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Tag: sovereignty

Posted inChina Digest

China’s territorial move angers neighbors

by AT Contributor April 21, 2020April 22, 2020

China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbours as the country asserts its territorial claims. A joint announcement of the names on Sunday from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Civil Affairs came a day […]

Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Thousands riot in Papua, torch parliament building

by AT Contributor August 20, 2019February 18, 2020
With snows melting, Pakistani infiltration into Kashmir along the Line of Control is bound to increase in the coming weeks. Photo: Reuters
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Kashmir is potentially a global point of conflict

by Vijay Prashad August 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Map of Sri Lanka: iStock
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka, United States, World

Resistance to US intervention in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage August 7, 2019February 18, 2020
A merged Chinese-Taiwanese flag. Image: iStock/Getty Images
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan

In Taiwan today, sovereignty trumps the economy

by Gary Sands July 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Turkey refuses to back down on Cyprus drilling

by AFP Staff June 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Collage image of China, Taiwan and US flags against a naval ship background. Photo: Facebook
Posted inUncategorized

US invite to Taiwan’s leader would be too risky

by Kent Wang February 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Map of Sri Lanka: iStock
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Demise of Sri Lanka’s independence

by Asoka Bandarage February 6, 2019February 6, 2019
Posted inChina, World

Economies of China and US are ‘mutually indispensable’

by Asia Times staff January 24, 2019February 18, 2020
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Posted inIsrael, Jordan, Middle East

Jordan wants land back

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020
People react as they see the body of Nasir Shafi, 11, who according to local residents was shot by Indian security forces during a protest on Friday evening in Theed on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, September 17, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Posted inAustralia, China, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Conflict resolution must focus on human suffering

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 3, 2018October 3, 2018
A South Korean train on the Imjingang railroad bridge near Imjingang Station in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. Photo: AFP/Seung-il Ryu
Posted inAT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

US-led UN Command stops South Korean train entering North

by Andrew Salmon August 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Vietnam protest. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

What is fueling social unrest in Vietnam?

by Gary Sands June 27, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has pushed through sweeping tax reform that will affect consumers and businesses. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India’s unique Naga solution offers hope in Kashmir too

by Seema Sengupta May 27, 2017February 18, 2020
Map of Syria: iStock
Posted inEuropean Union, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Partition will be a disaster for Syria

by Manish Rai May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

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