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AFP probes entry of 3,000 Chinese troops in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is validating reports that at least 3,000 Chinese military personnel are already in the country conducting intelligence operations. AFP chief Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. said that his intelligence staff is coordinating with other government agencies to confirm the claim of Sen. Panfilo Lacson that 3,000 […]
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Op-Ed: S. China Sea Standoff is Riskiest Part of China’s Adventurism
Many local factors have contributed to the face-off between Indian and Chinese forces in Ladakh. Western Ladakh borders Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit and Baltistan, where China has invested hugely its economic corridor project with Pakistan under the Belt and Road Initiative. China’s apprehension about Indian designs on the territory has been accentuated by recent comments by […]
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Xi Jinping plays the nationalism card — it’s nothing new
China is seeking to co-opt its citizens, what with unemployment, low growth, thin fiscal stimulus and uncertain global conditions, under the garb of aggressive nationalism where the enemy is not within, but external. History is rife with leaders taking to the crutch of an external enemy to deflect attention from simmering domestic issues, for example […]
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Beijing is pushing a new ‘front line’ in the South China Sea
Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese and Malaysian vessels were locked in a high-stakes standoff for more than one month earlier this year, near the island of Borneo in the South China Sea. The Malaysian-authorized drill ship, the West Capella, was looking for resources in waters also claimed by Beijing, when a Chinese survey vessel, accompanied by coast […]
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Tories at WAR: Boris and Rishi rift erupts over response to China – ‘Cracks are growing’
BORIS JOHNSON’s Cabinet is said to be divided over his tough response to China following Beijing’s latest actions – with one MP claiming cracks are appearing in the Prime Minister’s relationship with Rishi Sunak. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1292485/boris-johnson-china-response-tories-divided-rishi-sunak-economy-beijing
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Britain at forefront of anti-China group as anger grows ‘We can’t go on like this!’
BRITAIN is at the centre of a new global coalition of democracies which will either persuade China to mend its ways or help form a united front against it. The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), launched on Friday, consists of cross-party MPs from nine countries in Europe, North America and the South Pacific. New […]
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Australia, India concerned regarding South China Sea ahead of major defence pact
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison will be holding their first bilateral summit on 4 June. Ahead of the meeting, High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell raised key concerns that are impacting the stability around the Indian Ocean region. Indicating the outlook of the upcoming first major bilateral talk after the COVID-19 […]
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Philippines notifies US it will keep military deal as tensions rise
MANILA — The Philippines will continue its visiting forces agreement with the U.S. for the near future, suspending an earlier decision to scrap the major military deal amid China’s renewed muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/South-China-Sea/Philippines-notifies-US-it-will-keep-military-deal-as-tensions-rise
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Why the South China Sea Fuels U.S.-China Tensions
For decades, the U.S. has guaranteed freedom of navigation in Asia’s waters, patrolling the seas with a view to maintaining the principle that no sovereign state shall suffer interference from another. China’s growing military prowess, combined with a dogged assertiveness over its territorial claims, is testing the old ways and providing a potential flashpoint for […]
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Indonesia Cites 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award at UN. Is That a Big Deal?
Is Jakarta’s move an extension of existing policy or a change? Just how notable is the Indonesian government’s recent submission at the United Nations citing the July 2016 ruling by the Hague-based arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the South China Sea in Philippines v. China? Last week, Jakarta’s UN mission submitted […]
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ASEAN states should follow Indonesia, invoke Hague ruling vs China – Carpio
MANILA, Philippines – Retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio urged Southeast Asian nations to invoke the 2016 Hague ruling against China’s claims in the South China Sea, as he lauded Indonesia’s recent move to do so. Carpio, who was one of the legal minds behind the Philippines’ case against China, said Indonesia’s invocation of […]
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Why Indonesia invokes the Philippines’ South China Sea arbitration win
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3087017/why-indonesia-wont-let-beijing-forget-philippines-south-china-sea