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China dismissed accusations that a PLA Air Force helicopter behaved recklessly when it came within 3 meters of Philippines aircraft over the South China Sea on Tuesday.  The Communist Party-run newspaper Global Times said Manila "once again staged a clumsy political show" when it allowed journalists from the ...
The Asia-Pacific’s New Oil Order
A pedestrian reads a sign at a petrol station in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on March 30, 2026. Photo by MARLON TANO / AFP
In response to Iran’s partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has begun implementing a counter-blockade—leveraging naval patrols, sanctions enforcement, and selective interdictions to constrain Iranian oil exports and raise the costs of Tehran’s strategy. Rather than restoring stability, however, this tit-for-tat dynamic is accelerating fragmentation in global ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: China Boosts Domestic Mining for EV and Battery Minerals

China dismissed accusations that a PLA Air Force helicopter behaved recklessly when it came within 3 meters of Philippines aircraft over the South China Sea on Tuesday.  The Communist Party-run newspaper Global Times said Manila "once again staged a clumsy political show" when it allowed journalists from the ...
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