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May 27, 2022 at 3:37 am

China’s Pacific plan seen as regional strategic game-changer VIEW

When China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April it raised concerns from the U.S. and its allies that Beijing may be...

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May 24, 2022 at 12:06 am

Chinese FM to visit Solomon Islands amid security pact worry

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Solomon Islands this week in what the Pacific nation's leader calls a “milestone” in his country’s relationship with...

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May 23, 2022 at 2:11 am

US, others say APEC walkout aimed at Russia over invasion

The United States and four other nations emphasized their support for host nation Thailand after they walked out of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group meeting...

• Business

May 20, 2022 at 8:20 am

The AP Interview: US trade rep. sees opportunity in recovery VIEW

The top U.S. trade negotiator says with world economies all suffering from more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic and global supply problems exacerbated...

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May 17, 2022 at 12:28 am

Students protest, discontent grows over China’s COVID policy VIEW

Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to further tighten pandemic restrictions on students after a weekend protest.

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May 13, 2022 at 2:29 am

Sri Lankan power family falls from grace as economy tanks VIEW

With one brother president, another prime minister and three more family members cabinet ministers, it appeared that the Rajapaksa clan had consolidated its grip on...

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May 10, 2022 at 4:10 am

Marcos presidency complicates US efforts to counter China VIEW

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s apparent landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election is raising immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in Asia.

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May 5, 2022 at 7:08 pm

Marcos redux? Dictator’s son may win Philippine presidency VIEW

The presidential campaign of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is resonating in the Philippines.

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April 28, 2022 at 7:08 am

Survey: Americans increasingly see China as a threat

Americans are increasingly seeing China as a world superpower and a threat, though growing numbers see it more as a competitor than an enemy.

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April 20, 2022 at 2:54 am

Solomon Islands leader defends new security pact with China

The Solomon Islands prime minister has confirmed that his government has signed a new security agreement with China, but told lawmakers it would not undermine...

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