[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @Diplomat_APAC The Diplomat The Diplomat posts on X about philippines, china, thailand, taiwan the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and 3728 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::39922594/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX +35% - X Month XXXXXXX -XX% - X Months XXXXXXXXX +40% - X Year XXXXXXXXX -XX% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::39922594/posts_active)  - X Months XXX -XX% - X Year XXXXX -XX% ### Followers: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::39922594/followers)  - X Week XXXXXXX +0.11% - X Month XXXXXXX +0.50% - X Months XXXXXXX +4% - X Year XXXXXXX +6.10% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::39922594/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::39922594/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) **Social topic influence** [philippines](/topic/philippines) #914, [china](/topic/china), [thailand](/topic/thailand), [taiwan](/topic/taiwan), [harm](/topic/harm), [trade war](/topic/trade-war), [india](/topic/india), [bangladesh](/topic/bangladesh) #756, [indonesia](/topic/indonesia), [cambodia](/topic/cambodia) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::39922594/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on both Thailand and Cambodia to de-escalate the conflict along their shared border where the two militaries continue to exchange heavy fire"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948630721695744030) 2025-07-25 06:25:42 UTC 266.8K followers, 2031 engagements "Australia is acutely aware that it does not hold the same level of influence or capacity to project power in Southeast Asia as it does in the Pacific"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948193169331360027) 2025-07-24 01:27:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1607 engagements "The Philippine president has come under fire for opening the country to U.S. imports without getting much in return"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948529892842168756) 2025-07-24 23:45:03 UTC 266.8K followers, 1253 engagements "Even in the midst of a transatlantic rift the China-EU summit cannot bring rapprochement"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948116914783285699) 2025-07-23 20:24:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1443 engagements "The ongoing crisis in New Caledonia threatens to unravel more than three decades of French diplomatic engagement as well as Frances broader strategy in the region"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1941294232989208999) 2025-07-05 00:33:07 UTC 266.7K followers, 2156 engagements "Despite proclaiming a one China policy the Philippines has been quietly moving toward greater economic and security cooperation with Taiwan"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947269123836121423) 2025-07-21 12:15:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 1809 engagements "South Korean President Lees approval ratings have exceeded XX percent surpassing his XX percent vote share in the June X election"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947377069354107210) 2025-07-21 19:24:08 UTC 266.7K followers, 1899 engagements "China has lodged stern representations to the Philippines over its recent engagement with Taiwan according to the countrys Ministry of Foreign Affairs"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947579157715566795) 2025-07-22 08:47:10 UTC 266.7K followers, 1633 engagements "Trump and his team appear to pay little attention to the region but whether by accident or design his policies are fundamentally altering Southeast Asias trajectory"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1945927523050655903) 2025-07-17 19:24:09 UTC 266.7K followers, 1326 engagements "According to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime Cambodia-based scamming operations are generating billions of dollars in illicit profits each year"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947152873155936585) 2025-07-21 04:33:15 UTC 266.7K followers, 1777 engagements "Confucian values once rooted in moral constraint like filial piety virtue and ethical cultivation are being refitted to serve a system built on obedience and authority"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947537877799243814) 2025-07-22 06:03:08 UTC 266.8K followers, 1947 engagements "Uzbekistans Gen Z is tired of the Russian languages privileged status in the country"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948479300140716397) 2025-07-24 20:24:00 UTC 266.8K followers, 2333 engagements "Iranian analysts believe a renewed China-U.S. trade war could harm Irans economic lifeline but also see potential opportunity in global polarization"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947492592741949539) 2025-07-22 03:03:11 UTC 266.8K followers, 1742 engagements "U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new XX percent tariff rate for imports from the Philippines after a meeting with visiting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948437026656637292) 2025-07-24 17:36:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1160 engagements "In India thousands of Bengali speakers are being detained as suspected Bangladeshis and some are arbitrarily deported without any legal process whatsoever"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947920119872524787) 2025-07-23 07:22:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1657 engagements "The PLA is increasingly practicing integrated joint operations across theater commands"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947062245394874813) 2025-07-20 22:33:08 UTC 266.7K followers, 2408 engagements "Even in the midst of a transatlantic rift the China-EU summit cannot bring rapprochement"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947684819783004654) 2025-07-22 15:47:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1209 engagements "The North Korean arsenal grew to alarming proportions during Obamas two terms in office prompting Pentagon planning for a preemptive strike"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947485027060584545) 2025-07-22 02:33:07 UTC 266.8K followers, 1888 engagements "Dhakas trade deficit with the US is smaller than that of Vietnam. Yet it has been slapped with a higher tariff rate"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947106048591954114) 2025-07-21 01:27:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 2042 engagements "Since July X National Citizen Party members have been travelling from small towns to villages in Bangladesh engaging with local communities and promoting their vision of a Second Republic"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947557776911180108) 2025-07-22 07:22:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 