Why is China clamping down on scammers in Southeast Asia?
The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center. But Beijing may have ulterior motives for its anti-scamming crackdown.
Asia slithers into new beginnings
From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of ...
Foreign Affairs1d
The Case for “Avalanche Decoupling” From China
Eyck Freymann is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and Nonresident Research Fellow with the China Maritime Studies ...
The Bangkok Post on MSN1d
Bangkok to Beijing by train? Thailand’s high-speed rail to China is about to change travel forever
Thailand started the construction of the high-speed rail network in 2017 under the Chinese government’s Belt and Road ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore4d
From 60% to 10%: Is Trump's China tariff proposal a softened stance or tactical move?
Experts say regardless of the US president’s latest manoeuvres, a hanging sword dangles over the US-China trade war that is ...
Malaysia’s Anwar urges Asean not to ‘single out’ Beijing over South China Sea tensions at Davos
Anwar’s statement at the World Economic Forum emphasises the need to balance strong relations with China while addressing maritime issues.
Channel NewsAsia Singapore2d
‘Made in China’: Pride, pleasant surprise from Chinese netizens as DeepSeek jolts global AI scene
People are proud that genuine innovation is happening in China … and by a founder who’s never received an overseas education, ...
In the South China Sea, Indonesia tests the limits of non-alignment
As Jakarta deepens military and coastguard cooperation while rejecting Beijing’s sweeping claims, can it maintain a ...
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Setting the Stage: An Overview of Chinese and Russian Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific
In late September, a US HC-103J Super Hercules spotted four foreign vessels operating about 440 miles southwest of St.
Long traffic jam of Chinese ships likely due to…, is this a plan to choke Beijing by…
Ships going to China through the Indian Ocean region pass through this area. If the anti-ship supersonic cruise missile ...
The US Harms The West’s Alliances With A Far-Flung Indictment In India
The US is endangering a globe-spanning trade and security pact from India to the Gulf and Israel to Europe which took years ...
The Diplomat6d
Forgotten Voices: The Uyghurs Facing Deportation From Thailand to China
The role of China in this unfolding drama cannot be overlooked. Beijing has consistently pressured countries in Southeast Asia and beyond to return Uyghurs, often framing these individuals as ...