BANGKOK (AP) — China sanctioned a former Filipino lawmaker Tuesday over perceived “anti-China” positions, including his authorship of bills that marked out the Philippines’ territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea. Francis Tolentino, who has just finished serving his term as majority leader of the Philippine Senate, is prohibited from entering China as well…
HONG KONG: Fancy going on board a Chinese warship to see fighter jets, helicopters, and training displays up close? Hong Kong residents snapped up the first batch of tickets to tour the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong – docking in the city from Jul 3-7 – in under a minute. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…
Neysun Mahboubi is a US expert on Chinese law and director of the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. He spoke to the Post shortly after leading a group of Penn students on a 10-day tour of Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou in May. The visit included wide-ranging discussions…
As a nation, China sees itself as a rational, peaceful and stabilising force in an increasingly dangerous and fragmented global order. While such national characteristics may be relative and are mostly in the eyes of the beholder, they seem to be less debatable when compared with the erratic and unpredictable actions and policy flip-flops coming…
The United States has transferred a third coast guard ship to Vietnam, as the former foes expand their defense partnership amid China’s growing threats in nearby disputed waters. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese defense and foreign ministries for comment by email. Why It Matters In 1995, the U.S. and Vietnam—former adversaries during the Vietnam War,…
Taipei says an estimated 15 Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Friday. Taiwan‘s defence ministry says that it has detected more than 70 Chinese military aircraft around the island in the last 24 hours, just days after a British naval vessel sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. The latest sightings…
The United Kingdom and Japan—United States allies in NATO and the Pacific respectively—have sent naval ships through the Taiwan Strait, which China has long claimed sovereignty over. Regarding the passage of the British patrol vessel HMS Spey on Wednesday, the Chinese military described it as “undermining peace and stability” across the 110-mile-wide waterway. Newsweek has…
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Both China and the United States, rivals in the contest for naval dominance in the Pacific, have recently deployed naval hospital ships. USNS Comfort has been conducting a medical mission in Latin America since May 30, according to the U.S. Navy. Meanwhile, CNS Silk Road Ark departed for islands and reefs in the contested South…
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