China
Former president Ma Ying-jeou’s trip to China undermines Taiwan government: critics
Ma’s visit comes as his opposition Kuomintang chooses rapprochement with Beijing despite rejecting Chinese rule.
Vietnam
Chinese coast guard ship chased out of Vietnam waters
2023-03-27Chinese ship and Vietnamese ship came dangerously close to each other inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.
China
Hong Kong police force protesters to wear numbered badges, march in cordon
2023-03-27The move is effectively a ‘real-name’ system for demonstrations, putting protesters at risk of reprisals.
Vietnam
Vietnamese weigh in on release of flight attendants nabbed with illegal drugs
Police released them due to a lack of evidence, though they could have received a heavy sentence.
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