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BANGKOK – A Bangkok to Beijing train journey became one clickity-clack link closer with the completion by Thailand and Laos of a Mekong River railway bridge and tracks last month, enabling cross-border rail transport with Laos for the first time and only a few kilometers remaining as the last trackless gap to reach China.
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Without true democracy and a legitimate anti-graft system, Cambodia is destined for heavy debts, low-end jobs, exploited lands and depleted natural resources under its current relationship with China, prominent exiled opposition politician Mu Sochua told Asia Times in an exclusive interview.
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China’s relationship with Africa is set to deepen. At a summit in Beijing in early September, China’s president, Xi Jinping, pledged to deliver US$51 billion in loans, investment and aid to the continent over the next three years, as well as upgrading diplomatic ties.
China’s relationship with Africa is vital to Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the Western-dominated world order. China is Africa’s most significant trading partner and a crucial source of continental investment, hence the importance of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to both.
Over the past two decades, African leaders have become increasingly drawn to Chinese financing and investment.
The insurgency in Balochistan has intensified, marked by a surge in violent attacks by Baloch insurgents across the region. On August 26, the anniversary of the death of Baloch autonomy leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) orchestrated a series of deadly assaults in Lasbella, Makran and Gwadar, resulting in significant casualties.
MANILA – Of all Southeast Asian states, the Philippines stands out for its increasingly antagonistic relations with China. As tensions twist and turn in the South China Sea, broad bilateral relations are likewise in growing turmoil.