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Vietnam and China signed two large railway development deals. The proposed Hanoi–Dong Dang and Haiphong–Ha Long–Mong Cai rail lines will link northern Vietnam’s factories and ports more tightly to southern China, cut logistics costs and transport times, and boost Vietnam–China trade. (DTINEWS) The ...
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Key Players in South China Sea Confrontation Scramble to Shape the Narrative
The release of videos on Wednesday of this week's violent confrontation between Chinese and Philippines maritime authorities in the South China Sea triggered the usual mix of blame and recriminations among the major parties, but this time, there was a more ominous tone.
Philippine President Ramps Up Rhetoric as Local Attitudes Harden
The President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., told soldiers to be ready for any conflict amid a potential overlap of his country’s tensions with China in the South China Sea and growing tensions between China and Taiwan. Speaking to troops at ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Will Visit Cambodia Next Week
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Cambodia next week after attending the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore. The visit is widely seen as an effort to counter China's enormous influence in the Southeast Asian country. (THE DIPLOMAT) China’s Premier ...
Philippines President Denounces Chinese Plan to Detain South China Sea “Trespassers”
Tensions flared anew this weekend between the Philippines and China over Beijing's announcement that its coast guard now has the power to detain so-called "trespassers" who traverse its self-declared ten-dash line territorial boundary in the South China Sea. The China Coast ...
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: Chinese Firms Face Mexican Government Review Amid U.S. Market Concerns
Vietnam and China signed two large railway development deals. The proposed Hanoi–Dong Dang and Haiphong–Ha Long–Mong Cai rail lines will link northern Vietnam’s factories and ports more tightly to southern China, cut logistics costs and transport times, and boost Vietnam–China trade. (DTINEWS) The ...
Key Players in South China Sea Confrontation Scramble to Shape the Narrative
The release of videos on Wednesday of this week's violent confrontation between Chinese and Philippines maritime authorities in the South China Sea triggered the usual mix of blame and recriminations among the major parties, but this time, there was a more ominous tone.
Philippine President Ramps Up Rhetoric as Local Attitudes Harden
The President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., told soldiers to be ready for any conflict amid a potential overlap of his country’s tensions with China in the South China Sea and growing tensions between China and Taiwan. Speaking to troops at ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Will Visit Cambodia Next Week
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Cambodia next week after attending the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore. The visit is widely seen as an effort to counter China's enormous influence in the Southeast Asian country. (THE DIPLOMAT) China’s Premier ...
Philippines President Denounces Chinese Plan to Detain South China Sea “Trespassers”
Tensions flared anew this weekend between the Philippines and China over Beijing's announcement that its coast guard now has the power to detain so-called "trespassers" who traverse its self-declared ten-dash line territorial boundary in the South China Sea. The China Coast ...
Tensions Soar Between China and Philippines Following New Maritime Confrontation
Chinese and Philippine Coast Guard vessels confronted one another again in the South China Sea on Tuesday, with both sides accusing each other of provoking this latest incident. The Chinese side claims Philippines ships, including an accompanying Coast Guard vessel, were ...
Philippine Government Disavows Deepfake Audio of President Marcos Directing Military to Act Against China
A video of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. purportedly ordering the Philippines Armed Forces to take action against China circulated widely on YouTube on Wednesday, prompting an immediate response from the president's communications team who denounced it as a "deepfake." The audio on ...
China’s Defense Ministry Issues Stark Warning to the Philippines After Latest South China Sea Confrontation
The Chinese government warned the Philippines that if it continues to challenge Beijing's sovereignty over disputed territories in the South China Sea, Beijing will take "resolute and decisive measures." China's Defense Ministry issued the warning on Sunday, one day after
Marcos: U.S. Military Would Only Be Called on if the Philippines Faced an ‘Existential Threat’
One of the looming concerns about the increasingly contentious confrontation between China and the Philippines over territorial disputes in the South China Sea is what would be the trigger for Manila to activate the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the U.S. ...
Blinken Says U.S. Stands by ‘Ironclad’ Commitments to Defend Philippines
By Léon Bruneau U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend longtime ally the Philippines against armed attack in the South China Sea. Blinken's visit ...
Blinken To Meet Philippine Leader On Bolstering Alliance Amid Rising Tensions With China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday as the countries seek to reinforce security and economic ties to counter Chinese influence. Blinken's visit to Manila — his second since ...
Philippines, China Tensions Increase Ahead of Blinken Visit to Manila
The Chinese and Philippine governments spent the weekend sparring with one another over which country's territorial claims to portions of the South China Sea are more legitimate than the other's. The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's ...