Category: China
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Infrastructure drive: China’s Belt and Road Initiative is showing promise for the country’s real estate sectors.
China’s expansive BRI infrastructure development strategy is evolving, and key regional allies are hopeful that it will have positive outcomes for real estate markets Feedback was decidedly mixed when the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace conducted interviews across ASEAN at the end of last year on the impacts of a decade of China’s Belt and…
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The Forthcoming decline of China’s defence exports
The Chinese defence industry, last year set a record high in terms of sales to partner countries. From defence export agreements with Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Bangladesh and 40 others, China’s military exports has played a major role in its overall global economic dominance in the past few years. The total worth of Beijing’s military exports…
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200 Chinese warships are alarming the Philippines in the South China Sea; Marcos calls for communication
The Chinese warships and maritime militia boats spotted around Mischief Reef are near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas ShoalManila says Beijing’s naval presence would not deter the Philippine military from supporting its personnel patrolling the South China Sea The Philippine navy has expressed alarm over the growing presence of Chinese warships and maritime militia boats around…
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China sends 200 vessels, together with Palki Sharma, to challenge the Philippines’ claim in the South China Sea.
China Challenges Philippines’ Claim on South China Sea; Sends 200 Vessels | Vantage with Palki Sharma China has sent 200 vessels near a Philippines’-controlled reef in the disputed South China Sea. Manila has had a warship stationed in the region since 1999, staking claim on the reef. Beijing, which also lays a claim on the…
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Manila plays with the South China Sea concerns.
The Philippines has continued its provocations in the South China Sea by illegally trespassing on Huangyan Dao (also known as Huangyan Island) and tried to form “small clique” by signing an agreement with Vietnam on cooperation in the sea. Chinese experts said Manila’s behavior will further complicate the situation in this region and sabotage political…
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The Taliban envoy to China is welcomed by Xi Jinping as Kabul-Beijing ties progress.
Chinese top leader Xi Jinping accepted the credentials of the envoy of Taliban-run Afghanistan in Beijing in a major formalisation of the regime partly constituted by the UN-designated terrorists. Xi Jinping received the credentials of the Afghan ambassador during an official ceremony. Beijing’s move is a reciprocation of the Taliban’s step in September 2023 when…
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In 2023,China faired badly, say leading Rights Bodies
China’s overall performance in 2023 was far behind expectations. China’s 2023 GDP showed patchy economic recovery. The government’s repression and social controls intensified. People in China started questioning the leadership of President Xi Jinping. According to China Beige Book International’s latest survey, th recovery from COVID — disappointing as it was — is over. China’s…
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Vietnam and the Philippines ink agreements on rice and South China Sea security.
Vietnam and the Philippines agreed on Tuesday to boost cooperation among their coastguards and to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea, in an announcement during a state visit by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The two Southeast Asian countries have competing claims over some parts of the South China Sea, a conduit for $3…
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Final agreements on South China Sea security are reached between Vietnam and the Philippines.
During a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vietnam and the Philippines announced their agreement to enhance cooperation between their coastguards. The aim is to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea, where both Southeast Asian nations have competing claims. The South China Sea is a crucial passage for $3 trillion…
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Philippines and Vietnam sign agreements on South China Sea security.
The South China Sea, which serves as a conduit for $3 trillion in ship-borne commerce annually and is nearly entirely claimed by China, is a region over which the two Southeast Asian nations have rival claims President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made the declaration on Tuesday while on a state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam and the…