Expert on Chinese expansionism — Radio Free Asia

Satoru Nagao of the Washington, DC-based Hudson Institute, in an undated photo. Credit: Hudson Institute

Senior U.S. officials are traveling to India this week for talks among the so-called Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or “Quad.” This grouping compromises Australia, India, Japan, and the United States and is widely viewed as a move by like-minded democracies to contend with an increasingly assertive China and its rising military power.  Mai Tran of RFA

Marcos promises to protect Philippine territories, boost economic recovery — Radio Free Asia

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gives his first State of the Nation Address before lawmakers at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, July 25, 2022. He laid out his plans for the country still reeling from the effects of the pandemic and soaring inflation. Credit: FOCAP POOL/Getty Images/BenarNews

In his first speech before the joint houses of Congress, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised on Monday to protect the Philippines’ territorial integrity from China, while also asking lawmakers to back programs for boosting an economy ravaged by COVID-19 lockdowns. The new Philippine president delivered his more than hour-long State of the Nation Address mostly

Marcos administration should drop China-backed loans for rail projects — Radio Free Asia

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte review troops during a welcoming ceremony for the Chinese leader at the Malacañang presidential palace in Manila, Nov. 28, 2018. Credit: Reuters

The new government in the Philippines should seek loans from other sources after China left three heavily promoted railway projects unfunded during Rodrigo Duterte’s entire six-year term, a top planner for the former president said. The lack of funds, announced by the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration last week, came as a surprise to the Filipino

Activists call on Marcos to pursue Philippine maritime claims against China — Radio Free Asia

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) and his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, cross paths at the Malacañang Palace grounds during the official handover ceremony, June 30, 2022. Credit: BenarNews/FOCAP pool

Filipino nationalists and activists pressed new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to actively assert their country’s territorial rights, as the Philippines marked the sixth anniversary on Tuesday of an arbitration court’s ruling that invalidated Beijing’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea. About 50 activists assembled outside China’s consulate in Makati, the financial district of the

Imagery shows China still building on Subi Reef in South China Sea — Radio Free Asia

2022-05-06 Subi Reef Sentinel EO.jpg

Recent satellite imagery shows that China is continuing to actively develop its facilities on the disputed Subi Reef in the South China Sea, two months after a top U.S. commander said Beijing had “fully militarized” it. Simularity Inc., a U.S. geospatial intelligence company, said that an analysis of satellite imagery from May 5 has revealed

Analyst suspects China pressure as Philippines suspends oil exploration — Radio Free Asia

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he meets cabinet officials at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, March 7, 2022. Credit: Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP

The Philippines has suspended oil and gas exploration activities in the disputed South China Sea, a presidential spokesman said, under what an analyst described as “coercion” from China. Martin Andanar, spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte, told reporters on Tuesday in Manila that the Security, Justice and Peace Coordinating Cluster (SJPCC), or the government’s security advisors,

With an eye on China, Japan plans 2 + 2 talks with Philippines, India — Radio Free Asia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi, India, March 19, 2022.  Credit: Reuters

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of their conference at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi, India, March 19, 2022. Credit: Reuters Japan prepares to hold so-called “two-plus-two” meetings with the Philippines and India to talk about maritime security consisting of in the South China Sea, a relocation analysts say

Will Ukraine invasion embolden China in the Indo-Pacific? — Radio Free Asia

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying attends a news conference in Beijing, Feb. 24, 2022.  Reuters

, they certainly dont show it. The Philippines leading diplomat, Teodoro Locsin Jr., has tweeted quite a lot about the dispute in Ukraine, however he made no comment about Russias invasion. Nor has he revealed any concern about the South China Sea. Rather, the Philippines foreign secretary talked about going to Poland to satisfy” my

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