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... there are clear signs that
#China
-
#Russia
relations are not as warm as before, and have actually cooled somewhat.
#diplomacy
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The
#SummitforDemocracy
met with a lukewarm response in
#Asia
because it smacked of the
#US
trying to impose its ideas on other nations. And given the
#Biden
administration’s poor listening skills, talk of valuing partnerships with allies rings hollow.
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Amid a changing
#globalorder
, the different
#ideologies
of the
#US
,
#China
and
#Russia
mean that it would be hasty to lump Russia and China in one camp or to dismiss the similarities between the US and Russia.
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#Vietnam
still chooses to adopt a hedging strategy between the
#US
and
#China
, despite increasing fears of China’s aggressive moves in the
#SouthChinaSea
.
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No Place for Pan-Democrats in Today's Hong Kong
#Hong
Kong’s
#freedom
and
#democracy
is controllable — it is impossible for the system itself to spin out of control.
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The
#G7
is courting
#ASEAN
to raise its profile in the
#IndoPacific
. While both groups share common ground, they also diverge in significant ways. This stems from differences within ASEAN and the fact that expressing their views can draw China's ire.
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The West and
#China
have different approaches to handling
#Afghanistan
matters after the Taliban takeover.
#Japan
had made some headway in Afghanistan before the US troop withdrawal. In the changed landscape, what role can it play?
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Though in word it professes to never seek
#hegemony
or bully smaller countries, in deed,
#China
behaves unilaterally and flexes its economic and political muscles for dominance in the
#SouthChinaSea
.
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How will China navigate complex relationships in what it sees as a multipolar world?
#USChina
#diplomacy
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Issues in the Middle East and North Africa are set to revolve around the divide between the Arabs, Israelis, and Americans on one side and Iran on the other. China could up the ante in the region amid US-China tensions.
#MiddleEast
#Africa
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#India
’s preference would be to support the inclusion of those members that are largely “unaligned” between the
#US
and
#China
.
#BRICS
#expansion
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While
#China
’s trade and investment in
#Indonesia
have grown substantially since the early 2000s, the Indonesian public does not share Jakarta’s desire to wholeheartedly embrace Beijing.
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Forty years ago, the Nixon administration played the China card, enabling Washington to leave the Vietnam war. Today, a replica of a Vietnam-inspired exodus — one moderated by China and its ally Pakistan — is worth pursuing.
#China
#US
#Afghanistan
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#Taiwan
’s four-question
#referendum
did not pass. The referendum itself was a show of
#democracy
at work and in some ways a bulwark against reunification with the mainland.
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China's Belt and Road Initiative faces roadblocks in Southeast Asia.
#BRI
#BeltandRoad
#China
#SoutheastAsia
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"The Lotus Sutra (妙法莲华经), for one, was written in gold ink on indigo-dyed paper. The characters were delicately written in the small regular script, each character as tiny as a fly’s head."
#chinesecalligraphy
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Western medicine or Chinese medicine? China's TCM regulations spark debate.
@HaysonWang
, visiting researcher,
@NDSurgicalSci
looks into the issue.
#TCM
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"Those who could enter the Hanlin Academy already had most of their independent personalities castrated."
#intellectuals
#China
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Thanks for stopping by and for the great exchange, Amb Riedel,
@GermanyinSGP
!
Visited Ms Lee Huay Leng, Head of Chinese Media Group
@official_sph
+her team behind
@zaobaosg
@ThinkChinaSG
etc, one of the few foreign-owned Chinese language media accessible online in China. Learnt a lot+appreciated nuanced, insightful perspectives (Tb)
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In a doorstop interview at a cross-country ski competition in
#Shanghai
, Chinese tennis player
#PengShuai
tells Zaobao unequivocally that she has neither talked nor written about sexual assaults against her.
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"... the use of
#AI
to simulate a
#singer
’s voice without authorisation, and then publicly displaying it, should be considered an
#infringement
of the singer’s
#rights
." — copyright lawyer
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#China
has sought to increase its
#softpower
through its
#BRI
and
#ConfuciusInstitutes
, but this has not been very effective. But with its vaccine diplomacy during the
#Covid19
pandemic, are its efforts finally bearing fruit?
