WASHINGTON, 21 AUGUST 2026 (RADIO FREE ASIA)—China “very likely” coordinated a targeted campaign across the Pacific to demonstrate that local development strategies should align with Beijing’s latest five-year-plan, a recent report by The Alliance Futures Initiative says. In the report, titled “China’s Model on the Offensive: Why China’s Five-Year Plan Promotion in the Pacific Matters,” […]
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China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false
WELLINGTON,14 AUGUST 2026 (REUTERS)—- China has rejected allegations that it is conducting widespread espionage on New Zealand, saying the claim in the country’s latest security assessment stemmed from a Cold War mentality. The Chinese embassy in Wellington said the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service’s annual threat report “fabricates and hypes” claims of Chinese interference and […]
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Pro-democracy camp looks to have won big in Hong Kong vote
HONG KONG (AP) — The pro-democracy opposition won a resounding victory in Hong Kong elections, according to media tallies, in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam and her handling of violent protests that have divided the Chinese territory. Hong Kong media said Monday that the pro-democracy camp had won a commanding majority of […]
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Pro-Beijing lawmaker in Hong Kong stabbed while campaigning
HONG KONG (AP) — An anti-government assailant stabbed and wounded a pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker who was election campaigning Wednesday, police said, in another escalation of violence surrounding the protests demanding political reforms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Junius Ho has become a hated figure by the protesters over his alleged links to violence against […]
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Taiwan spends more aid in Pacific than China: Ambassador Chow
KOROR, PALAU – A top Taiwanese diplomat based in Palau said that Taiwan had been investing more economic aid in the Pacific than China did last year. Taiwan Ambassador to Palau Wallace Chow, during an early celebration of the 108th Taiwan National Day in Palau on October 8, cited in his speech that the Lowy […]
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Hong Kong tells US to stay out; students form protest chains
HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. The silent protest comes as the Hong Kong government condemned the “illegal behavior of radical protesters” and warned the U.S. to […]