The United States has strongly condemned the actions of a Chinese navy helicopter that flew dangerously close to a Philippine surveillance aircraft over the contested Scarborough Shoal, heightening tensions in the South China Sea. The Philippine government has also announced plans to file a diplomatic protest, calling the incident “unprofessional and reckless.” The confrontation comes … Read more
As the United States winds back humanitarian assistance in Southeast Asia, its rival China may see an opportunity to expand its influence in a region where it has directed billions of dollars in investment and aid, analysts say. In a little over three weeks since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Washington has frozen nearly all … Read more
A fiery debate erupted during a high-profile panel discussion at the Global AI Summit in Paris as Fu Ying, China’s former vice minister of foreign affairs and ex-UK ambassador, confronted Professor Yoshua Bengio, widely known as the “AI Godfather.” The clash highlighted the growing geopolitical tensions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and the contrasting perspectives of … Read more
China’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods officially came into effect on Monday, signaling a new escalation in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. This development follows closely on the heels of Washington’s imposition of fresh tariffs on Chinese products, as tensions rise over trade imbalances, technology disputes, and geopolitical rivalry. Beijing … Read more
Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama, threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and accusing the country of ceding control of the critical waterway to a US rival: China. “Above all, China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn’t give it to China. We gave … Read more