Trump Hints ‘One China’ Policy Could End
President-elect Donald Trump has questioned whether the US should continue its “One China” policy, sparking fury from Chinese state media. Under the policy, the US has formal ties with China...
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Donald Trump Hints US ‘One China’ Policy Could End
President-elect Donald Trump has questioned whether the US should continue its "One China" policy. US policy since 1979 has respected China's stance on Taiwan, which it sees as a breakaway province....
Trump Attacks China In Twitter Outburst
US President-elect Donald Trump has posted a series of tweets criticising China for its monetary policy and its operations in the South China Sea. "Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their...
White House Looks To Reassure China After Trump-Taiwan Call
The White House says it has sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. The call last week sparked alarm as the US does not have...
Trump Takes Fresh Swipe At China After Taiwan Call
President-elect Donald Trump has taken a fresh swipe at China just two days after a controversial phone call with Taiwan's president that upended decades of diplomatic protocol. Trump, in two tweets...
‘Conspiracy’ To Stir Up South China Sea Trouble Defeated
China's success at turning around relations with the Philippines under its new president Rodrigo Duterte show the "conspiracies" of certain countries to stir up trouble in the South China Sea have...
Duterte Gets Trump White House Invite During ‘animated’ Call
U. S. President-elect Donald Trump invited Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte to the White House next year during a "very engaging, animated" phone conversation, a Duterte aide said on Friday, amid...
The Sino-US Relations – Recalibration Or Repetition?
“The Chinese grab for fossil fuels or its military competition for naval control is not a challenge but rather a boost for the US Asia-Pacific –even an overall– posture. Calibrating the...
We Both Like To Swear; Duterte Makes Peace With US, Trump
Controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has moved to bury the hatchet with the United States after Donald Trump's election to the White House. "I would like to congratulate President...
The Many Troubles That Awaits Next US President
POTUS 45 won't have much time to celebrate. After a bruising brawl of a campaign, the next US commander in chief will inherit a world with the toughest array of foreign policy challenges in decades....
Duterte Aligns Philippines With China, Says U.S. Has Lost
Duterte aligns Philippines with China, says U. S. has lost Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his "separation" from the United States on Thursday, declaring he had realigned with China as...
Philippines Anti-US Protesters Rammed By Police van
A police van has rammed protesters in the Philippines capital Manila as a demonstration outside the US embassy turned violent. Footage showed protesters surrounding the van and hitting it with batons...
Indonesia Castration Law ‘will Wipe Out Paedophilia’
Indonesia could "wipe out" paedophilia with its new policy of chemical castration, President Joko Widodo has told the BBC. He said Indonesia respected human rights but there would be "no compromise"...
US, Russia In Outright Conflict
It's not a new Cold War. It's not even a deep chill. It's an outright conflict. US-Russia relations have deteriorated sharply amid a barrage of accusations and disagreements, raising the stakes on...
If You Want A Confrontation, ‘you’ll Get One Everywhere
A full year after Russia stepped into the Syrian quagmire on behalf of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Moscow has come to rival and challenge the US and NATO in virtually every arena possible. Here's...
Philippine Duterte Tells Obama To ‘go To Hell’
US President Barack Obama can "go to hell" over his criticism of the Philippines brutal war against drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte says. The European Union - another critic - "better choose...
Duterte Wants End To ‘war Games’ With US
President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the military exercises between the Philippines and the United States scheduled in October will be the last under his administration. Duterte made the...
U.S Forces Must Leave Philipines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U. S. military from a restive southern island, fearing an American troop presence could complicate offensives against...
After Insult, U.S. and Clinton Call For Duterte To Show Respect
The U. S. State Department and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday stressed the need for ties with the Philippines to be based on mutual respect, after Manila's new leader...
Have Ghana’s Lazy Politicians Learnt Anything From The G-20 Summit?
Folks, it is clear that the anti-Mahama politicians in Ghana making all kinds of senseless promises to turn Ghana into a paradise when voted into power at Election 2016 don't know what they are...