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East Asia
Chinese, US experts call for more rationality on the South China Sea issue
By Zhang Niansheng, Wang Rujun, Zhang Penghui, Chen Lidan and Gao Shi from the People’s Daily At a forum on the South China Sea issue held on Tuesday in Washington DC, dozens of veteran Chinese and US experts urged China and the US to prevent the issue from damaging overall Sino-US ties by managing their differences in…
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East Asia
US should not challenge China’s bottom line in South China Sea issue
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily – A dialogue on the South China Sea between Chinese and US think tanks was held in Washington DC on Tuesday. The dialogue came at the right time as political forces of the US and the Philippines are now meddling in the waters of the South China Sea. The dialogue not only told the…
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South Asia
The World According to ISIS: Horrifying map of target countries
Jake Burman wrote a piece about the targets of ISIS terrorism. His piece includes various threats of the terrorist organisation to global security. The piece starts, “This is the terrifying new map of Europe released by Islamic State (ISIS) – drawn-up to show the areas it plans dominate in the…
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South East Asia
Russian destroyer, Indian Navy destroyer to take part in Indra Navy 2016 drills
A large anti-submarine ship, a destroyer, an anti-submarine helicopter, a tanker and a tugboat will represent Russia at the joint Russian-Indian naval exercise Indra Navy 2016, spokesman for the Eastern Military District, Colonel Alexander Gordeyev told, TASS reported on July 6. “The exercise will involve from the Russian side: a large…
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South Asia
Iran and India Determined to Develop Chabahar Port
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi voiced determination to implement the agreements signed between the two countries, particularly a project to develop Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar, Tasnim reports. In a telephone conversation with the Indian premier on July 6, President Rouhani said Tehran…
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East Asia
South China Sea arbitration abuses international law, threatens world order
Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily – A seminar on the South China Sea Arbitration and International Rule of Law was held on July 3 in the Hague, the location of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s arbitral tribunal. At the seminar hosted by both Chinese and Dutch academic institutions, experts from various countries…
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East Asia
Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming: China Is Not Trying to ‘Rule the Waves’
By Baiyang from People’s Daily – On 23 June 2016, the World Post website published an article entitled China Is Not Trying to ‘Rule the Waves’ by Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK. The full text is as follows: “Rule, Britannia! Rule the waves!” This was the patriotic chant of…
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East Asia
South China Sea arbitration to have negative impact on international rule of law
Pei Guangjiang, Hu Zexi and Xu Liqun from People’s Daily – Some 30 international law experts gathered at Hague on Sunday for a seminar in which many have voiced their doubts and concerns over the negative impact that the South China Sea arbitration will bring to the rule of law at the…
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East Asia
South China Sea arbitration nothing more than a political farce
People’s Daily, Zhong Sheng – The South China Sea arbitral tribunal, which was established under the unilateral request of the Philippines, announced on Wednesday that it will deliver the so-called “final verdict” on July 12. Such propaganda for an arbitral tribunal with no legal validity not only exposes its treacherous intention…
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South East Asia
Sarawak State Election and The Consolidation of Najib’s Confidence
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition won both by-elections on 18 June 2016 and Sarawak State Election on 7 May 2016 by the landslide, with bigger majorities despite corruption allegations, political turmoil, and online media noise against the premier. Winning the two by-elections on Saturday, June 18, 2016, with bigger…
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