Conflicts – Tensions
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PRC, Russia increasing military collaboration, Japan’s foreign minister warns
The Associated Press Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed concern in mid-May 2023 about Chinese and Russian military cooperation in the region and said the security situation in Europe could…
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Poland, South Korea Seal U.S. $3 Billion Military Aircraft Deals
Poland signed deals worth U.S. $3 billion with South Korea in September 2022 for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50 fighter planes as the Central European country took urgent steps…
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Information Operations Key to Deterrence
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivered this speech October 18, 2022, at the 11th annual Indo-Pacific Information Operations & Electronic Warfare Symposium in Hawaii, hosted by…
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Calling Out Repression
FORUM Staff Forced labor of Uyghurs and other Indigenous minorities continues to fuel manufacturing in China’s Xinjiang region, according to a flurry of investigations, including a critical United Nations report.…
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China’s New Economic Era
Dr. Shale Horowitz/University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photos by The Associated Press S ince coming to power in 2012, Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) general secretary, has systematically overturned the…
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U.S. warns PRC against ‘intimidation’ of Philippines in South China Sea
Benar News The People’s Republic of China (PRC) should stop its “unacceptable” harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, a senior United States official said in early May…
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Press group: Beijing biggest global jailer of journalists
The Associated Press The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was the world’s biggest jailer of journalists in 2022 with more than 100 behind bars, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
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Unpacking China’s Economic Statecraft
Peter Connolly Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping met eight Pacific Island leaders in Port Moresby on November 16, 2018, and elevated their relationships to “comprehensive strategic partnerships.”…
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U.S. Coast Guard tackles IUU fishing, deepens partnerships in Oceania
FORUM Staff A collaborative mission of enforcement and engagement brought success on both fronts during the United States Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry’s monthlong, 9,700-kilometer patrol of the Pacific Ocean.…
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Bangladesh shifts position, calls Ukraine war a ‘violation of international law’
Benar News Formerly noncommittal Bangladesh has proclaimed the Ukraine war violates international law and the United Nations charter. The South Asian nation revised its position in a joint statement with…
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