Day: July 18, 2024

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Prominent Chinese Scholar Calls for a Blockade of Second Thomas Shoal Unless Philippines Removes Grounded Ship

One of China's most prominent scholars on South China Sea issues, Wu Shicun, said the crisis with the Philippines over the Second Thomas Shoal is a "bleeding wound" that must be dealt with, or else it risks further escalation. Wu, who ...

China-Africa Relations as Seen From the United States

As Chinese engagement in Africa steadily increased over the past twenty-five years, the U.S. has struggled to respond. Africa has consistently been a low priority in U.S. foreign policy, even with China's growing presence on the continent, and that's especially true ...

Is BYD Triggering Electric Vehicle Price War in Thailand?

Surasit Juksuwanitcha got his BYD Atto 3, his first electric car, in May this year. He had seen a nice advertisement, and many of his friends were already driving BYD. He made the purchase, but weeks later, he became resentful. That ...

Cambodia Looks to ‘Breathe’ With Controversial New Canal

By Suy Se Dust covers everything in Lim Tong Eng's yard, thrown up by excavators toiling next door to enlarge a channel that Cambodia's government hopes will soon be a major shipping canal. Next month, ...

China’s Ambassador to Vietnam Meets With Vietnam’s Newest President

China's ambassador to Vietnam, Xiong Bo, met with Vietnam's newest president Tô Lâm on Wednesday in Hanoi. Lam was named to the role in May after his predecessor resigned amid a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown. While Lâm is new to the presidency, he is ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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If Trump Wins, the Philippines Better Have a Good Back-Up Plan

In February, I wrote a column that wondered, "If Trump Wins, What Happens to the Philippines?" Back then, it was an open-ended question. Today, the answer is becoming increasingly apparent. In an interview with Bloomberg, the former president reiterated ...

Gulf and Levantine Perspectives on the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

By Francesco Scala and Viola Rubeca On May 30, 2024, China welcomed representatives from across the Arab world to Beijing for the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF). Two documents were adopted: the “Beijing Declaration” and the Action Implementation ...