Asia Pacific News
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0Asia Pacific NewsChina Accused of Bullying Philippine Vessels in the South China Sea
The recent collision incidents – plural – are the latest in an escalating series of maritime disputes between China and the Philippines....
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0Asia Pacific NewsChina Attracts Swift International Condemnation with Water Cannon Attack
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel fired a water cannon against a small Philippine supply ship operating within Manila’s exclusive economic zone. China’s...
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0Asia Pacific News35 Days, 60,000 Dead: China Comes Clean on the Toll of Its Covid Surge
The first reported numbers of the new year sure look a lot different than the 37 that were announced last month… but...
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0Asia Pacific NewsCan I Visit China Now as a Tourist?
As China reopens its borders, here’s all you need to know about the current rules and restrictions. Spoiler alert: The newly open...
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0Asia Pacific NewsBeijing Complains About Stricter Covid Travel Rules While Maintaining Its Own Border Closures
Critics have not failed to notice that despite the whinging about some countries requiring testing for arrivals from China, foreign tourists still...
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0Asia Pacific NewsCovid Catastrophe: As China’s Borders Open Amid a Huge Covid Surge, Will the World Be Imperiled?
Citing serious concerns over China’s immense surge in new cases and the lack of transparency from its central government, the world is...
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0Asia Pacific NewsCovid Cases Explode Across China
Amid growing reports of cover-ups and undercounts, leaks from China’s top health officials suggest a stunning 250 million new infections in the...
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0Asia Pacific NewsAs Citizens Reach Their Zero-Covid Tipping Point, Protests Erupt Across China
Beijing is trying to censor any coverage of the furious protests sweeping the country as citizens fed up with Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid...
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0Asia Pacific News‘We Come in Friendship to Taiwan’: Pelosi Brushes Off China’s Threats and Arrives in Taipei
The US Speaker of the House lauded Taiwan’s democratic ideals and reaffirmed America’s unequivocal commitment to the self-governing island. Drawing rare praise...
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0Asia Pacific NewsThe US Speaker of the House is Coming to Asia. What Happens if She Visits Taiwan?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is including Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea on her trip to Asia, but the question on everyone’s mind...
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0Asia Pacific NewsWhy Won’t China Give Up on Its ‘Zero-Covid’ Strategy?
It’s a failed approach that has virtually no chance of working in the long term, but Beijing seems to have no intention...
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0Asia Pacific NewsAs ASEAN Opens Up, Will Malaysia Be Left Behind?
A number of Southeast Asian countries have either opened their borders or announced plans to do so. Malaysia, however, against its own...
