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December 2025

Asia Daily: December 30, 2025
China suggests ‘illegal’ Philippine fishing is damaging disputed Scarborough Shoal.
 • Alex Gintz and Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)
Asia Daily: December 29, 2025
China’s anti-corruption campaign claims 3 more top military officers.
 • Alex Gintz and Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)
Asia Daily: December 19, 2025
China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict.
 • Alex Gintz and Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)
Asia Daily: December 18, 2025
How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips.
 • Alex Gintz and Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)
Examining the Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact
A symbolic move against Washington without genuine mutual defense.
 • Sapna
Asia Daily: December 17, 2025
Hong Kong leader raises Jimmy Lai conviction in meeting with China’s Xi.
 • Alex Gintz and Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)
Asia Daily: December 16, 2025
China and Saudi Arabia pledge deeper hi-tech cooperation despite U.S. pressure.
 • Alex Gintz and Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)
Where Is the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement?
China’s pursuit of a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council is in its third decade, and Beijing is ramping up calls for Gulf states to…
 • Alex Gintz
Asia Daily: December 15, 2025
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of collusion with foreign forces.
 • Alex Gintz and Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)
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