Intelligence expert Kenneth Lasoen thinks it is a good idea that the European Commission bans the Chinese social media platform TikTok for its employees. “The fear that it can be…
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Industrial espionage: How China sneaks out America’s technology secrets
It was an innocuous-looking photograph that turned out to be the downfall of Zheng Xiaoqing, a former employee with energy conglomerate General Electric Power. According to a Department of Justice…
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Holding out against China in a row over reefs
by Cai Xiaby Cai XiaChina has had an unusually busy and bizarre week. On Monday – as the saga over the alleged spy balloon dragged into its 11th day – a fresh spat erupted between Beijing…
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Opinion: China’s Fumbles in S. China Sea Boost U.S.-Philippine Ties
To understand why the warming US–Philippines relationship is China’s own doing, it is helpful to look back to the foreign policy stance of Ferdinand Marcos’ populist predecessor. The Philippines recently…
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US and the Philippines trade barbs with China over coastguard incident in South China Sea
The United States will defend the Philippines if the latter’s forces come under attack in the disputed South China Sea, Washington said today after a Chinese coastguard ship allegedly flashed…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy invites China’s President Xi for ‘dialogue’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written a letter inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks as Russia’s invasion nears its one-year anniversary. The letter was handed over in Davos, Switzerland,…
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When Laotian teacher Thammavongsa Sengaloun heard about a railway trainee program in China, he signed up immediately. Thammavongsa, 38, who used to teach electronics at a vocational technical college in…
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A business delegation of Hong Kong (China) will visit Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from January 8-14 to seek economic and investment cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and Hong Kong and Greater…
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Australia to extradite ex-US fighter pilot over China training
The Australian Attorney-General’s Department has approved a request to extradite a former US Marine Corps fighter pilot to the United States where he faces charges of breaking US arms control laws by…
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China reopening earlier than expected could hit supply chains in the short term, but boost growth in 2023
Mainland China’s reopening came sooner than expected for investors, and Goldman Sachs warns it will lead to short-term strains in the workforce and supply chains. According to mobility data analyzed…