West in Disputed Sea
The Philippines’ top diplomat said the country would not follow China’s stance of keeping Western powers — including the U.S. — out of the disputed South China Sea. The South China Sea Code of Conduct that Southeast Asian nations are crafting with Beijing won’t lead to western countries’ exclusion from the waters, Philippine Foreign Secretary […]
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Global Impact newsletter: escalating conflict in the South China Sea
If you want to start a world war, a good way to do it is to mix the escalating conflict between two of the world’s greatest military powers with the grievances of a half-dozen smaller countries over territorial claims. That’s the current situation in the South China Sea, the massive body of water that stretches […]
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Germany wades into the Indo-Pacific fray
In a move that promises to rile China, Germany has officially joined the “Indo-Pacific” geopolitical club as outlined in a new 40-page policy guideline. The document makes Germany the second European nation, along with France, to adopt a formal strategy for the region. Though falling short of taking sides in Donald Trump’s new Cold War […]
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[ANALYSIS] Where China’s aggressive action is taking the world
‘It is vitally important for world peace that the South China Sea dispute be resolved in accordance with international law’ These are the remarks of retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio T. Carpio at the ADR Institute webinar on Wednesday, September 16. Let me give an overview of the South China Sea (SCS) dispute. […]
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China can safely drop nine-dash line in South China Sea and win friends in Asean: China expert
SINGAPORE – China could abandon the nine-dash line – which underpins its claim of up to 90 per cent of the disputed waters in the South China Sea – without hurting its long-term interests, a China military expert said on Friday (Sept 18). In fact, abandoning the line would boost its soft power and help […]
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CCP announces plan to take control of China’s private sector
PRESIDENT ISSUES ‘IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS’ TO ALL REGIONS TO BOOST PARTY CONTROL OVER PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND REJUVENATE THE NATION; ALL FIRMS WILL NEED EMPLOYEES FROM THE PARTY TO BOOST LAW ABIDANCE AND MORAL STANDARDS The plan was detailed in a 5,000-word statement – and all regions and departments in the country have been told to follow […]
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Philippines must seize chance to speak up vs. China –former envoy
Manila should speak up and take action over its claims in the West Philippines Sea after some European states at the United Nations expressed their support for the 2016 arbitral victory against Beijing, a former envoy said. Interviewed on Dobol B sa News TV on Sunday, former Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Lauro […]
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Manila to negotiate P12-M claim vs China ship
THE PHILIPPINES will discuss with China the payment for 22 Filipino fishermen who were abandoned at sea after their ship collided with a Chinese trawler in June last year, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The agency said it had received the report from the Justice department proposing P12 million in damage claims, […]
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PLA opens three fronts in South China Sea to distract the world from Ladakh
While both India and China have still to finalise the dates of military commanders’ meeting with each asking for postponement once, PLA is continuing to build-up along the 1,597-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the western sector. Post the military flare-up at Galwan Valley, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has mobilised four out of […]