BEIJING — A 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 REJECTS CHINA MARITIME […]

The United States has submitted a diplomatic note to the United Nations rebuking China’s sweeping maritime and territorial claims in the South China Sea, which drew a rapid response from Beijing accusing Washington on Wednesday of trying to “stir up trouble.” U.S. Representative to the UN Kelly Craft sent UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the note […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

  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 […]