2265 engagements "Despite their awareness of the regions ongoing human rights atrocities Princeton University Press staffers were persuaded to join a government-sponsored tour of Xinjiang and somehow inveigled into repeating CCP ethnic harmony propaganda"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947648413236912387) 2025-07-22 13:22:21 UTC 266.7K followers, 1433 engagements "The 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling did not bring a conclusive resolution to the Philippines maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea. What other options are there"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947993863383118061) 2025-07-23 12:15:03 UTC 266.8K followers, 1538 engagements "The 2016 award did not bring a conclusive resolution to the Philippines maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea. What other options are there"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948209777198186974) 2025-07-24 02:33:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 2198 engagements "Cambodia and Thailand are inching toward open conflict after Bangkok accused the Cambodian army of laying fresh landmines in a disputed area of the border"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948213271099486408) 2025-07-24 02:46:54 UTC 266.8K followers, 2850 engagements "A confidential contract between tobacco giant Imperial Brands and Laos has delivered millions of dollars to a relative of the impoverished Southeast Asian countrys former leader documents obtained by @examinationnews"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1939615430584287499) 2025-06-30 09:22:09 UTC 266.8K followers, 1711 engagements "Malaysias prime minister yesterday announced a series of measures to address the countrys cost of living crisis including a cash handout for all adult citizens and a small cut to the price of state-subsidized petrol"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948572161636979123) 2025-07-25 02:33:00 UTC 266.8K followers, 1578 engagements "Iranian analysts believe a renewed China-U.S. trade war could harm Irans economic lifeline but also see potential opportunity in global"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948047208206549192) 2025-07-23 15:47:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1139 engagements "The Tajik government reportedly has given Afghan refugees residing in the country XX days to leave voluntarily or face deportation"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1945806222403207325) 2025-07-17 11:22:09 UTC 266.8K followers, 1439 engagements "China has lodged stern representations to the Philippines over its recent engagement with Taiwan according to the countrys Ministry of Foreign Affairs"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948010723537252843) 2025-07-23 13:22:03 UTC 266.8K followers, 1526 engagements "A new government-private joint venture named Rapidus is pursuing an ambitious target of mass-producing 2-nanometer logic semiconductors by 2027.Will it work"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1946767818160034088) 2025-07-20 03:03:11 UTC 266.7K followers, 2550 engagements "U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new XX percent tariff rate for imports from the Philippines after yesterday's meeting with visiting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947928057039204410) 2025-07-23 07:53:34 UTC 266.8K followers, 1445 engagements "Japan is making a huge bet to revive its long-declining advanced chipmaking industry. A new government-private joint venture named Rapidus is pursuing an ambitious target of mass-producing 2-nanometer logic semiconductors by 2027"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947515234903585118) 2025-07-22 04:33:09 UTC 266.8K followers, 2660 engagements "The Tajik government reportedly has given Afghan refugees residing in the country XX days to leave voluntarily or face deportation"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1946216025680232788) 2025-07-18 14:30:34 UTC 266.8K followers, 1208 engagements "French Polynesia is a pivotal element of Frances strategy in the Pacific and offers a compelling case study for shared sovereignty within the French Republic"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1938795289097241086) 2025-06-28 03:03:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 2213 engagements "Despite their apparent disinterest in the region whether by design or accident the Trump administration is making decisions that are fundamentally altering Southeast Asias future"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1945642885509963968) 2025-07-17 00:33:06 UTC 266.7K followers, 1433 engagements "Bordered by Tuvalu Samoa Tonga and Fiji and embedded within the Polynesian cultural sphere Wallis and Futuna stands out as one of Frances most distinctive overseas territories"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1937592601340776847) 2025-06-24 19:24:09 UTC 266.8K followers, 1708 engagements "Thailand's digital wallet stimulus scheme might have stood a better chance if the money was given out as a gift card"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947454872506278071) 2025-07-22 00:33:18 UTC 266.7K followers, 1584 engagements "Trump must be careful about pressuring Seoul or his administration could push Lee Jae-myung to move South Korea closer to China"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1946530990769234021) 2025-07-19 11:22:07 UTC 266.7K followers, 1943 engagements "When will Papua New Guinea's Parliament finally decide Bougainvilles status"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947950317905039727) 2025-07-23 09:22:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1429 engagements "In exchange for moderate tariff relief Jakarta has agreed to open its markets to American goods and remove restrictions on the exports of critical minerals to the U.S"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948282509185196434) 2025-07-24 07:22:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1245 engagements "Ian Timberlake spoke with The Diplomats Luke Hunt about a career that took him from reporting on atrocities in Timor-Leste to researching criminal syndicates in Thailand"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947769626500137334) 2025-07-22 21:24:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1423 engagements "Trump said that Washington would apply a XX percent tariff on Philippine imports while Manila has agreed to remove all of its tariffs on American goods"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948249289643217022) 2025-07-24 05:10:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1575 engagements "Even in the midst of a transatlantic rift the China-EU summit cannot bring rapprochement"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947424653313560620) 