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We're delighted to have been awarded the Gold award for the “Best News Website or Mobile Service” at the 2020 Asian Digital Media Awards presented by
@NewspaperWorld
, WAN-IFRA.
Thank you for your support!
#wanifra
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... how
#Japanese
authorities may manage the huge
#volatility
that is to be expected in the next few months is relevant in its own right not only for Japanese markets but also for others in the
#region
and even
#globally
.
#globaleconomy
@Aligarciaherrer
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While the northeastern identity was still navigating experimental modernity, it quickly became outdated and stereotyped as a failure, overshadowed by the rise of the neoliberal entrepreneurial spirit.
#China
#northeast
#dongbei
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After its Nov 2022 elections,
#Nepal
is now led by a new coalition government formed by parties of the
#LeftAlliance
. However, power struggles could mean difficulties in making decisions and implementing policies.
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After 16 years in office,
#AngelaMerkel
handed over the German chancellery to
#OlafScholz
in December. How should we evaluate her legacy regarding China and what can be said about the future of
#Germany
's
#China
policy under the new German government?
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China's ten-year
#BRI
faces questions and challenges
China is expected to invest money in large-scale
#infrastructure
— wouldn’t
#China
’s decline in funding foster a mismatch between demand and supply?
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... the region’s trust in
#China
to provide leadership remains low, including respondents in
#Singapore
.
#ASEAN
#Indonesia
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... a
#Labour
government may seek to distance itself from certain features of a
#Trump
presidency.
#UKpolitics
#KeirStarmer
#USChina
#UKChina
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China’s recent stated focus on technological innovation should be cheered, as science, rational thinking, abiding by the rules, and even democracy often go together.
#ScienceTech
#innovation
#China
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“[The fast lane arrangement] reflects the understanding that has been built up over the years, a level of comfort in terms of being able to work together...”
#China
#Singapore
#diplomacy
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@willschoong
of
@iseas
says that the US and China are not the only options for small countries in the Asia-Pacific.
#ASEAN
#US
#China
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Professor
#WangGungwu
, recipient of the 2020 Tang Prize in Sinology, delivered a Tang Prize Laureate Lecture at Tang Prize 2021 on 20 November. In tracing China’s
#history
from empire to nation, he relates in tandem his journey of becoming a historian.
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Unlike one-dimensional portrayals of women in previous dramas, Nothing but Thirty seeks to give women in China a voice.
#China
#nothingbutthirty
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In his travels across China, American-Egyptian architect Hisham Youssef trains his street photographer’s eye on some of China's vanishing trades.
#streetphotography
#China
#streetvendors
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Will the US collapse amid its ‘culture wars’?
... we should hope that the
#US
’s
#culture
wars will continue and that the US will have endless lessons to learn...
#culturewars
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#Huawei
’s digital talent programme in
#Indonesia
is contributing to
#China
’s
#softpower
as the latter seeks to engage Indonesia as an important node of its Belt and Road Initiative.
#BRI
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Historical photo collector Hsu Chung-mao shares rare digitally-colourised photographs of coolies from Xiamen arriving in Singapore in the early 20th century.
#kallangriver
#sghistory
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The US government has put
#AI
giant
#SenseTime
on a blacklist just a week before the latter's planned
#IPO
. While the official reason is
#humanrights
issues in
#Xinjiang
, perhaps the real reason is the ongoing
#tech
competition between the
#US
and
#China
.
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Actress/producer
#VickiZhao
and music multi-hyphenate
#GaoXiaosong
have recently been scrubbed from the Chinese internet. Curiously, among both their “wrongs” is a strong link to big capital
#Alibaba
.
#China
#entertainment
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Professor
#WangGungwu
was a keynote speaker at the webinar titled “The New Maritime Silk Road:
#China
and
#ASEAN
” organised by the Academy of Professors
#Malaysia
. This is an edited transcript of Professor Wang’s speech.
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The
#ChineseCommunistParty
’s outreach to political parties in
#SoutheastAsia
, regardless of ideology, underscores the pragmatism in President
#XiJinping
’s plan for regional influence.
