A recent visitor to the Philippines was celebrity author of the book When China Rules the World. He presented two arguments – one debatable and the other one disturbing. I found the title of the book disturbing since I have no desire to be ruled by another country, even by China. We have gone […]
China’s newly consolidated ability to stop the river’s flow to SE Asia points to an emerging new regional flashpoint The Mekong River, a waterway that originates in China and snakes through five Southeast Asian countries, is emerging as a new security flashpoint, similar in dynamic to escalating conflicts in the South China Sea. China […]
Vietnamese fishermen recently may have gotten a big surprise: an 11,000-ton submarine surfacing among their boats. The incident reportedly occurred in September but has only recently come to light via social media. The Chinese Navy Jin Class ballistic missile submarine was said to have been operating near the Paracel Islands. The islands, known as […]
HONG KONG: CHINA IS IMPLEMENTING THE LARGEST MILITARY BUILD-UP THE WORLD HAS SEEN SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II. THE UPPERMOST QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED IS WHY. CHINA HAS BEEN INVESTING HEAVILY IN THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY (PLA) EVEN THOUGH THE COUNTRY IS NOT AT WAR AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT […]
As the rules of the sovereignty endgame are revved up for reconnaissance and surveillance of the environment and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), the increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles or non-lethal drones emits more than a steady buzz in the latest foreign policy salvos among claimant nations against Beijing’s control of the South China […]
The Dreamworks’ movie Abominable features China’s controversial “nine-dash line” map, which shows Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested waters. Vietnam has already ordered the movie pulled from cinemas because of the scene. MANILA (DPA) – The Philippines’ foreign affairs chief on Wednesday (Oct 16) said he wants a scene in the animated film Abominable […]
VIETNAM has warned that it will defend its sovereignty in the face of growing tensions with the China in the South China Sea. The two states have experienced a crisis point in their diplomatic ties following Beijing’s institution of its nine-dash line policy. Under the nine-dash line policy, China lays claim to several territories […]
If you want to understand what’s happening in the National Basketball Association, turn off SportsCenter and pick up “The Art of War.” More than 2,000 years ago, the Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote that “the skillful strategist defeats the enemy without doing battle, captures the city without laying siege, overthrows the enemy state without […]
Sen. Ben Sasse took aim at the NBA and American businesses for surrendering to “Chinese techno-authoritarianism,” saying they had allowed China to use them as tools for the Communist regime. “The NBA has prided itself on free expression. Its players and owners have a well-earned reputation for speaking out on social justice in the […]
BEIJING — Here’s your weekly look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major shipping route for global commerce and are rich in fish and possible oil and gas reserves. US, PHILIPPINES, […]