Day: July 26, 2020
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US fans flames of mistrust, feigns big brother to ASEAN
Rod P. Kapunan / Phil-BRICS Strategic Studies / July 26, 2020 This week saw the rise of tension between the US and China over the South China Sea. State Department Secretary Michael Pompeo for the first time openly rejected China’s claim in the South China Sea as completely unlawful. That statement immediately elicited sharp rebuke from…
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New strategy for Sabah recovery opens as Malaysia refuses to pay any more ‘padjak’
Adolfo Paglinawan / Phil-BRICS Strategic Studies / July 26, 2020 I cannot but agree with the Daily Tribune that “the time is ripe for President Rodrigo Duterte to revive the government’s claim on the disputed territory of Sabah after the Malaysian government affirmed that it has stopped paying the yearly lease on the land under an…