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Philippines Condemns China Attack of Vietnamese Fishermen

The Philippines on Friday denounced China's alleged assault on Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing are also locked in violent confrontations that have led to fears of armed conflict. Vietnam has accused "Chinese law enforcement forces" ...

With Global Attention Elsewhere, Asia-Pacific Remains a Theater for China-India Rivalry

By Saniya Kulkarni In what has turned out to be the closest election in the history of Sri Lankan politics, left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake has unseated Ranil Wickremesinghe to become the island country’s eighth president, also 

WEEK in REVIEW: Chinese FM Criticizes US Missile Deployment in the Philippines

Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Saturday after a slew of tense encounters with the Philippines in the disputed waterway in recent months. The patrols coincided with joint exercises carried out by the United States, Australia, Japan, ...

Japan PM Warns ‘Today’s Ukraine Could Be Tomorrow’s East Asia’

Japan's new Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, warned in his first policy speech Friday that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia" and dubbed the country's low birth rate a "quiet emergency." "Many fear that today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia. ...

Negotiating Chinese Infrastructure Deals: Lessons From Two African Countries

Africa is the only region in the world where access to electricity is actually shrinking. Prolonged drought across large swathes of the continent has severely impacted hydropower production, triggering large-scale electricity outages — most notably in Zambia.

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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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Climate Change, Economics Muddy West’s Drive to Curb Chinese EVs

By Oliver Hotham and Mary Yang China's meteoric rise as the world's powerhouse of electric vehicle production makes Western efforts to curb their exports a tough sell -- and means they could even stifle the fight against climate change, analysts warn. ...

U.S., India to Cooperate on Critical Minerals: Statement

The United States and India are set to work together on supply chains for critical minerals that are key to clean energy technologies, the U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday in a statement. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and India's Minister of ...