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1 day ago | thediplomat.com | Mong Palatino

Senator Imee Marcos, the brother of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has thrown in her lot with his great rivals: the Dutertes.

2 days ago | thediplomat.com | Luke Hunt

A conversation with Cornell University’s Magnus Fiskesjo. Subscribe for ads-free reading In late February, Thailand ignored international pleas for mercy and secretly deported at least 40 Uyghurs to China, prompting accusations that Bangkok had bowed to pressure from Beijing and eliciting an angry response from Washington.

5 days ago | thediplomat.com | Luke Hunt

From crime to canals, more than 30 agreements were signed during Xi’s two days in Cambodia. Subscribe for ads-free reading Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered Cambodia a swag of contracts, which the government in Phnom Penh hopes will shore-up an economy that has struggled ever since the COVID-19 pandemic and been mired by issues ranging from organized crime to difficult relations with the West.

6 days ago | thediplomat.com | Alex Xu

From joint ventures to licensing deals, biotechnology is emerging as a strategic bridge between China and Japan. Subscribe for ads-free reading In 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping proclaimed: “Biopharmaceuticals is a strategic emerging industry vital to China’s economic growth, public welfare, and national security.” For seasoned China watchers, this kind of framing sets off alarms.

1 week ago | thediplomat.com | Amanda D. Lotz

It’s almost inevitable that a media professor who migrated from the United States six years ago to live and work in Australia will be asked to compare the state of democracy — and the threats it faces — in the two countries. The Australian election will happen just six months after the November election in the U.S. that returned Donald Trump to the White House.