China’s June export surge points to higher growth
China’s June exports rose 8.6% year-on-year in US dollar terms and 10.7% in RMB, exceeding analysts’ expectations and pointing to higher-than-expected GDP growth for the second quarter.
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China tensions ripping political rifts in the Philippines
MANILA – The latest skirmish in the South China Sea, which saw Chinese maritime forces forcibly boarding then disarming Philippine navy personnel on a resupply mission, has jolted the Philippine government and exposed fault lines in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s once-unified administration.
Backlash rising to Marcos Jr’s pro-US policy pivot
MANILA – Following last month’s near-fatal showdown over the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, the Philippines and China have resumed diplomatic contacts in a bid to defuse dangerously rising tensions in the South China Sea.
Open-source information fueling new age of war
Open-source information and intelligence are fueling global participation in the war in Ukraine and other global hotspots, changing how the private sector, the public and governments influence conflicts.
NATO: Plug the US Indo-Pacific strategy’s Hawaii gap
This article was originally published by Pacific Forum, a Honolulu-based foreign policy research institute founded in 1975.
NATO summit matched by rise of rival SCO
At NATO’s 75th anniversary summit there has been, as you’d expect, a lot of attention on Russia’s war against Ukraine. It’s undoubtedly the most significant immediate challenge to NATO with wider implications for the rest of the globe.
Make way for imperial NATO with new flanks to secure
NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The name should have been changed long ago, when NATO shifted its focus and operations south and eastward. NATO is shifting once again, most seriously by expanding its membership without any serous planning about how to secure its new flanks.
Southeast Asia has its reasons for pivoting to BRICS
Southeast Asia’s sudden pivot toward the BRICS nations is a global game-changer that few in Washington saw coming.