Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 16) — China will donate half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, its State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced in a bilateral meeting with his Filipino counterpart, Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. on Saturday. Wang informed Locsin of the Chinese government’s “intention” to donate […]
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his latest trip to Southeast Asia on Saturday, during which he sought to stabilise relations in the region ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president. But of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Wang has visited in recent months, […]
A senior adviser to the Chinese government is calling for a proposed road and rail tunnel between mainland China and itssouthern island province of Hainanto be put back on the agenda, to boost the island’s economy and help Beijing gain a foothold in theSouth China Sea , covering 2021 to 2025, was released last November.Wu […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be looking to reinforce Beijing’s ties with Manila during a two-day visit to the Philippines this week, observers say. His trip comes just a week ahead of the inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to breath new life into Washington’s Asia policy. Wang is set to […]
The Trump administration stepped up efforts in its final days to crack down on China with new additions to a military blacklist, new sanctions aimed at pushing back on Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea and the addition of another Chinese corporate behemoth to its exports blacklist. The Defence Department added nine more firms on Thursday […]
WASHINGTON – The United States announced sanctions on officials of Chinese state-owned enterprises and military on Thursday and added Chinese oil giant CNOOC to an economic blacklist, accusing them using coercion against states with rival claims in the South China Sea. The moves by the Trump administration will further increase tensions with China, Washington’s strategic […]
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi stressed on Wednesday that all countries must comply with international laws in order to maintain peace in the South China Sea. Speaking at a joint news conference with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi’s in Jakarta, Marsudi emphasized that all countries must abide by the international laws, including the 1982 United […]
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping signed Central Military Commission Order No. 1, to “implement Xi Jinping’s thinking on strengthening the military,” “focus on war preparedness,” make better use of advanced technologies in training and weapons systems, and improve joint training and operations among the People’s Liberation Army’s military branches. One of Xi’s greatest […]
Within the past fortnight, China has taken two steps that undermine the ability of the incoming Biden administration to build a western alliance to contain China’s growing and increasingly aggressive global assertiveness. On the final day of 2020, China signed an investment pact with the European Union despite pleas from Biden advisers to hold off […]
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Multiple aircraft spotters on Wednesday (Jan. 13) detected a U.S. Navy surveillance drone flying just off the coast of southwestern Taiwan, well within the country’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and possibly over the city of Kaohsiung. At 12:12 a.m. on Wednesday, aircraft spotter CANUK78 reported that a U.S. Navy MQ-4C […]