Asia-Pacific
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🇨🇳 China Strategic & Conflictual move: • With neighboring countries • Overseas investments & supports • Recent conflicts Countries involved: • India • Nepal • Myanmar • Bhutan •...
“Is Japan actually the chief candidate to become “Asia’s Ukraine,” rather than Taiwan? A careful consideration would suggest so.” - Thomas Polin https://t.co/fuAV6QCx9j
Anti-China Leader Ousted in Solomon Islands, ABC Reports - Bloomberg https://t.co/ZuSmQeDVRs
US media now talk abt potential China blockade of Taiwan. I want to talk abt how People's Navy (L) broke KMT Navy (R) blockade of Pearl River Delta in 1950 battle of Wanshan archip...
#THREAD: 1) It seems to me that #China has chosen a phased approach of limited military measures to squeeze #Taiwan here & there, on & off, pressure & release tactics, coupled wit...
Asians markets feeling a bit reprieved by the PBOC shoring up the yuan with the 100bps RRR cut of foreign currency holdings, reversing the hike last year when the yuan was apprecia...
Good morning - shall we talk about regional trade & global demand & China zero Covid?
THREAD Enjoyed talking to Philippine foreign secretary Teodoro Locsin. Highlights: he backed AUKUS, arguing that it "strengthens deterrence" because "really deadly weaponry... focu...
