Philippines
New Free Trade Zone in the Xinjiang Uyghur Region
This week’s News on China. Sources: • Xinjiang free trade zone, Global Times • Australian Prime Minister Albanese met with Xi Jinping, Global Times SCMP • “Why the Philippines is exiting the Belt and Road,” Asia Times “Philippines reveals locations of 4 new strategic sites for U.S. military pact,” Reuters • “Huawei surges into the […]
Manila Should be Aware of the Perils of Acting as a US Stick to Muddy South China Sea
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT The Philippines is regarded as a key component in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy. But compared to Tokyo and Canberra, which take on more aggressive roles, Manila, in the heart of Washington, is merely a stick used to muddy the waters of the South China Sea. In other words, the US aims to […]
Philippines: Knowing Who Your Friends Are
On 3 April 2023, deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh announced the United States expanding into four new military sites in the Philippines. “In addition to the five existing sites, these new locations will strengthen the interoperability of the United States and Philippine armed forces and allow us to respond more seamlessly together to address […]
La guerre entre les États-Unis et la Chine pourrait-elle démarrer aux Philippines ?
La tentation de Washington d’approfondir les alliances militaires en prenant des risques, conjuguée à l’aventurisme chinois, menace la paix en Asie. Source : Responsible Statecraft, Sarang ShidoreTraduit par les lecteurs du site Les-Crises Le sommet des dirigeants de l’ANASE (en anglais ASEAN : Association des nations de l’Asie du Sud-Est) s’est achevé cette semaine dans […]
Philippine President’s Trip to the United States
On April 30, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the president of the Philippines, departed for a five-day trip to the United States of America. In a way, the trip served as the culmination of a number of in-depth assessments designed to probe the stance of all three significant players in the region who form the field of […]
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Protests Erupt Against U.S. Military Exercises and Expansion of U.S. Military Footprint in The Philippines
Filipinos Don’t Want to Be Used as a “Footstool for American Power Projection and Provocation” Says Filipino Peace Activist This past month, more than 3,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers participated in a three-week live-fire military exercise called Balikatan, which included a drill to blow up a mock Chinese warship in the South China Sea. The […]
US Interference in Canada Far Greater than Alleged Chinese Interference
The US is a far bigger threat to Canadian sovereignty and democracy than China but you’d never know it from following the dominant media. In recent days a CIA-linked firm got the federal government to stop research with a Chinese university, a State Department funded group convinced parliament to criticize China and the Pentagon’s panic […]
Lloyd Austin visits the Philippines again
The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to the Philippines in early February further demonstrates the growing importance of the country in Washington’s escalating struggle with Beijing for influence in the Southeast Asian subregion. This isn’t the first time The New Eastern Outlook is examining the reasons for the special attention of both actors […]
Chinese Weather Balloon over the U.S.
This week’s News on China in 2 minutes. • 4 new U.S. military bases in the Philippines • Chinese weather balloon over the U.S. • “Peace Ark”, the Navy’s hospital ship • Chinese scientists cloned three “super cows”
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