Policy wonks termed the 21st century as "the Asian Century" considering the dominant role that Asia is going to play with its burgeoning economy and demographic trends. Therefore, China's deepened ties with Asian countries and growing economic influence have become a major concern for ...
Another popular accusation about China's "aggression" is that it is engaged in expansionism in the South China Sea because it patrols its own waters and has a number of complicated territorial disputes concerning various tiny, uninhabited islands. The details of the disputes are not particularly r...
2. There have been many minor conflicts between China and the Philippines recently over maritime territory claims. Here’s what it feels like to live on one of those contested islands. (NPR) 3. The Chinese government has asked domestic telecom companies to replace all foreign chips by 2027. ...
Britain began both Opium Wars to continue the exportation of the drug opium from India to China, and to increase its influence in Chinese affairs...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your tough ho...
Son Sann was born on October 5, 1911 in Phnom Penh, French Indochina (present-day Cambodia), and he was educated at a business school in France. Upon return to Cambodia in 1935, Sann joined the French Civil Service, specializing in trade posts, and during the late 1940s and 1950s, he...
Spain's military was outmatched from the opening of hostilities, and an armistice signed on August 12, 1898, brought an end to the fighting. The United States occupied Cuba and took possession of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. ...
Serbia will be a difficult ask for the Gilas, but Italy haven't had a great warm-up to the World Cup and Angola is a must-win match if they are to progress. Still, should the Philippines not manage to finish as the best-placed Asian team in China then all i...
One fruit in particular - the coconut - is so abundant in its healing properties it's referred to as "the tree of life." And before World War II, people living in island countries, like the Philippines, consumed a diet that consisted mainly of rice, root crops, vegetables and an abundan...
Despite several efforts, experts are of the view that the US policy to instigate Vietnam and the Philippines to confront China has already failed. Thus, it should stop enforcing hegemony over Asia with an ill intention of countering China. ...
world for waging war with countries that had nothing whatsoever to do with the attacks. The U.S. continues to use depleted uranium rounds, contaminating the entire region for four and a half billion years, and yet we are told the real reason they hate us is because, “…they hate ...