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What a picture, I must say!
Two Japan Coast Guard vessels JCG Muzuki & JCG Nobaru ramming a Chinese Maritime Militia boat whose crew had illegally placed a Chinese flag on Japan's Uotsuri Island!
Chinese militia got the treatment they deserve! @MalayaIrredenta @ChongJaIan
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This image is from 13 years ago, August 15, 2012
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China invaded Tibet, then somehow became an expert on respecting borders. Now Bhutan is negotiating with Beijing over territorial claims.
The country that swallowed Tibet wants its neighbours to trust its mapmaking skills.
China’s copycat reputation is so legendary that even blueberries have entered the geopolitical drama.
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MARCOS: THE WORLD DEPENDS ON FILIPINO NURSES
WATCH: President Bongbong Marcos shares how a foreign monarch told him that Filipino health care workers are so essential to his country's hospitals that losing them could bring its health care system to a halt.
Speaking at the Philippine Nurses Association's annual convention and Nurses' Week celebration on Monday, Oct. 19, Marcos recalled the monarch saying that 60 percent of nurses and doctors in the intensive care units were Filipinos.
“If you stop sending us your health care workers, then the whole health care system in my country will stop,” Marcos quoted the monarch as saying. | @TristanNodalo
Pakistan invited an iron brother to dinner, handed him the house keys, and now seems afraid to ask him to leave the sofa. What a beautiful friendship—when the guest starts acting like the owner!
A reporter asked Trump, “What did you think about the Houthis attacking Bin Khalid Airport?” Meanwhile, Trump went, “Beep beep… I couldn’t process that!”
Wow, so this is what they’re teaching in China’s diplomacy masterclass? Forget trade deals and strategic partnerships. Just read a leader’s autobiography, find their crush, and commission a painting. Xi calls it winning hearts!
Why is China so interested in strategic locations across South Asia? Nepal, the Maldives & Bangladesh are all part of a wider regional picture. With Mongla opening onto the Bay of Bengal, Dhaka must weigh the long-term geopolitical implications of deepening dependence on Beijing.
Beijing wants Taiwan nervous. Instead, Taiwan is watching Liaoning like a neighbour’s suspicious delivery.
China’s military propaganda: So busy playing the hero on screen, it forgot the world is watching off screen.
If hypocrisy were an Olympic sport, Pakistan’s diplomatic team would arrive with a gold medal already polished. One moment, it speaks the language of Muslim brotherhood; the next, it is conducting military exercises with China in Xinjiang. 1/2
Made in China products be like: “Some assembly required—even while driving!”
On October 6 in Malaysia, a Chinese-made SUV reportedly lost both rear wheels along with its rear axle.
China is racing to lead the world in AI, 5G and advanced technology, yet its own customers are unhappy with the products and services they receive.😂
Imagine being a Western economist watching Bangladesh celebrate a $335.78 million Chinese loan for Mongla Port. The lender is Chinese, the contractor is reportedly Chinese, and the repayment obligation belongs to Bangladesh. 1/2
China loves playing the hero and preaching peace, but Afghanistan is sliding toward more violence.
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Afghanistan risks backsliding into more violence and civil war, as prolonged conflict with Pakistan amid a failure by China-led mediation to yield results has created a breeding ground for anti-Taliban groups.
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