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China expands grip on wind energy
News, Ron Bousso, Published on 30/10/2025
» European governments seeking to expand offshore wind power are increasingly wary of Chinese companies' involvement. Countering China's dominance will be time-consuming and expensive, but political pressure and national security concerns may give the region little choice.
Manila probes network of alleged Chinese spies
News, Cliff Venzon, Published on 15/03/2025
» Philippine authorities have uncovered a network of hundreds of alleged Chinese spies, a senior official said, a much more extensive operation than previously disclosed that adds to tensions between the countries.
Be wary of the TikTokalypse on the radar
Oped, Todd G Buchholz, Published on 31/01/2025
» When the United States president, Congress and Supreme Court are all in a tizzy at the same time, the topic under discussion is usually a global meltdown or, at the very least, income taxes. Today, the concern is dancing cat videos. In his first day back in the White House, Donald Trump launched a strike against the Court and Congress by signing an executive order to pause the ban on TikTok, earning applause from the Chinese-owned company. TikTok's online content creators are relieved, too, for many warn that a ban (or a forced sale to a US company) would devastate them. I call it the TikTokalypse.
Roosevelt revisited?
Postbag, Published on 23/01/2025
» Re: "Trump: new 'golden age' ", (BP, Jan 22).
Target for cuts
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/03/2024
» Re: "Agencies ordered to cut waste", (BP, March 8).
Investor doubts grow as China loses its lustre
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 14/09/2023
» Whether China has become "uninvestable" or not, avoidance of the world's second-largest economy suggests the economic and political risks there have simply become too hard to assess.
Better, in my book
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/02/2023
» Re: "Reading a relationship", (BP, Feb 18). If former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva agrees now to the offer of becoming a party-list member of the Democrat Party, he would be seen as lacking in principle.
Have we solved the floaty-bag problem?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/02/2023
» The United States has been having "a bit of a floaty-bag problem over its airspace", as South Africa's Daily Maverick news site put it.
After balloon saga, can China and US re-engage?
News, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina, Published on 14/02/2023
» When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month called off his trip to Beijing, he chose his words carefully. China's launch of a spy balloon on a high-altitude journey over the United States was unacceptable and irresponsible, he said, but he was postponing -- not cancelling -- his visit.
Leaving nation in peril
News, Postbag, Published on 28/11/2021
» Re: "Furtive crossers", (BP, 21 Nov).