China is set to dominate the deep sea and its wealth of rare metals - The Washington Post

Thursday, October 19, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

When the 5,100-ton Dayang Hao, one of China’s most advanced deep-water expedition vessels, left port south of Shanghai two months ago, a red-and-white banner — the kind used to blast Communist Party exhortations — reminded the crew of their mission: “Strive, explore, contribute.” The Dayang Hao was bound for a 28,500-square-mile stretch of the Pacific Ocean between Japan and Hawaii where China has...

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Rule of law in an Asian hot spot - The Christian Science Monitor

Monday, October 2, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

In one of the world’s potential hot spots for armed conflict – the South China Sea – the Philippines has been a leader in trying to bring rule of law to waters where six nations make rival claims. In 2016, it won a ruling from a United Nations tribunal that China’s sweeping claims over most of the sea – notably in Philippine maritime territory – are invalid. Now Manila is weighing another court suit. This one would allege that Chinese ships have pulverized coral reefs – again in the Philippines’ maritime zone – and used the...

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China boasts of nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia - Washington Examiner

Friday, August 25, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

China and Saudi Arabia have a symbiotic relationship in the nuclear sector, a Chinese official boasted amid widening Western unease about the two nations' ties. “China and Saudi Arabia are comprehensive strategic partners,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Friday. “China...

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U.S. must step up too - Daily Tribune Philippines

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

American analysts have been exploring the possible ways the West Philippine Sea conflict will play out primarily with the so-called “gray zone” maneuvers by China in the disputed waters in which non-military activities are employed for coercion. The United States Institute of Peace, or USIP, a federal body...

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What does the appointment of a new Foreign Minister mean for China's foreign policy? - The Hundred

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

Shortly after Xi Jinping secured a third term in power as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, he appointed Qin Gang as his new Foreign Minister. Since the last change in the post dates back more than a decade, analysts and policymakers are trying to figure out what Qin Gang’s appointment will mean for Chinese foreign...

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