And in 2018, Vietnam cut a scene from the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians that featured a designer bag with a map of the world showing the disputed South China Sea islands under Beijing’s control.

First opened in China’s southwestern Yunnan province in ... that criticised the company’s decision to even feature the map. Referring to the contested Paracel and Spratly Islands, comments ...

HANOI — Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children’s dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling ...

Popular Chinese tea chain Chagee is in trouble after its mobile app allegedly showed a map with Beijing’s disputed nine-dash line claim over the South China Sea. For some people, the move is an insult ...

BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China should step up support for its burgeoning services sector to boost consumption, which top leaders made a priority this year to spur growth amid U.S. tariff ...

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This increase in confidence comes at a crucial time as China has prioritized expanding domestic demand to achieve the GDP growth target of about 5 percent for 2025, despite facing multiple challenges.

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

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