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Alex Jones to Donald Trump: You Need To Blow The Whistle On Chinese Communist Infiltration Of Silicon Valley, Democratic Party
‘Infowars’ host Alex Jones appealed to President Trump on his Monday broadcast after news broke that the decades-old conspiracy politics talk show had been simultaneously banned from Facebook, Apple TV, YouTube, and Spotify. Jones said Trump needs to make “censorship” the number one issue for the next election, and that the Communist Chinese infiltration of the American tech industry and…
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DoD Official: U.S. Committed to Countering Chinese Military Intimidation in South East Asia
A naval soldier of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) views through a pair of binoculars onboard China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning as it visits a military harbor on the South China Sea. Xinhua Photo While revoking China’s invitation from the Rim of the Pacific 2018 maritime exercises was a symbolic move, it sent a signal that the United States…
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The South China Sea Precedent: Rising Instability Amidst Revisionist Tendencies – Analysis
Declining US leadership and a weakening rules-based order are interdependent with Beijing’s rising revisionism and assertiveness. How this has played out in the South China Sea is a dangerous precedent for other military flashpoints across the Indo-Pacific. What can the region do in response? By Christopher Roberts* Across the Indo-Pacific, rising economic dependence has enabled Beijing to revise the…
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China ‘moves to limit US influence’ in South China Sea code negotiations
The US has suggested China is using the South China Sea code of conduct to pressure ASEAN states to accept their South China Sea claims. Experts have told The Australian Beijing is attempting to use the negotiations to minimise the presence of the US Navy and the Australian Navy in the sea. Last week ASEAN and China agreed on single…
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Cayetano appeals to Aquino: Join national debate on dispute with China
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Sec. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said he did not intend to disrespect former President Benigno Aquino III when he posted an open letter hitting the ex-chief executive for losing control of shoals in the West Philippine Sea to China during his presidency. “I meant no disrespect to him and I did not start this argument…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Philippines as relations between two sides warm
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit to the Philippines by the end of this year in the latest sign of improved relations between the two sides, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano also said President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a proposal to form a group to study plans for the Philippines and China to conduct a…
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US reaffirms position in South China Sea code negotiations
The United States made clear its position that the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea should also include the concerns and rights of third parties during its meetings with Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Singapore. In a teleconference on Tuesday with reporters, US Mission to ASEAN Charges d’Affaires Piper Campbell said US Secretary Michael R. Pompeo raised the…
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PH against unilateral exploitation of South China Sea: Cayetano
MANILA — The Philippines will not allow oil and gas deposits in the South China Sea to be harvested “unilaterally,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Tuesday. Former President Benigno Aquino had said that Manila had “no obligation” to share resources with Beijing, as incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte worked on possible joint exploration with China. Aquino initiated an arbitration…
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Palace open to China, Asean war games
Malacañang is open to the holding of military drills between China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as proposed by Beijing. China was reported to have proposed the holding of military exercises with Asean countries but these exercises should not include the United States. Speaking to reporters in Malita, Davao Occidental on Monday, Palace spokesman Harry…
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Palace open to China, Asean war games
Malacañang is open to the holding of military drills between China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as proposed by Beijing. China was reported to have proposed the holding of military exercises with Asean countries but these exercises should not include the United States. Speaking to reporters in Malita, Davao Occidental on Monday, Palace spokesman Harry…
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PH against unilateral exploitation of South China Sea: Cayetano
The Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre on the disputed Second Thomas Shoalin the South China Sea on March 29, 2014. Erik De Castro, Reuters MANILA — The Philippines will not allow oil and gas deposits in the South China Sea to be harvested “unilaterally,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Tuesday. Former President Benigno Aquino had said…
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China ‘moves to limit US influence’ in South China Sea code negotiations
The US has suggested China is using the South China Sea code of conduct to pressure ASEAN states to accept their South China Sea claims. Experts have told The Australian Beijing is attempting to use the negotiations to minimise the presence of the US Navy and the Australian Navy in the sea. Last week ASEAN and China agreed on single…