Harvard University, Loeb House, November 23, 2022 Excellencies, I am Hamada Yasukazu, Defense Minister of Japan. I am afraid I am not able to attend this conference in person due to a scheduling conflict. I am very delighted to know that Boston Global Forum...
Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of the Boston Global Forum and Harvard professor Thomas Patterson Harvard University Loeb House, November 23, 2022 Of Southeast Asia’s leaders of the past half-century, no leader has demonstrated more foresight and courage than...
(BGF) - Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China wanted the US to "stop fueling provocations by relevant parties" in a telephone conversation with US Secretary John Kerry, as the China's ECNS News reported. China also urged Washington to "stand firmly", "be cautious...
(BGF) - As Ankit Panda in The Diplomat commented on China's decision to move oil rig HD-981 accompanied by 80 coast guard ships in Vietnam's waters is to test the mettle of ASEAN states and the United States, and it gives Beijing an opportunity to gauge the...
(BGF) - As the Malay Mail Online reported, at a regular briefing, China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying retorted to US accusation of Chinese actions as "provocative": “It is the US coming in and making a series of erroneous remarks about the issue in the...
(BGF) - US Secretary John Kerry expressed "strong concerns" over recent disputes in the South China Sea between China and Vietnam and called China's introduction of an oil rig and numerous government vessels in waters disputed with Vietnam was "provocative", as BBC...
(BGF) - The Economic Times reported that U.S Secretary of State John Kerry told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi over their phone call that Chinese actions over maritime dispute with Vietnam were "provocative", and urged both sides to de-escalate tensions, resolve the...
(BGF) - According to Reuters, in a discussion about the South China dispute with U.S State Secretary John Kerry, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged him to speak and act cautiously, and to be objective. Click here to read the full article or visit the Reuters...