Browsing DailyGuardian by Author "Heydarian, Richard Javad"

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    • Anti-China alliance coalescing in South China Sea 

      Heydarian, Richard Javad (DailyGuardian, May 11, 2021, on page 4-5)
      Major powers are wading deeper into the South China Sea in a series of moves that promise to rile China while answering US calls for like-minded nations to counter jointly Beijing's rising assertiveness in the crucial and ...

    • China Looms Large on Philippine Campaign Trail 

      Heydarian, Richard Javad (DailyGuardian, April 11, 2022, on page 4-10)
      A month ahead of Philippine presidential elections, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the democratic Southeast Asian nation to steer clear of any “disturbances” in its broadly friendly relations with China under ...

    • France wades into South China Sea against China 

      Heydarian, Richard Javad (DailyGuardian, February 13, 2021, on page 5)
      In an unmistakable sign of the growing internationalization of the South China Sea disputes, France has just confirmed the deployment of a nuclear attack submarine and naval vessel to the hotly contested waters. In a tweet ...

    • Pledge trap: How Duterte fell for China's bait and switch 

      Heydarian, Richard Javad (DailyGuardian, April 2, 2022, on page 4-5)
      “We have to talk and what I need from China is not anger,” said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just over a month before winning the 2016 elections during an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CGTN. “What I need ...