China’s actions are in violation of Philippine laws and amount to “serious breaches of diplomatic protocols and conventions,” a Filipino official said.
Within hours of attending a commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Rowan heard from her father in China who had been contacted by Chinese police.
Benedict Rogers paid tribute to the values of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance, and called the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners ‘heartbreaking.’
A policy built entirely on punishments or giving up will be counterproductive, leading to further undermining of remaining autonomy, the CSIS report said.
China observers say the recent military operations are the result of Germany’s strategic change, moving away from its previous decades-long China policy.
Drugs pouring over the border present a geopolitical concern with China being the main producer of precursor chemicals that are needed to make fentanyl.
New Zealand is to increase defence spending by $571 million to bolster its capabilities in ‘an increasingly unstable world,’ Minister Judith Collins said.