Day: February 13, 2024
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Cambodia Says U.S. Navy Ship to Make Port Call
A U.S. warship will dock in Cambodia next week, the country's defense ministry said Friday, in the first American military port call in eight years to one of China's closest regional allies. Washington's relationship with Phnom Penh has been deteriorating for ...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: Marcos Rules Out Navy Deployment in South China Sea
Australia and the Pacific nation of Nauru announced a landmark security treaty on Monday, advancing Canberra’s aim of blunting China’s growing regional influence. Under the treaty, Nauru must seek Australia’s agreement before it inks any other bilateral deals concerning maritime security, defense, and policing. (AGENCE ...
Why Some African Countries Welcome Trump’s Return to Power
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Locating Türkiye in Global Critical Minerals Competition Between East and West
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An Iranian flag is placed amids rubble and debris next to a destroyed residential building near Ferdowsi square in Tehran on March 3, 2026. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP
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If Trump Wins, What Happens to the Philippines?
Ever since Donald Trump Donald Trump told a campaign rally over the weekend that if re-elected, he would encourage Russia to "do whatever the hell they want" to European countries that failed to meet NATO's spending targets, I started to wonder what he would say about the ...
Chinese, Philippine Coast Guards Trade Barbs Over Who Is to Blame for Latest South China Sea Confrontation
Chinese and Philippines officials are furiously trying to shape the narrative over a confrontation between their Coast Guards that took place last week near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. This latest incident occurred on Friday when a Philippine ...
Manila-Based Chinese Journalist Explains What’s Propelling the Feud With the Philippines
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India Will be “Significantly Ahead” of China in Key Technologies, Says IT Minister
With Apple and other global technology companies moving some of their production out of China to other countries in Asia, there's a growing interest in whether a country like India, for example, is well positioned to rival China's dominance in tech manufacturing one day. ...
The BRI Is Back on in Nepal With Funding for Hydropower Plant
Approval of a loan to support a Chinese hydropower project could signify a breakthrough in the so far stillborn development of the BRI in Nepal. A provincial Chinese energy SOE, Sichuan Chuantou Energy, secured a $182.50 million loan from the Export-Import ...
Ghanaian Police Search for Attackers of Chinese-Owned Mine
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Chinese Demand for Kenyan Avocados Surged in 2023
Kenyan avocado exports to China jumped tenfold last year from 443 tons to 4,324 tons. But even with this booming demand from China, the European Union remains Kenya's largest export market for avocados. (BUSINESS DAILY)
India Holds Sway Over the Maldives for Now but Not Forever, Says Scholar
The Maldives will remain under the political influence of India for the time being, but eventually, it will fall under the sway of China, according to Chinese scholar Zhu Fangfang, director of the Dhivehi Language Program at Beijing Foreign Studies University. ...