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A Question of Trust

January 15, 2023
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Commentary An essential basis of international relations is that foreign parties can trust what they say to each other. If a world leader directly tells another leader a position or stance that his or her country asserts or adheres to, let alone an alleged fact, the other can believe it. If a nation enters into…

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Netflix Removes Episodes of Australian Drama in Philippines for Showing Beijing’s Nine-Dash Line

November 1, 2021
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Netflix has taken down two episodes of the Australian political drama “Pine Gap” from its service in the Philippines after the show displayed an image of a map with the Chinese regime’s nine-dash line on it, which the Phillipino government called a violation of the country’s sovereignty. Following a formal complaint lodged by the Department…

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Canada Calls on China to Comply With South China Sea Ruling

July 13, 2021
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Canada has called on China to comply with international law in the South China Sea based on a historic ruling by an arbitration tribunal five years ago that rejected Beijing’s territorial claims in the region. “Canada is particularly concerned by China’s escalatory and destabilizing actions in the East and South China Seas, including, recently, off…

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Indonesia Expands Submarine Fleet in Response to China’s Aggression in South China Sea

June 1, 2021
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Indonesian military sources have revealed that the country is planning to expand its submarine fleet from four vessels to 12, in response to China’s repeated incursions into disputed waters in the South China Sea. Indonesia has the world’s third largest water territory under its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but currently has just four submarines. By…

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