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ASEAN’s Hyper-Focus On Economic Growth Won’t Make Geopolitical Tensions Go Away
Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship this year leans heavily towards spurring economic growth, believing that the focus on the more “neutral” subject would unite the group. In these economic efforts, ASEAN has been consistent in its messaging about working with all partners, because ...
Malaysia Joins India in Chinese Map Row
Malaysia added its voice to a dispute between New Delhi and Beijing over a newly-issued “standard map” of China. On Tuesday, India’s Foreign Ministry lodged a formal protest over the map, which was issued by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources because it ...
Indonesian Raid Highlights the Criminal Economy of Chinese Online Scams in Southeast Asia
Indonesian police arrested 88 Chinese citizens on suspicion of being involved in cross-border internet scams following a tip-off from Chinese authorities. They are accused of running so-called romance scams, where they establish long-term online relationships with netizens in China in order ...
Tearful Goodbyes in Malaysia as Pandas Head Back to China
Malaysian fans were reportedly in tears as two giant panda cubs returned back to China on Tuesday. Yi Yi and Sheng Yi were the offspring of Xing Xing and Liang Liang, who were loaned to Malaysia to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations. According to the arcane ...
India Fumes Over China’s New Map That New Delhi Claims Includes a Lot of Its Territory
The Indian government issued a formal diplomatic protest on Tuesday against China over the publication of Beijing's new official map that New Delhi claims includes large swathes of its territory. The 2023 edition of the "standard map of China" that ...
Did Indonesia Support U.S. Criticism of Beijing’s Actions in South China Sea?
An interesting dispute has emerged from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto last week. According to the Pentagon readout from the joint press conference following the meeting, they committed to working together for regional stability and ...
Backgrounder: Why Next Week’s ASEAN Summit is Worth Watching
Attendees at next week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders’ summit will face a roster of tough issues. In addition to the alarming rise of tensions in the South China Sea and the ongoing military dictatorship in Myanmar, the region is also facing the economic slowdown in ...
Modi Comes Under Intense Criticism Back Home After “Brief Conversation” With Xi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came under withering criticism this weekend from his political rivals and the media back home for the way he handled a short, "informal" exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of last week's BRICS summit in Johannesburg -- their first ...
Xi-Modi Talks in Joburg Sparks New Optimism About Improving Ties With India
Reactions in China to last week's brief conversation between President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were far more upbeat than those in India. To be sure, there was nowhere near as much commentary about the meeting in the ...
Modi Subtly Blames China for the Global South Debt Crisis
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi re-surfaced longstanding suspicions that China is fueling the Global South debt crisis by engaging in predatory lending. In an interview with India Today published on Friday, the Prime Minister insinuated that unnamed "forces" are ensnaring ...
China’s “Aggressive Behavior” in the South China Sea Must be Checked, Says U.S. Navy’s Top Pacific Commander
The United States Navy is ratcheting up the pressure on China over recent confrontations between the Chinese Coast Guard and Philippines maritime forces in the South China Sea. "You've got to push back," warned the U.S. Navy's top commander in the ...
Chinese EV Makers Are Rushing to Set Up Operations in Thailand
Two of China's largest automakers, Changan and Geely, both announced new plans to set up manufacturing and sales operations in Thailand for their new line of electric vehicles. Geely's EV unit AION announced plans to build a $170 million factory in ...