AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPhilippines–China Row: Manila escalated its protest over China Daily’s AI-generated “monkey” video depicting Filipinos as dehumanized, with lawmakers and officials calling it racist propaganda tied to the 2016 West Philippine Sea arbitral ruling. US–ASEAN Diplomacy: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Manila next week for ASEAN foreign ministers’ meetings and Indo-Pacific talks, underscoring Washington’s “free and open Indo-Pacific” agenda. India Space Push: Skyroot’s Vikram-1 became India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket to reach space, marking a new commercial launch milestone after a brief delay. India Energy Transition: India flagged off its first hydrogen-powered train on the Jind–Sonipat route, aiming to cut rail emissions and reduce fossil-fuel dependence. China–UK Investment Tension: Beijing said it is closely monitoring the UK’s nationalization of British Steel and warned it may take measures to protect investor rights. Cambodia–China Partnership: Cambodia’s leaders reiterated that the China-backed “strategic partnership” is not a military alliance while announcing expanded cooperation on infrastructure, anti-scam efforts, and AI-linked capacity building. West Asia Flashpoint: Pakistan and Kuwait urged de-escalation as Iran–US hostilities risk wider instability.
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