‘Ukraine of Asia’: pro-Duterte coalition slams Philippines’ involvement in US ‘proxy war’ with China

Supporters of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte have formed a coalition opposing the country’s growing alliance with the United States in its conflicts with China, which they warn is becoming a “proxy war” that could turn their nation into “the Ukraine of Asia”. At the end of the launch event for the Citizens’ Coalition Against … Read more

China’s Xi Jinping says ‘no force’ can stop ‘reunion’ with Taiwan – National

Amid heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a former Taiwanese president who supports unification that the countries “belong” together. “Differences in systems cannot change the fact that both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to the same country and nation,” Xi said. “External interference cannot stop the historical trend of … Read more