8 h. ago China Pacific Is Said to Weigh $2 Billion Convertible Bond Sale

China Pacific Is Said to Weigh $2 Billion Convertible Bond Sale  Bloomberg.com

Economics

29 h. ago China is the ‘Elephant in the Room’ at Fraught Pacific Islands Summit

China is the ‘Elephant in the Room’ at Fraught Pacific Islands Summit  The China-Global South Project

Politics

30 h. ago China 'elephant in the room' at fraught Pacific Islands summit

China 'elephant in the room' at fraught Pacific Islands summit  yahoo.com

Politics

32 h. ago Not wanted: US, China barred from major Pacific Island summit

Not wanted: US, China barred from major Pacific Island summit  Responsible Statecraft

Politics

34 h. ago Pacific Islands Forum: climate crisis tops agenda as China exclusion casts shadow over leaders meeting

Pacific Islands Forum: climate crisis tops agenda as China exclusion casts shadow over leaders meeting  The Guardian

Politics

4 d. ago Chinese provinces prep for business trips to US amid shaky tariff truce

More Chinese entrepreneurs and local government representatives could soon be packing for New York and California, aiming to take advantage of a recent stabilisation in US-China relations to hop across the Pacific and scout out potential trade and investment opportunities. Visits by delegations from China in the coming months will seek to leverage the pro-business amity and autonomy of local authorities in the US to advance economic ties, as Beijing encourages subnational exchanges. China’s...

Economics

6 d. ago The US Army is moving its new strike missile to a frontline Pacific ally, angering Russia and China

The US Army is moving its new strike missile to a frontline Pacific ally, angering Russia and China  Business Insider

Events

1 week ago Russian and Chinese submarines join forces in Pacific patrol first

Russian and Chinese submarines have conducted their first joint patrol in the Pacific, the latest in a series of efforts to expand military cooperation between the two countries. The Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet said on Wednesday that the patrol began in early August after five days of joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan – also known as the East Sea – from August 1. “The diesel-electric submarine Volkhov of the Pacific Fleet and a submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy took...

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2 w. ago Footage Shows Russia and China Naval Maneuvers Challenging US in Pacific

Footage Shows Russia and China Naval Maneuvers Challenging US in Pacific  Newsweek

Politics

3 w. ago America's Counterattack on China’s Growing Influence in the Pacific Islands

America's Counterattack on China’s Growing Influence in the Pacific Islands  RealClearDefense

Events

3 w. ago On WWII anniversary, China’s PLA says Japan never abandoned military power dream

China’s military mouthpiece has accused Japan of hollowing out its pacifist constitution and “embarking on the dangerous path of military expansion”. As Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Friday, the PLA Daily warned in a commentary that “the spectre of militarism has never left the Japanese archipelago”, and that right-wing forces had “never abandoned the dream of becoming a military power”. It accused Tokyo of using American support to steadily roll back...

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3 w. ago China’s aircraft carriers in Pacific signals ability to ‘contest’ US power

China’s aircraft carriers in Pacific signals ability to ‘contest’ US power  Al Jazeera

Transport

3 w. ago Quad alliance risks unravelling as Trump strains ties with India and Japan

Beijing must be watching with satisfaction as US President Donald Trump has, in less than 200 days, come close to unravelling one of the few foreign policy legacies of his first term: the fragile coalition countering China in the Indo-Pacific. The rationale behind Trump’s deliberate straining of ties with India and Japan – two of Washington’s most vital regional partners in balancing Beijing – through tariffs, sanctions threats and incendiary rhetoric remains opaque, likely driven more by...

Politics

4 w. ago Open Questions | 80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia

Open Questions | 80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter  South China Morning Post

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