MANILA, Philippines — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will make a two-day official visit to the Philippines starting Friday upon the invitation of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. Wang’s visit from Jan. 15 to 16 reciprocates Locsin’s visit to China in October last year. […]
China’s worsening relationship with Australia and Japan is an obstacle to its foreign policy goal of building stronger ties with Asean and the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region, an adviser to its Cabinet said yesterday. The “lack in one major dimension… (of) China’s relationship with the most major of United States allies in the Apac region – […]
The entire world is aware of China’s rising aggression and unilateral claims in the South China Sea region. While all countries are busy tackling the Covid-19 problem, China is continuing its military aggression in the disputed territory. What Was The Russian Angle In Former Indian PM Lal Bahadur Shastri’s ‘Mysterious’ Death In Tashkent And it’s […]
According to a lengthy essay published in China Review News in December 2020, “in the event of an all-out confrontation between China and the United States, the United States would find itself at a great strategic disadvantage. It will be bound to pay a high economic, political, and security cost which could lead to a […]
The Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Parramatta has conducted exercises with three US Navy ships in the South China Sea. The show of force comes at a time when China has been criticized for boosting its presence in disputed waters while surrounding nations are busy dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, China announced that […]
Based on what it calls the nine-dash line, China claims nearly 90 percent of the South China Sea which has been fiercely challenged by its neighbours. The United States is planning to integrate its Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard over the next decade to counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea. According […]
Fresh off a hard-fought Brexit deal with Brussels, the United Kingdom has immediately plunged itself into the center of Asian geopolitics and on a maritime collision course with China. Touting itself as “a global power with truly global interest”, the UK has announced the successful initial test of the newly-launched aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, […]
The United States has announced a strategy to integrate its maritime forces, including its coastguard, to counter China’s growing presence in the contested South China Sea. In the new American maritime warfare strategy for the next decade, the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard have jointly pledged to build an “integrated all-domain naval power” […]
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My father, a 65-year-old retiree who lives in Danang, is a huge supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump. At first, I was mildly amused by this since I never thought he would be that interested in U.S. politics. But as election day drew closer, however, he became increasingly passionate about every piece of Trump news, […]