South China Sea: India backs Philippines’ sovereignty amid Manila-Beijing spat
MANILA/New Delhi: Amid heightened Manila-Beijing tensions over the South China Sea, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has expressed support for national sovereignty of the Philippines – a message to China to curb its expansionist ambitions. “I take this opportunity to firmly reiterate India’s support to the Philippines for upholding its national sovereignty,” Mr Jaishankar […]
Taiwan’s status undetermined? A fallacy
By Yi Xin Severing “diplomatic” ties with China’s Taiwan region, Nauru recently became the 183rd country to recognize the fact that the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. In some corners, however, this indisputable fact […]