Sylloge on China - 10 May 2024

First, at the end of 2021, after intensive communication and consultation, China and the Philippines reached the “gentlemen’s agreement.” During the first few months of the current Philippine administration, both sides continued to implement the “gentlemen’s agreement” until the Philippines stopped honoring it in February 2023. [...] It was the 520th flight mission of the Long March series rockets and marked the introduction of a new member to the series, enriching the category of China's new generation of Long March carrier rockets., placing four satellites in space. [...] The high cost of failing to contain China The Washington Post, May 8, 2024 The heart of our position is that the Biden administration’s policy of “managing competition” with Beijing is a rehash of the failed “détente” policies that Washington employed in the 1970s to cope with a militarily resurgent Soviet Union. [...] The mission aims to enhance the naval officer cadets' capabilities of practical operation, and strengthen the Chinese navy's pragmatic cooperation and mutual trust with the navies of the two destination countries to contribute to building a maritime community with a shared future, the ministry said. [...] The theatre command organised sea and air forces to track and monitor the entire passage of the US warship, handling it in accordance with the law and regulations, he said.