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Iain Marlow

ARTICLES BY IAIN MARLOW

Photo: Bloomberg

US unveils plan to counter China’s rise from India to Taiwan

4 min read . 13 Jan 2021

Dennis Kwok, left to right, Alvin Yeung, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Xi challenges Biden with move to snuff out Hong Kong dissent

5 min read . 12 Nov 2020

The announcement was made at a joint briefing, at which the lawmakers held hands and chanted protest slogans including 'Hong Kong add oil - together we stand' (Photo: Bloomberg)

Hong Kong opposition quits en masse to protest new China powers

4 min read . 11 Nov 2020

State broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday that all 7.5 million Hong Kong residents will receive free virus testing, without citing sources (Photo: Reuters)

Hong Kong denies mass Chinese virus tests are bid to harvest DNA

2 min read . 03 Aug 2020

The confusion surrounding a planned WHO mission of experts to China shows how lingering mistrust between the world’s biggest economies could hamper efforts to combat a pathogen quickly spreading across the globe

US-China bickering threatens to hobble world’s virus fight

5 min read . 14 Feb 2020

Long lines formed outside Hong Kong polling stations (Photo: Reuters)

Hong Kong polls: Record turnout in 1st vote since protests started

3 min read . 24 Nov 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves from a vehicle as he reviews the troops at a military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China. (Reuters)

Xi Jinping says no force can stop China’s rise

4 min read . 01 Oct 2019

Protesters gather during a pro-democracy rally in Tamar Park, Hong Kong, on 3 September 2019. (Photo: AP)

China softens tone on Hong Kong, but doesn’t yield on demands

3 min read . 03 Sept 2019

A burning barricade pictured during a protest near Hong Kong International Airport, on 1 September 2019 (Photo: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis)

Hong Kong protesters swarm to airport, disrupting transport

4 min read . 01 Sept 2019

Sri Lanka borrowed heavily to build the Hambantota port, couldn’t repay the loans, and then gave China a 99-year lease for debt relief

China faces new competition as Japan, India eye Sri Lanka port

3 min read . 21 May 2019

Indian army soldiers deploy near the site of a gun battle between security forces and terrorists at Khudwani area of Kulgam on 11 April, 2018. Photo: CrowdSpark

China tensions push India into world’s top five defense spenders

2 min read . 02 May 2018

Any formal investment from Beijing would further weaken the strategic advantage for New Delhi to invest in Chabahar, which is close to Pakistan’s western border. Photo: AFP

India’s grip on strategic port, Chabahar, loosens as Iran turns to China

3 min read . 11 Apr 2018

Sri Lanka inked a comprehensive free trade deal with Singapore in January and now has the bandwidth to finalize deals with China, India its two largest trading partners ‘as quickly as possible.’ Photo: AFP

Sri Lanka to ‘redouble’ efforts on China, India free trade deals

1 min read . 28 Mar 2018

Narendra Modi’s government has dispatched four ministers and his party’s powerful national president, Amit Shah, to distance itself from the scandal. Photo: PTI

Narendra Modi under fire as $2 billion India fraud hits anti-graft image

4 min read . 19 Mar 2018

A file photo of incoming US secretary of state and current CIA director Mike Pompeo. Photo: Reuters

Mike Pompeo’s Pakistan test: Hafiz Saeed, a terrorist who has turned to politics

3 min read . 15 Mar 2018

The International Solar Alliance aims to organize $1 trillion in low-cost financing for solar energy projects by 2030 in sunlight-rich but power-poor countries located around the equator. Photo: Bloomberg

Solar coalition is said set to unveil $700 million of projects

1 min read . 09 Mar 2018

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange offered more money than the National Stock Exchange for a 25% stake in the Dhaka Stock Exchange but also sweetened its bid with nearly $40 million worth of technical assistance. Photo: AP

China, India compete for bourses as regional rivalry expands

3 min read . 23 Feb 2018

The Chinese offer, currently awaiting final approval from the Bangladesh regulator, is part of the broader contest between Beijing and New Delhi in the region’s smaller countries, from Nepal to Myanmar. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

China’s Shenzhen stock exchange outbids NSE for stake in Dhaka bourse

3 min read . 23 Feb 2018

Pakistan has alternated between leaving Hafiz Saeed alone, because of his domestic popularity, and cracking down on him at the behest of the US, which view him as an alleged terrorist mastermind. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan Acts on Hafiz Saeed to avoid terrorism financing watchlist

3 min read . 15 Feb 2018

On Monday, President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency after the Supreme Court ordered him to free political prisoners and opposition politicians he’s thrown in jail. File photo: Reuters

Maldives becomes latest flashpoint in India, China rivalry

2 min read . 08 Feb 2018