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“We want all people to be unapologetically themselves,” said King. “For me, that’s being a loud, proud Asian American.” Growing up in Dover and Wellesley with few Asian Americans, King remembers the ...

Vessels have been rammed, punctured with knives, damaged by water cannon and targeted by military-grade lasers. Now the Philippines’ US ambassador has warned the aggression must be reduced to avoid conflict
Reports of aggressive and dangerous conduct by Chinese vessels in the fiercely contested South China Sea have surged over the past 17 months, as tensions mount in one of Asia’s biggest flashpoints.
Since February 2023, the Philippines has accused China of unsafe behaviour on at least 12 occasions, often within the water of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), according to Philippine government data compiled by the thinktank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), which tracks incidents as part of its regional Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment.

Back in December Donald Trump said the quiet bit out loud when he announced he wanted to be a dictator – if only on day one. Looking around the world in the 21st century, autocracy is getting a new lease of life – authoritarian regimes are working together, and the danger to democracies like the United States is getting closer to home.
This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by the political commentator and author Anne Applebaum to look at what the US should be doing to tackle the growing threat of autocracy
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All eyes will be on US president, Joe Biden, and his press conference at the 75th anniversary event later today as he takes off-script questions from the media, writes Jem Bartholomew in the Guardian’s latest .

Four Chinese vessels were ‘transiting in international waters but still inside the US exclusive economic zone’
Multiple Chinese military warships were spotted off the coast of Alaska over the weekend, the US Coast Guard announced.
In a released on Wednesday, the US Coast Guard said that it detected three vessels approximately 124 miles (200km) north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, as well as another vessel approximately 84 miles (135km) north of the Amukta Pass, a strait between the Bering Sea and the north Pacific Ocean.

Climate change is another pressing concern for Asian American voters, with over two-thirds (69%) advocating for stronger legislation from Congress and the president to mitigate its effects. The ...

Partnership could produce up to 90 icebreaker ships to counter Russian and Chinese inroads into region
Canada, the United States and Finland say a newly announced “Ice Pact” to build a fleet of polar icebreaker ships will challenge China’s control of the market as nations scramble for influence in the Arctic.
The deal, announced during the summit in Washington, could see as many as 90 icebreaker ships produced by the three countries in the coming years.

At 1.5 million strong, Asian Americans are the fastest-growing voting bloc in New York City. On Long Island, the Asian population grew by 4.4% to 252,957 between 2022 and 2023, according to a Newsday ...

NATO’s rare rebuke of China could lead to actions pressuring the country to curb exports to Russia. Beijing denounced it as “prejudice, smears and provocation.”

Communique highlights concerns over Beijing’s nuclear arsenal and space capabilities
Nato leaders have labelled China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine and called its deepening ties with Moscow a cause of “deep concern”, in what has been seen as the most serious rebuke against Beijing from the alliance.
, approved by the 32 Nato members at the , also highlights concerns about Beijing’s nuclear arsenal and its capabilities in space.

The survey reveals that 46% of Asian American voters are likely to support Biden, a decline from 54% in 2020. Meanwhile, 31% express support for Trump, showing little change from the previous election ...

Food safety scandal exposed by state-run newspaper has implicated several major Chinese firms
A food safety scandal has caused mounting public outrage in China days before a high-level Chinese Communist party meeting at which leaders will try to boost confidence in the economy.
Last week the state-run newspaper Beijing News published an in-depth exposé on the “open secret” of fuel tankers being used to transport cooking oil, without the tankers being washed or disinfected in between.