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“Quad” Countries Launch High-Tech Plan to Track Chinese Illegal Fishing
The U.S., Japan, Australia and India, members of the "Quad," unveiled a new initiative on Tuesday that aims to monitor Chinese illegal fishing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The new system will use satellite technology to provide tracking data on Chinese fishing ...
Amid Backdrop of Anti-Chinese Violence in Pakistan, Foreign Ministers From Both Countries Meet to Reaffirm Ties
Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari spent the weekend meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. This was Bilawal's first official overseas visit since the new Pakistani government came to power last month, a sign of how ...
Biden’s IPEF Plan Gets Lukewarm Reaction in Asia
U.S. President Joe Biden is in Asia for his first official presidential visit to South Korea and Japan. One of the main goals of the trip, which kicked off on Friday, is to promote the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to Asian governments.
The Philippines New President Tells Xi He Wants Ties With China to “Shift to a Higher Gear”
Philippines President-elect Ferdinand Marcos said he plans to expand ties with China when he assumes office on June 30th. The incoming president told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a phone call on Wednesday that he hopes relations between the two countries will "shift to a higher gear."
Why Washington’s Latest Trade Plan for Asia is Probably Dead on Arrival
IPEF is the latest U.S. acronym that we're going to hear a lot more of as of today. President Joe Biden will tout the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework during the two-day summit with eight ASEAN leaders that begins on Thursday. The IPEF is ...
Which Issues will Dominate the U.S.-ASEAN Summit?
U.S. officials are coming to the ASEAN summit eager to emphasize the region’s importance, and to rebalance perceptions that it is currently mostly focused on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Cross-cutting issues like climate change are sure to occupy some of the discussion. ...
Why Africans Should Keep an Eye on the U.S.-ASEAN Summit
Nobody would blame Africans for not focusing on this week’s summit between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) After all, the continent is dealing with a few prior priorities: creeping debt distress in key states largely ignored by the international community, ...
Flurry of Coverage on China’s Rise in the Global South Reveals Indian Anxieties
Few countries are as anxious about China’s rise than India. However, a recent flurry of coverage shows that in contrast to the United States, India’s focus falls squarely on the Global South. These articles also show how central the Indian press and think tank community have been ...
U.S. and India Could Be Behind Anti-Chinese Terrorist Attack in Pakistan: Chinese Expert
A prominent Chinese expert on South Asia said the United States and India may have been involved in the suicide bombing that killed three Chinese employees of the Confucius Center in Karachi, Pakistan. Liu Zongyi, the Secretary-General of the South Asia and China Center ...
Japan PM Kishida Tours SE Asia Amid Worsening U.S.-China Tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spent the weekend in Vietnam where he held separate talks with Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc during a three-nation tour of Southeast Asian states. The Prime Minister's tour comes at a critical time as ...
Pakistan’s PM Vows “Exemplary Punishment” For Those Who Killed Three Chinese in Karachi Bomb Attack
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid a condolence visit to the Chinese embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday. He vowed revenge against those responsible for a suicide bombing in Karachi that killed three Chinese nationals earlier in the day. “We will not sit ...
China Lockdowns Will Hit South Africa’s Economy, and Other Long Reads to Kick Off Your Week
COVID-19 lockdowns and the war in Ukraine will decrease China's appetite for South African exports, while slowing down crucial exports of Chinese products to South Africa, according to South African analysts. (BUSINESS LIVE) B3W: The U.S.-led Build ...