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Grassroots momentum is growing among New York’s minority communities to lift the cap on charter schools, with Asian-American parents holding a rally Friday outside the city Dept. of Education ...

Asian parents are holding a rally Friday outside the city DOE headquarters to demand that resistant state lawmakers raise the cap on charter schools.

Prime minister faces accusations of not taking issue seriously amid reports of 11 candidates receiving Chinese money

Justin Trudeau is under mounting pressure to explain how seriously his government has responded to the threat of Chinese interference in Canadian elections in the wake of damning intelligence leaks.
Allegations that the prime minister’s government has failed to act on meddling efforts featured prominently in a raucous session of parliament on Wednesday, as concern over Beijing’s efforts to undermine Canadian elections continues to dominate the country’s politics.

Who are Tiger Woods's parents? The decorated golfer has African-American, Chinese, and Thai ancestry. Learn more about his mother and father.

Who are Tiger Woods's parents? The decorated golfer has African-American, Chinese, and Thai ancestry. Learn more about his mother and father.

Seattle-based filmmaker Bao Tran and others see the recognition Asian actors and filmmakers have gotten at the 2023 Oscars as something that could open doors.

The origins of the 15cm statue, verified as authentic on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, remain a mystery. Could it have been left there by 15th-century Chinese explorers?
In 2018, a pair of Australian film-makers were doing runs with metal detectors in remote Western Australia as they prepared to shoot a documentary about the French exploration of Australia. The film was supposed to feature by the .
There was no trace of Napoleonic-era exploration, but what they did find was something perhaps even more unusual.

China sees a partnership with Russia as a way to challenge, and potentially weaken, the United States, a new threat assessment said.

Surge in number of disillusioned Chinese citizens fleeing to the US by trekking through the dangerous jungle between Colombia and Panama
On the first day of 2023, Xu was in no mood to celebrate the new year. He had just arrived in the Colombian beach town of Necoclí along with dozens of other Chinese citizens, weary from a two-day bus trip from Ecuador. Their goal was the US via the Darién Gap, a connecting South and Central America. He wanted to leave China far behind him.
“After I leave the country [China], I have no plans to go back alive,” says Xu later, speaking to the Guardian in a Necoclí hotel room. “I feel like this country has been deceiving us, persecuting us. I have to do something.”

Fixation on conflict tends to exclude debate around costs, tradeoffs and social cohesion
Much ink has been spilled in Australia on war scenarios with China. Some experts claim that unless Australia takes action now, a war with China will be inevitable in three years.
This type of commentary and analysis inflates the role Australia plays in deterring China while underselling the roles other countries in the region play. In addition, only military aspects of war are usually considered while the economic and social consequences are ignored.

Beijing and Washington are battling for influence in the strategically important Pacific region
Located between the US, China and Australia, the Pacific island countries hold strategic importance for security and defence. The US has long maintained influence and a military presence in the Pacific region. Over the last decade, China has focused on strengthening its ties in Pacific through , development, and security cooperation.
In 2022, Solomon Islands , sparking international concern over the possibility of Beijing building its first military base in the region. At the same time, the US ramped up its Pacific diplomacy, hosting a landmark and whirlwind tours by senior officials, including , and pledged . In February the US after a 30 year absence. Australia, which had been accused of neglecting its own relationship with Pacific countries, has also conducted a amid fears of Chinese influence growing in the region.