#CCP
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Is Mainland
#China
the Only One Interfering in the
#TaiwanElections
?
Isn’t the
#US
also paying great attention to the Taiwan election and exerting influence in its own way? (Photo: Ann Wang/Reuters)
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Across Southeast Asia, there is a heightened sense of uncertainty over the future trajectory of US leadership amidst deepening
#polarisation
in its domestic politics and the
#USpresidentialelection
in November this year.
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“China does not want to change the US, let alone replace it. That said, the US also needs to understand that wanting to change China is mere wishful thinking. Neither can it hinder China from making progress.”
#China
#Singapore
#US
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... alongside a focus on the
#globalsouth
, Kamikawa has selected nations that serve as “land-sea junction”. This can be interpreted as a strategic diplomatic move, with an eye on the relationship with
#China
.
#Japan
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It is difficult for the three countries of North Korea,
#Russia
and
#China
to unite like
#Japan
, the
#US
and South Korea, which is why Kim Jong-un chose Russia as his first foreign destination in a long time.
#NorthKorea
#SouthKorea
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A poll shows that negative impressions of
#Japan
have risen among the
#Chinese
, while there was little change in sentiment among the
#Japanese
towards
#China
. Reasons include lack of interaction,
#nationalism
, and skewed domestic
#propaganda
.
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#Overcapacity
rapidly becomes the norm when local governments and state-owned enterprises repeatedly invest in popular industries.
#China
#USChina
#Yellen
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Five years after the passing of LKY, has Singapore moved on from his style of strong leadership? And will China follow?
#LKY
#Singapore
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The highest echelons at the helm need a constant flow of new blood. For this to happen,
#China
has to design a better
#system
.
#governance
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What drives the interest of the
#West
and
#Japan
in the Indo-Pacific? Japanese Defence Minister
#NobuoKishi
and former Australian Prime Minister
#KevinRudd
present two perspectives from the region.
#korberstiftung
#berlinpulse
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The 'late style' of 102-year-old artist Lim Tze Peng
Writer Teo Han Wue explores the work of Singaporean artist Lim Tze Peng, whose style came to be known as hutuzi (糊涂字, “muddled writing”).
#Singapore
#art
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...
#Chinese
#carmakers
are facing roadblocks in their expansion
#overseas
as factors such as changes in government policies and
#geopolitical
influences weigh on their ability to grow unchecked.
#NEV
#EV
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From China’s perspective, Australia has been trying to have its cake and eat it too by seeking to rely on the US for security and China for economic benefits. Clearly, this balancing act is fraught with contradictions.
#USChina
#ChinaAustralia
#AsiaPacific
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China’s internet traffic is mainly concentrated in the application end, with internet giants
#WeChat
and
#Douyin
occupying the lion’s share...
#China
#Technology
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While
#Singapore
’s stand against the Russian invasion of
#Ukraine
is clear, the conditions that led to the current situation are complicated, beginning with Ukraine's internal politics.
#Russia
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After observing, learning about and experimenting with selected components of
#capitalism
,
#China
is now ready to govern the market in its own style, to create the society of a new socialist regulatory state while bolstering support for the government.
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... the
#Chinese
authorities must swiftly address the incident and be transparent in their efforts to provide more information.
#Japan
#attacksonforeigners
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If
#teachers
are
#detained
, the tension will be felt by students, and there are concerns that this could hinder youth exchanges.
#ChinaJapan
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Some Chinese Americans see anti-Asian hate crime as racially driven while others choose to believe that it is a crime against public safety. How can the Asian community protect their rights?
#AsianHate
#AsianAmericans
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#Taiwan
’s significance in the global
#semiconductor
industry does not provide a promising prospect for its entry into the
#CPTPP
.
#China
’s distrust... implies its blockage of Taiwan’s entry into the
#trade
deal will remain.
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Talks on the new China-EU investment deal have just concluded. What does this mean for China-EU relations, China-US competition and the China-US-EU strategic nexus?
#China
#EU
#Investment
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Why China Ignores the Dark Side of Kissinger’s Diplomacy
#Kissinger
is held in high regard by the
#Chinese
because China also practises realism in international relations. So long as Kissinger brought benefits, China ignored his dark side.
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