China should stay on alert for surprise attacks along its disputed Himalayan border with India, a retired Chinese general has warned, claiming that New Delhi has at least doubled its troops in the area.
In the worst-case scenario, academic decoupling risks creating a lost generation of Western policymakers and analysts who cannot fully become China hands due to a lack of language and cultural expertise.
Facing an acute economic crisis, a persistent Covid-19 outbreak and declining popularity, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has extended a state of national calamity for another year.
The approaching election has raised the question of whether a victory for Joe Biden would improve relations that have deteriorated so sharply, with public health a potential area for mutual benefit.
In a prerecorded video address at the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly, Moon pitched a peace declaration and other cooperation involving North Korea to the international community.