AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPhilippines–China Tensions: Beijing’s Manila embassy accused Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro of challenging the One China principle after he shared a post describing Taiwan as self-governed. Philippine lawmakers are also urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to expel Ambassador Jing Quan over his remarks that China could easily win a clash; Marcos has favored continued diplomacy. Taiwan: Prosecutors indicted five people over an alleged plot to injure comedian Huang Yi-hao, who mocks Xi Jinping. They say a Chinese individual paid for the attack; Beijing has not commented. China–Russia Ties: Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met in St. Petersburg, praising closer strategic cooperation as bilateral trade increasingly shifts to national currencies. U.S.–China Tech Dispute: Beijing condemned Washington’s ban on DeepSeek across federal civilian agencies and threatened measures to protect Chinese firms. APEC: Finance ministers meeting in Hong Kong warned that persistent global imbalances threaten growth and stability, and pledged closer policy coordination ahead of next month’s summit in Shenzhen.
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