Philippines has recently started to shift back toward the US as China becomes more assertive in South China Sea and the Philippine economy suffers due to Covid-19.
US move to restrict Chinese companies from accessing data of Americans is already impacting corporate deal-making & geopolitics, with both countries and companies pressured to pick sides.
The Dept of Commerce has added more than a dozen Chinese companies to its Entity List on human rights violations, which means the companies can't access US-origin technology & commodities.
The American U-2 spy plane from the Cold War era can perform functions that still can’t be entirely matched by technology such as the unmanned Global Hawk drone.
The launches show China, with its increasing arsenal of ballistic missiles, is challenging American military superiority in Asia for the first time since World War II.
The tensions come as the US looks to push back against what it sees as a Chinese campaign to dominate the resource-rich South China Sea and smaller nations in the region.
President Donald Trump's decision to call off meeting raises questions about future of trade deal that is now the most stable point in an increasingly tense US-China relationship.
Beijing is trying to balance between sounding tough while avoiding triggering action by Trump, a strategy that potentially leaves room to negotiate with whoever wins the US polls.
The US Treasury dept said Chief Executive Carrie Lam was sanctioned since she is directly responsible for implementing Beijing’s policies of suppression in Hong Kong.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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