Feb 8, 2020 KEVIN RUDD . Originally Posted at Project-Syndicate No matter how bad the coronavirus epidemic gets, the crisis will not change how China is governed under President Xi Jinping. Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has strengthened the Communist Party's hold on power and developed a comprehensive national agenda from which all else – [...]
Hong Kong (CNN)It's the most celebratory time of the year in China -- but in many cities, festivities have been called off. Saturday marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, also known in China as Spring Festival. It's a time when families gather, often traveling huge distances to go home. Revelers gorge on banquets, give each other [...]
By CNN Philippines Staff / Published Jan 24, 2020 at CNN Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 24) – Close to 500 Chinese tourists who arrived in Kalibo, Aklan from the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus outbreak began, will be transported back to their point of origin this week, an aviation official confirmed Friday. Civil Aviation Board Executive Director [...]
by John Power Published: 5:00am, 18 Jan, 2020 at SCMP Before assuming his post as commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Philip S. Davidson issued a stark warning about Washington’s loosening grip in the fiercely contested South China Sea. “In short, China is now capable of controlling the South China Sea in all scenarios, short [...]
By: Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ INQUIRER.net / 08:33 PM January 16, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, an accord which seeks to prevent the escalating of tensions in the disputed waterway, “has been steadily moving forward,” China’s top diplomat to the Philippines said. Speaking before guests [...]
Originally Posted at China US Focus by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III In a sign of a growing quandary, UK postponed the decision of whether to allow Huawei or not in its 5G mobile networks until after elections this month. London is not alone in this predicament, as countries from Asia to Europe increasingly find themselves in [...]
Originally Posted at Reuters / 4 January 2020 (Reuters) - Taiwan goes to the polls next Saturday to elect a new president and parliament. China, which considers Taiwan merely a Chinese province and part of its territory, will be watching the outcome closely. Following are key facts on ties between Taiwan and China: POLITICS - China [...]
The Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS) and the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI) will hold the Philippines-China Roundtable Discussion on the South China Sea on 6 January 2020, 2:00-5:00 PM at Jinjiang Inn, Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City. Topics for discussion include SCS Code of Conduct and Philippines-China Bilateral Cooperation in the SCS. [...]
by Lucio Blanco Pitlo III/ November 15, 2019/ Originally Posted at the Diplomat Growing aid, trade, and diplomatic outreach and rumored interest in securing bases heighten worries about China’s expanding footprint in the Pacific. But while Pacific island states are not naïve to growing great power competition, they do not necessarily share the same level of [...]
By Lucio Blanco Pitlo III November 01, 2019 / THE DIPLOMAT Activist, assertive, and audacious: This is the People’s Republic of China as it celebrates its 70th anniversary in grand style. From the Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Xiangshan Forum, China’s convening power and capacity [...]
