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29 November, 2024
Taiwan
Why the ‘Out of Taiwan’ language theory is a cross-strait battleground
Mainland Chinese academics are countering the hypothesis that the island was the ancestral homeland of the Austronesian peoples.
12 Feb 2025 - 7:08PM
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US-China relations
As No 2 US envoy ends Pacific tour, Beijing scores a diplomatic win on Taiwan
1 Sep 2024 - 12:39AM
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Japan
Japan talks with Pacific islands focus on climate, security issues take back seat
20 Jul 2024 - 1:45PM
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Middle East
US and UK strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after ship attacks
The United States and Britain have carried out air strikes on several sites in Yemen in what they said was a bid to degrade Houthi rebels’ ability to conduct attacks on maritime shipping.
31 May 2024 - 2:54PM
Australia
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Playing defence Mini-Me for the US will cost Australia dearly
The complaint by Canberra about the latest Chinese military flare-up close to China’s coast is not only hypocritical but highly escalatory.
10 May 2024 - 9:00PM
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US-China relations
Asian nations take steps to cope with geopolitical concern amid US-China rivalry
In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at how Asian nations have been making moves with an eye on the ever evolving relationship between China and the United States.
6 May 2024 - 2:00PM
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Pacific nations
Solomon Islands ‘locks in’ China ties with another pro-Beijing prime minister
New prime minister Jeremiah Manele is expected to apply a “lighter touch” to ties with Beijing given the demand for greater transparency.
3 May 2024 - 11:12PM
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Japan
To counter growing Chinese presence, Japan coastguard to train Pacific nations
The Mobile Cooperation Team initiative was first set up in 2017 as part of Tokyo’s efforts to train and equip the coastguards of Southeast Asian nations that felt threatened by China’s presence.
23 Apr 2024 - 1:16PM
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Pacific nations
‘Calling for change’: will Solomon Islands lean closer to China after its polls?
Geopolitics looms large over the polls in Solomon Islands, where Beijing and Washington have been vying for influence for years. But for voters just struggling to make ends meet, Wednesday’s election may be decided by issues much closer to home.
17 Apr 2024 - 10:49AM
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US-China relations
A US governor in the Pacific plans ‘lonely’ pivot away from China
Long tied to Beijing for tourism and gambling income, Northern Mariana Islands needs more aid from Washington, says governor.
28 Mar 2024 - 10:41AM
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Defence
US ‘may be sending strong message’ to China with hypersonic missile test
US and China likely to continue developing hypersonic weapons while also improving their defensive capabilities to neutralise these systems: analyst.
22 Mar 2024 - 5:54PM
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Pacific nations
Warily eyeing China’s influence, US talks up US$7.1 billion in Pacific aid
Leaders in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau had warned that delays could have forced their governments to cut services, and swayed public opinion towards offers of investment from China.
20 Mar 2024 - 3:53PM
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US-China relations
US knew Nauru might cut ties to Taiwan before it did, official says
Daniel Kritenbrink, an assistant secretary of state, tells Senate hearing ‘we had known for some time [of Nauru’s concerns] … in this instance, they decided to flip’.
15 Mar 2024 - 7:59AM
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Japan
Japan may be making its biggest security move in the Pacific Islands since WWII
Talks on March 19 are expected to involve Japan’s Self-Defence Forces and police taking part in local and regional responses as well as training.
13 Mar 2024 - 2:22PM
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Pacific nations
US Senate passes funds for Pacific island nations after congressional delays
Deals for Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau, intended to counter China’s influence in the region, win passage as part of appropriations package.
9 Mar 2024 - 9:12AM
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Hong Kong environmental issues
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Hong Kong puts shipping industry on greener course
City push for regional green fuel bunkering centre will offer incentives to vessel owners and industry to be more environmentally friendly.
2 Mar 2024 - 6:30AM
Pacific nations
House Republicans add Pacific nations deals to bill ‘countering Communist China’
A federal budget impasse has hindered funding for the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau as Beijing deepens ties in the strategically vital region.
1 Mar 2024 - 8:04AM
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Middle East
Attacks on ships and US drones show Houthis can still fight despite US-led strikes
This week, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels seriously damaged a ship in a crucial strait and downed an American drone worth tens of millions of dollars.
21 Feb 2024 - 1:09PM
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Pacific nations
US’ funding deadlock may pave the way for more Chinese influence in the Pacific
The lack of urgency is causing alarm inside the United States among those hyper-aware of the speed at which China may step in while Congress dawdles over a small sum of money by aid standards.
21 Feb 2024 - 7:38PM
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US-China relations
Palau president raises threat of pivot to Beijing if US aid is delayed further
In letter to US senator, President Surangel Whipps Jnr writes that local leaders want to gain more financial aid from Beijing ‘at the cost of shifting alliances, beginning with sacrificing Taiwan’.
16 Feb 2024 - 9:55AM
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Pacific nations
US still seeks delayed Pacific funds amid China push in region: senior diplomat
‘Critically important to continue to work’ in support of Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau, all omitted from US$95 billion foreign aid package.
15 Feb 2024 - 7:30AM
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Taiwan election 2024
‘What’s next’ as China’s Pacific island diplomatic wins mount?
After Nauru’s diplomatic switch from Taipei, experts are watching for shifts in regional security, balance of power.
4 Feb 2024 - 4:01PM
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Australia
Australia says it won’t interfere if Taiwan ally Tuvalu shifts ties to Beijing
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said it’s ‘a sovereign decision’ for Tuvalu amid reports the Pacific island nation could follow Nauru’s lead in shifting its alliance to China.
23 Jan 2024 - 11:49AM
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Middle East
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US presses ahead with ‘least bad’ option confronting Houthis
US President Joe Biden acknowledges air strikes won’t stop Houthi attacks. Yet that doesn’t mean the military campaign will stop any time soon.
19 Jan 2024 - 4:55PM
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Pacific nations
Facing oblivion, Pacific nations condemn ‘catastrophic’ Cop28 deal
Pacific nations, especially Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Tuvalu, are among the most vulnerable nations to be nearly entirely inundated by rising sea levels.
18 Dec 2023 - 7:10PM
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US-China relations
US and Taiwan to keep pressing for Taipei’s inclusion in World Health Assembly
US State Department says discussion, which included Taiwan and US officials, focused on support for Taiwan’s expanded participation in multilateral organisations.
14 Dec 2023 - 5:59AM
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Cop28
Cop28 climate summit adopts world-first ‘transition’ from fossil fuels
Deal in Dubai marks the first time that all fossil fuels are addressed in 28 years of climate summits.
13 Dec 2023 - 5:56PM
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Israel-Gaza war
UN General Assembly demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
More than three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly backed the move, which had been vetoed by the United States in the Security Council last week.
13 Dec 2023 - 10:33AM
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