The Biden administration on Friday Oct 7, announced sweeping new limits on the sale of semiconductor technology to China, a step aimed at crippling Beijing’s access to critical technologies that are needed for everything from supercomputing to guiding weapons. The...
Professor Alex Pentland’s highlights at “Peace for the Global Enlightenment Age”
“And a lot of the focus that we have is in taking the two centuries old idea of census data and augmenting it to have richer census data. So, the census data is something that it’s hard to appreciate, but any sort of modern management of society, government services...
Filipinos, Vietnamese protest China’s territorial claims
(BGF) - The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported the crowd of about 500 people protested against China's claims to much of the South China Sea in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila. A small group of Vietnamese also joined the protest, waving anti- China banners,...
VN continuously excercises its sovereignty over Spratly and Paracel Islands
(BGF) - In a website, Vietnam has proved its claim over Spratly and Paracel Islands by stating historical, legal documents along with principles of international law and internal practices. In this report, Vietnam has historical sovereignty over the disputed waters....
China stamps passports with sea claims
(BGF) - China took a new action to further claim its sovereignty over the South China Sea by printing a map including the disputed territories inside its new Chinese passports. This has infuriated Vietnam and the Philippines as China is forcing its neighbor...
China’s hawks gaining sway in S. China sea dispute
(BGF) - China had blamed the United States for emboldening the Philippines and Vietnam to challenge its claims over the South China Sea. It has adopted more aggressive stance to assert "its sovereignty" over territorial disputes. The Reuters reported it formally...
Chinese newspaper slams Philippines, Vietnam for running to US for help
(BGF) - The Philippines Daily Inquirer said the Global Times, the China's top newspaper, had assailed the Philippines and Vietnam for their "attempt to grab islands and waters (in the South China Sea), which don't belong to them" by getting alliance with the United...
China sends patrol ships to disputed waters
(BGF) - The Philippines Daily Inquirer reported that China sent four patrol ships to a disputed area of the South China Sea in order to protect its "sovereignty and territorial waters" Click here to read full article or visit the Inquirer's website. China sends patrol...