Pakistan’s Gwadar port attacked, eight armed fighters killed
Security forces fought for two hours before the attackers were killed, at a facility that is a showpiece project and is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
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Where Are Hong Kong’s Leading Pro-Democracy Figures Now?
In 2019, Hong Kong erupted into the most stunning expression of public anger with Beijing in decades. Protesters broke into the legislature and vandalized it. They bought full-page advertisements in international newspapers, criticizing the government. Lawmakers hurled unsavory objects in meetings to protest unpopular bills.
Solomon Islands PM praises China’s governance while criticising democracy as immoral
It comes at a time when Beijing is vying with Australia and the US for influence over the Pacific nation, with Sogavare being the foremost proponent for closer ties with China.
Warily eyeing China’s Pacific influence, US talks up US$7.1 billion in aid
The renewal of funds for the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau – known collectively as the Freely Associated States – had been held up for months by broader infighting in Congress over budgetary issues, even though they enjoyed widespread bipartisan support.
China tells U.S. to not take sides on South China Sea issue
China said the United States must refrain from "stirring up trouble" or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a security deal with the Manila extended to attacks on the Philippine coast guard.
Hong Kong's national security law has analysts divided on its social and economic ramifications
Hong Kong's new national security bill that seeks to "prevent, suppress and punish espionage activities" has left analysts divided on its social and economic ramifications.
