Day: June 7, 2024
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Indonesia Shifts Focus, Now Eyeing China’s Approach to Poverty Alleviation
Indonesia is looking to emulate China’s community empowerment model to tackle poverty, according to Budiman Sudjatmiko, head of the National Agency for Poverty Alleviation Acceleration, on Friday. This marks a strategic pivot from its current reliance on social assistance programs. ...
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Indonesia Targets Investment Relocation from China, Sees Regulatory Reforms as Key
The shifting tides of global trade are positioning Indonesia as a potential winner, as companies seek alternatives to China amid ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions. But there's a catch: businesses want the government to clean up its regulations before they commit. Deputy ...
HOT TAKES: Early Predictions of How Trump’s Win Could Affect Key China-Global South Issues
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Trump, China, and the Rest of Us
As we absorbed the news of another Trump term, my immediate conversations with friends split into two categories. With American and U.S.-adjacent friends, the conversation defaulted to (mostly despairing) unpackings of what happened. But the ...
Philippines’ Marcos Congratulates Trump, Pins Hope on ‘Unshakeable Alliance’
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for winning the U.S. presidential election, saying he looked forward to furthering Manila's "unshakeable alliance" with its military partner Washington. The United States is a long-time mutual defense partner of the Philippines, ...
A drone view of the Panamanian‑flagged Crimson Delight vessel sailing through the Panama Canal as the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said on Thursday it is closely monitoring a surge in detentions of Panama‑flagged vessels in China, a development that appears linked to a Panama court ruling against Hong Kong‑based CK Hutchison, in Gamboa, Panama, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
More than two months ago, Panama’s Supreme Court annulled a long-standing contract that allowed Hong Kong-based company CK Hutchison to operate the ports of Balboa and Cristobal, located at either end of the Panama Canal. The decision essentially removed a Chinese-linked company from two of the most strategically important nodes in ...
India-China Relations in Modi’s Third Term
By Saniya Kulkarni & Lukas Fiala The world’s largest democracy has gone to the polls. And while Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost their outright majority, the incumbent Prime Minister resigned on Wednesday to pave the way for a ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Australia Has Asked for Military Talks With China
Australia has asked for military talks with China and is comfortable growing closer to the Philippines, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit. (REUTERS) U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in the Cambodian ...