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What a picture, I must say!
Two Japan Coast Guard vessels JCG Muzuki & JCG Nobaru ramming a Chinese Maritime Militia boat whose crew had illegally placed a Chinese flag on Japan's Uotsuri Island!
Chinese militia got the treatment they deserve! @MalayaIrredenta @ChongJaIan
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This image is from 13 years ago, August 15, 2012
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China is exporting AI to Pakistan. Hopefully, the hospital’s AI can diagnose diseases without first checking whether the diagnosis is politically acceptable in Beijing. Imagine needing a medical report and getting a censorship disclaimer instead!
Pakistani university eyes first AI hospital with Chinese firm
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@CathayPak @PakinChina_
@Riphah
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From ports to power projects, China is expanding its footprint across South Asia. Neighbours must look beyond the ribbon-cutting ceremonies and examine the long-term costs.
Even South Korea is pushing back! 🇰🇷 Young Koreans are flooding Seoul with the national flag, protesting communism and the Chinese Communist Party.
China and ASEAN have spent nearly two decades negotiating a South China Sea Code of Conduct. At this rate, the paperwork may be finished before the maritime tensions are.
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A South China Sea Code of Conduct that lacks credible enforcement mechanisms would do little to address security challenges. buff.ly/swqUsPL
China and Pakistan celebrate “all-weather friendship” in Xinjiang. What a beautiful partnership! One brings the military hardware, the other brings the brotherhood slogans. But when Uyghur rights enter the conversation, suddenly everyone forgets the script.
Kim Jong Un crosses into China, and suddenly it’s a grand symbol of friendship! Nothing says regional stability quite like two governments with tightly controlled political systems celebrating deeper ties.
Technology may be advancing at lightning speed, but hygiene standards need to keep pace with the ambition to become a global superpower.
China’s friendship sometimes resembles a gym membership sold with a free contract: the benefits look attractive until you discover the fine print. Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives should ask one question: who really gets the leverage?
Chinese-funded project can build a road through your country while much of the engineering, contracting, and equipment comes from China.
So Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka is simple: are you building your own capacity, or financing someone else’s business?
China calls it socialism with Chinese characteristics. The characteristics: billionaires, party elites, censorship and one leader tightening his grip.
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Kinumpirma ni Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro na apat ang nasawi sa mid-air collision ng dalawang Philippine Air Force SF-260 trainer aircraft sa Lipa City, Batangas nitong Biyernes, Okt. 23.
Kasabay nito, tuluyan ding nasira ang mga naturang eroplano. | via Elijah Canlas
China’s friendship comes with a calculator, a contract and a long-term strategy. Ask Sri Lanka about Hambantota and Pakistan about Gwadar.
China is like a salesman who promises you a palace, hands you the keys, and sends you the bill for generations. Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, read the fine print!
China’s idea of “peace” is apparently to tow away Philippine ships, block supplies, threaten sanctions, and then lecture everyone about sovereignty. What’s next, Beijing—demanding rent for the entire South China Sea?
Teodoro: China’s attempt to tow BRP Sierra Madre by force an act of war trib.al/DlrCeBJ
China says its companies are private. But when the state can demand support for intelligence work, how private is “private”?
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Xi Jinping is Iran’s number one enabler in its ongoing war against the United States. Watch this video to learn how China is fueling Iran’s attacks on U.S. military assets.
Why is Pakistan suddenly so interested in expanding its footprint in the Indian Ocean? 🇵🇰 Defence ties with the #Maldives may look like ordinary diplomacy, but with China already pursuing strategic access across the region, 1/2
China: “Look how open we are! Millions of tourists are coming!” Beijing is celebrating a 24.1% jump in visa-free entries as if border crossings are a referendum on the CCP. People visiting your country doesn’t mean they’ve bought your propaganda.
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