Will Israel-Iran conflict trigger another ‘Middle East war’?
While Israel has expressed its intention to retaliate, its stance suggests a proportional response, emphasizing equivalence and deterrence. Any retaliation must match Iran in…
Geopolitics
China taking steps to ease Mideast tension
China believes that Iran can handle the situation well and spare the region further turmoil, while safeguarding its own sovereignty, FM Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart…
Finance chiefs of Korea, US, Japan to hold 3-way talks for first time
Amid the growing tensions in the Middle East due to Iran's retaliatory attacks on Israel, eyes are on whether the financial chiefs of the three countries will jointly respond to…
President Xi meets Chancellor Scholz, highlights mutual benefits, win-win outcomes
President Xi said there are vast potentials for cooperation whether in traditional sectors, such as mechanical manufacturing or in emerging fields, such as green transformation,…
President Marcos hits Duterte’s ‘secret deal’ anew: ‘I’m rescinding it’
Duterte and the Chinese government separately admitted that Duterte had made a “gentleman’s agreement” not to repair the warship BRP Sierra Madre, which has been a…
US envoy to UN warns China, Russia not to hide North Korea’s ‘bad behaviour’
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the UN, also urged Pyongyang to "say yes" to Washington's repeated calls for dialogue without preconditions.
55 Chinese ships spotted in West Philippine Sea—official
The resupply activity of BRP Sierra Madre grounded in Ayungin Shoal and the humanitarian activities in Scarborough Shoal have become the flashpoint of tensions between Manila and…
2024 Diplomatic Bluebook highlights Japan-China dialogue amid military concerns
A notable feature of this edition is the reinstatement of the phrase “mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests” for the first time in five years…
South Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s claim over Dokdo in diplomatic bluebook
The 2024 Diplomatic Bluebook claimed that "Takeshima is indisputably an inherent territory of Japan both in light of historical facts and based on international law." Dokdo is…
China ship stalks Philippine survey vessel
“It just goes to show that the China Coast Guard is deploying in other areas within our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to impose the legitimacy of the nine-dash line,”…