About time, too
"President Duterte should discuss the ruling of The Hague with the Chinese president." In my tribute to media icons ...
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Protesting against China
"The unrest is growing." Last April 24, President Rodrigo Duterte flew to China for the fourth time since he ...
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The BRI conundrum
"Construction has brought dramatic changes to countries along the route." It’s been almost six years since China, under the ...
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China: Islands ‘reasonably’ expanded
CHINA admitted expanding its islands in the disputed South China Sea, with continued construction in the challenged islands covering about ...
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The peripatetic Xi and Li
By Diego C. Cagahastian KEY Chinese officials are all over the place this month—President Xi Jinping in Da Nang, Vietnam ...
Read moreTrump and Xi both ‘lose-lose‘
China’s President Xi Jinping likes to talk of “win-win” diplomacy and this week’s official visit by President Donald Trump to ...
Read moreMore crackdowns expected
BEIJING"•When President Xi Jinping was handed a second term at the helm of the Communist Party this week, he said ...
Read moreXi retains power with no clear heir
BEIJING"•President Xi Jinping was formally handed a second term Wednesday, with no clear successor emerging in a revamped ruling council, ...
Read moreChina unveils ‘Xi Jinping Thought’
BEIJING—President Xi Jinping has laid down a new driving philosophy for the Communist Party of China’s role in leaping the ...
Read moreChina leader vows reforms
BEIJING"•Against the backdrop of a sluggish global economic recovery and regional conflicts, President Xi Jinping on Wednesday declared that China ...
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