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Newscats Opinion | “Philippines’ Assertive Stance: A Defense of Sovereignty, Not Opportunism”

This article is written in response to the recent publication titled “Philippines’ Opportunism Doomed to Failure” by chinadaily.com.cn. Contrary to the arguments presented in that piece, the Philippines’ actions in the South China Sea are […]

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PBBM calls for speedy ASEAN-China Code of Conduct negotiations to maintain peace, order in South China Sea

Published October 11, 2024 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on the ASEAN member states to fast-track the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct (COC) to advance meaningful progress amid China’s continued aggression and harassment in Philippine […]

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Impossible’ for Communist China to become our motherland as we’re older, Taiwan’s president argues

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during his inspection of the Taiwanese navy on the outlying Penghu Island on September 6, 2024. Chiang Ying-ying/AP Published October 7, 2024 It is “absolutely impossible” for Communist […]

Economy

Yu Yongding urges China’s policymakers to prevent prolonged stagnation by implementing expansionary monetary and fiscal policies

Published October 5, 2024 In January, shortly before the Chinese government set its annual growth target at 5%, I estimated that if net exports stopped declining, achieving 5% growth would require boosting investment growth to 5.3%, given a slowdown […]