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Monthly Archives For December 2023
Philippines accuses China of blasting navy supply boat with water cannon
A Chinese coast guard ship blasted Philippine navy-operated vessels with a water cannon while harassing the ships in the South China Sea over the weekend.
Group aims to beef up exports to China
Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai is scheduled to lead a trade delegation to Kunming on Dec 17-18 in an effort to increase trade between Thailand and China.
Beijing needs to come up with a better strategy to defend Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre
It is no longer convincing to assign all the blame on cyclical factors such as rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. As Beijing’s strategies and policies are key to Hong Kong’s future, the central …
To stabilise China’s economy, Beijing corrects course on policy, from carbon cuts to common prosperity
Establishing the new before abolishing the old’ will help guide Beijing’s policy drive and problem-solving efforts, including its attempts to curb mounting local-level debt and other economic problems …
Consensus no more? Following Biden, Democrats start to split from Republicans on China policy
Congressional Democrats adopting Biden’s pursuit of ‘de-risking, not decoupling’ from Beijing, while Republicans hold to hawkish stances; shift may open room for diverse views and policies on Capitol …
Senators back recall of PH ambassador to Beijing
Sen. Francis Tolentino’s earlier proposed response to China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea—the recall of Manila’s ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz—gained support from his colleagues on …
China is the ‘wild card’ threat to global economy: David Dietze
Peapack Private Wealth Management managing principal David Dietze discusses whether geopolitical ‘bad actors’ will be a danger to the economy in 2024 on ‘Making Money.’
Explainer-Why China, the Philippines keep fighting over tiny shoal
The Philippines on Monday described the actions of Chinese vessels against its boats carrying out South China Sea resupply missions over the weekend as a “serious escalation”. In the latest in a series of confrontations,
US and Philippines condemn the Chinese coast guard’s water cannon blasts on fisheries vessels
The noontime assault by Chinese ships off the Scarborough Shoal, one of the most aggressive this year, caused “significant damage” to the communication and navigation equipment of one of the three Bureau of Fisheries and…
Chinese, Philippine ships collide at shoal
The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea,
Philippines, China trade blame for collision in disputed waters
A Philippine boat and a Chinese Coast Guard ship collided near a hotly contested reef on Sunday, with both countries trading blame for the latest such confrontation in the disputed South China Sea. The China…
China and the US risk entering a ‘new cold war’ as trade and investment ties strain, IMF official says
The US and China risk a “new cold war” if the two countries drift further apart, an IMF official said. Shifting investment trends and strained trade could further divide the US and China, the …
