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Energy Crisis Gives China Leverage as Tensions Rise With Philippines in South China Sea
The energy crisis in Southeast Asia brought on by the war in Iran is giving China a new opening to pressure the Philippines over longstanding territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Over the past week, Chinese naval, coast guard, and ...
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Vietnam and China Lay the Tracks for Deeper Trade Connectivity
By Duan Haosheng On 19 December 2025, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son pressed the ceremonial start button to launch the Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong railway. The 390-kilometre railway, backed by
China Warns U.S. Against Building Ammunition Facility in Philippines
China warned the United States on Thursday against bringing "conflict and the chaos of war" to the Asia-Pacific, after Washington and its allies said they would weigh building a weapons base in the Philippines. A U.S.-led intergovernmental defence group agreed last ...
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 ...
Cambodia Turns to Singapore, Malaysia for Fuel as Vietnam, China Restrict Supplies
Cambodia is importing more fuel from suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia to make up for supply shortfalls from Vietnam and China, its energy minister told Reuters on Wednesday, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran squeezes fuel ...
Opening scene of a popular AI-generated video uses traditional Chinese allegory to frame the war in Iran. Image cia CCTV.
China’s official position on the U.S-Israeli war against Iran has been clear to international audiences from the statements of its highest officials. But what about domestic audiences? Last week, CCTV released an AI-animated video that presents a window into how the conflict is being framed ...
China Warns U.S. Against Building Ammunition Facility in Philippines
China warned the United States on Thursday against bringing "conflict and the chaos of war" to the Asia-Pacific, after Washington and its allies said they would weigh building a weapons base in the Philippines. A U.S.-led intergovernmental defence group agreed last ...
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 ...
Cambodia Turns to Singapore, Malaysia for Fuel as Vietnam, China Restrict Supplies
Cambodia is importing more fuel from suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia to make up for supply shortfalls from Vietnam and China, its energy minister told Reuters on Wednesday, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran squeezes fuel ...
It’s Already Too Late to Break China’s EV Battery Dominance
U.S., European, and Japanese leaders are all talking about the urgency of building new supply chains to end their reliance on China for critical minerals and batteries that will power next-generation mobility, technology, and weapons. It all sounds great and makes ...
Vietnam Overtakes China and Mexico in U.S. Trade Surplus, Testing Washington’s Tariff Threats
Vietnam may soon be back in the crosshairs of the Trump administration after it overtook both China and Mexico in January as the country with the largest trade surplus with the U.S. A 53% surge in Vietnam's exports to the ...
Top Chinese Security and Diplomacy Chiefs Meet Vietnamese Counterparts in First-Ever Three-Minister Talks
The first-ever "3+3 Strategic Dialogue" between Chinese and Vietnamese foreign policy and security leaders began on Monday in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, together with Defense Minister Dong Jun and Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong, began three ...
How the Strait of Hormuz Disruption Exposed Southeast Asia’s Fragile LNG Strategy
Conflict in the Middle East has only intensified over the past two years. The recent disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical energy chokepoint, has sent shockwaves across Southeast Asia, a region heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports. ...
China Steps In as Malaysia’s Data Center Surge Puts the Power Grid to the Test
Since 2024, Malaysia has emerged as a main data center hub in ASEAN, challenging Singapore’s long-standing dominance. As of early 2026, Malaysia has 34 existing data centers with 33 upcoming, according to data from the Malaysia Digital Investment Department. However, ...
Chinese Think Tank Calls Myanmar Vote a ‘Fake Election’ but Sees Strategic Gains for Beijing
In a rare blunt assessment, an analysis from China’s prominent state-backed think tank, The Institute for International Affairs in Qianhai, a district of Shenzhen in southern China, denounced Myanmar’s general election under military rule last month, saying the process lacked legitimacy and would do nothing ...
As U.S. Engagement Wavers, Southeast Asia Finds a New Climate Partner in China
As aid from the United States and other Western countries dwindles and global trade tensions rise, Southeast Asia’s urgent need for green energy is finding a ready banker and builder in China. Experts caution that this shift is reshaping the region’s economic and strategic landscape at the ...
Russian Oil Tankers List Singapore as Destination Amid Sanctions and Shift to China, LSEG Data Shows
Russian oil tankers are increasingly listing Singapore as their official destination, signalling a shift in export flows from India to China and growing concerns over Western sanctions, traders said and LSEG shipping data shows. LSEG data shows tankers carrying about 1.4 million metric ...
China’s Push for Low-Carbon Metals Is Forcing a Reckoning in Indonesia’s Nickel Boom
By Muyi Yang and Dody Setiawan At the G20 Summit in late 2025, China unveiled the International Economic and Trade Cooperation Initiative on Green Mining and Minerals. While broader geopolitical headlines overshadowed this news, it carries crucial implications.