Asia Pacific – Page 872 – Prologue Journal

4 Pacific Islands leaders meet amid political crisis, seek peace and neutrality

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia’s ruling FLNKS party are meeting to consider declaring a ‘region of peace and neutrality’, as the nations are at the centre of a geopolitical…

Mountain Chairlift’s Cables Break, Leaving Children Dangling for Hours

New York Times A rescue operation was being mobilized in Pakistan after the lift broke while ferrying students to school at an altitude of more than 6,000 feet. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/asia/pakistan-chairlift-broken-cable.html

6 children trapped in Pakistan chair lift after cable snaps, dangerously dangling over ravine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The children and two teachers have been stranded for hours in chairlift hanging by a single cable stuck halfway across a ravine, with the rescue mission hampered due to high winds and the helicopter’s…

Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 requests Sri Lanka port call, raising possible security concerns in India

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Last year, India raised concerns over a Sri Lanka port call in Hambantota by Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5, which specialises in spacecraft tracking and which New Delhi described as a spy ship.…

South China Sea: Philippines says resupply mission reaches remote outpost, China firmly opposed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The mission comes 2 weeks after China Coastguard ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels and charter boats carrying supplies to the Filipino troops on a grounded WWII-era warship at Second Thomas Shoal in…

China’s Property Crisis: Why It’s So Hard for Beijing to Fix

New York Times Beijing has often addressed economic troubles by boosting spending on infrastructure and real estate, but now heavy debt loads make that a hard playbook to follow. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/business/china-economy-property.html

Singapore’s president is not an alternative power centre and his job is not to ‘outshine the prime minister’, says Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tharman says his long service in previous Singapore cabinets would not compromise his independence as he is ‘non-partisan by character’. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3231902/singapores-president-must-not-outshine-prime-minister-alternative-power-centre-says-tharman?utm_source=rss_feed

Australia sends its biggest warship to joint drills with Philippines, US

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HMAS Canberra is one of several ships involved in Exercise Alon in the Philippines, which is being held for the first time as part of Australia’s annual Indo-Pacific Endeavour drills. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3231885/australia-sends-its-biggest-warship-joint-drills-philippines-us?utm_source=rss_feed

A Biography of Anna May Wong, the Original Chinese American Movie Star

New York Times Yunte Huang, who has written two other books on Asian American cultural icons, said he is drawn to complex characters whose contradictions reflect the country’s fault lines. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/books/a-biography-examines-anna-may-wong-a-revered-and-reviled-chinese-american-star.html