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Following a week of rallies, China will relax COVID-19 restrictionsFollowing a week of rallies, China will relax COVID-19 restrictions

Following a week of rallies, China will relax COVID-19 restrictions

According to sources cited by Reuters, China is about to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols and a…

December 1, 2022
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin dies at 96Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin dies at 96

Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin dies at 96

Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, who oversaw a decade of strong economic growth following the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, passed…

November 30, 2022
Campuses and communities abroad protested China’s lockdownsCampuses and communities abroad protested China’s lockdowns

Campuses and communities abroad protested China’s lockdowns

In a show of sympathy with rare demonstrations of disobedience in China over the weekend, protests against China's stringent zero-COVID…

November 28, 2022
Kamala Harris and the South China Sea conflictKamala Harris and the South China Sea conflict

Kamala Harris and the South China Sea conflict

The visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Palawan and yet another instance of China's aggressive actions in our…

November 27, 2022
Taiwan holds local elections amid China concernsTaiwan holds local elections amid China concerns

Taiwan holds local elections amid China concerns

Saturday, November 26 marked the beginning of municipal elections in Taiwan, which President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as a statement…

November 26, 2022
China records third consecutive daily COVID-19 casesChina records third consecutive daily COVID-19 cases

China records third consecutive daily COVID-19 cases

On Friday, November 25, China recorded 35,183 new COVID-19 infections, of which 3,474 were symptomatic and 31,709 were asymptomatic, the…

November 26, 2022
Huawei is banned in the US because of security concernsHuawei is banned in the US because of security concerns

Huawei is banned in the US because of security concerns

The Biden administration has prohibited the certification of Huawei Technologies and ZTE's new telecommunications equipment because they represent "an intolerable…

November 26, 2022
Philippines sends China a letter verbale after debris seizurePhilippines sends China a letter verbale after debris seizure

Philippines sends China a letter verbale after debris seizure

The Philippines addressed a letter verbale to China requesting "clarification" over a recent incident in which Chinese coast guard personnel…

November 24, 2022
China-based hackers spear-phish Asia-Pacific governments, especially PHChina-based hackers spear-phish Asia-Pacific governments, especially PH

China-based hackers spear-phish Asia-Pacific governments, especially PH

Friday, November 18th, Trend Micro revealed that they had found a worldwide spear-phishing effort conducted by a China-based threat actor,…

November 23, 2022
Beijing tells PH to ‘reject unilateralism and bullying’Beijing tells PH to ‘reject unilateralism and bullying’

Beijing tells PH to ‘reject unilateralism and bullying’

During what Malacaang described as a "historic" bilateral encounter, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed…

November 18, 2022