2025-07-21 22:33:13 UTC 266.8K followers, 4206 engagements "The indigenous OHongana Manyawa tribe lives in remote pockets of Halmahera island a hub of environmentally destructive nickel processing facilities in Indonesia"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947331284428017906) 2025-07-21 16:22:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 1301 engagements "Beyond political and cultural relations Ulaanbaatar and Paris have built up robust cooperation in civil security and disaster relief"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948149380734754944) 2025-07-23 22:33:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1376 engagements "A group of American solar manufacturers has asked the U.S. Commerce Department to impose tariffs on solar imports from Indonesia Laos and India a month after Washington imposed hefty tariffs on similar products from four Southeast Asian nations"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1946157029485150718) 2025-07-18 10:36:08 UTC 266.7K followers, 1559 engagements "If Bangladesh can institutionalize a fair electoral system it will go a long way toward breaking a long-standing cycle of political unrest"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948693717277106387) 2025-07-25 10:36:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1249 engagements "Even in the midst of a transatlantic rift the China-EU summit cannot bring rapprochement"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948101818279485850) 2025-07-23 19:24:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1234 engagements "In assessing the deal it should be noted that the U.S. is not a huge export market for Indonesia especially compared to other countries in the region like Vietnam"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948541965542269245) 2025-07-25 00:33:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1549 engagements "Given the Philippines ongoing strategic significance the Philippines-U.S. alliance is expected to continue to play a significant role in the Indo-Pacific region"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947092463052612061) 2025-07-21 00:33:13 UTC 266.7K followers, 2002 engagements "A drone strike on separatist camps in Myanmar was preceded by a chain of events that had raised the hackles of the security establishment in New Delhi starting with ULFA(I) supremo Paresh Baruahs surprise visit to Taga"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1946760293155004589) 2025-07-20 02:33:17 UTC 266.7K followers, 2141 engagements "Tinian once a Japanese plantation colony in the Northern Mariana Islands became the launch site for the atomic bombings of Japan. Today its been nearly forgotten by the world"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948675090565971970) 2025-07-25 09:22:00 UTC 266.8K followers, 1439 engagements "India has adopted a contradictory approach to Bangladesh: resisting Chinese military sales to the country but failing to present itself as a credible alternative"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948705293350604997) 2025-07-25 11:22:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1189 engagements "China's planned mega-marks a new chapter in the countrys infrastructure history one with profound implications not only for domestic development but also for regional stability in South Asia"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1948555555007606908) 2025-07-25 01:27:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1600 engagements "Iranian analysts believe a renewed China-U.S. trade war could harm Irans economic lifeline but also see potential opportunity in global polarization"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947618214478811351) 2025-07-22 11:22:21 UTC 266.8K followers, 1414 engagements "Beyond their political and cultural relations Mongolia and France have built up robust cooperation in civil security and disaster relief"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947722315669651583) 2025-07-22 18:16:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1216 engagements "The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Pacific Air Force (PACAF) held the second part of this years Cope Thunder exercise from July X to July XX at Clark Air Base in Pampanga"  [@Diplomat_APAC](/creator/x/Diplomat_APAC) on [X](/post/tweet/1947175513203581385) 2025-07-21 06:03:13 UTC 266.7K followers, 1647 engagements
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@Diplomat_APAC The Diplomat
The Diplomat posts on X about philippines, china, thailand, taiwan the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and 3728 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
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- X Month XXXXXXX +0.50%
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- X Year XXXXXXX +6.10%
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Social category influence countries finance travel destinations
Social topic influence philippines #914, china, thailand, taiwan, harm, trade war, india, bangladesh #756, indonesia, cambodia
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on both Thailand and Cambodia to de-escalate the conflict along their shared border where the two militaries continue to exchange heavy fire"
@Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-25 06:25:42 UTC 266.8K followers, 2031 engagements
"Australia is acutely aware that it does not hold the same level of influence or capacity to project power in Southeast Asia as it does in the Pacific" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-24 01:27:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1607 engagements
"The Philippine president has come under fire for opening the country to U.S. imports without getting much in return" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-24 23:45:03 UTC 266.8K followers, 1253 engagements
"Even in the midst of a transatlantic rift the China-EU summit cannot bring rapprochement" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 20:24:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1443 engagements
"The ongoing crisis in New Caledonia threatens to unravel more than three decades of French diplomatic engagement as well as Frances broader strategy in the region" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-05 00:33:07 UTC 266.7K followers, 2156 engagements
"Despite proclaiming a one China policy the Philippines has been quietly moving toward greater economic and security cooperation with Taiwan" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-21 12:15:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 1809 engagements
"South Korean President Lees approval ratings have exceeded XX percent surpassing his XX percent vote share in the June X election" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-21 19:24:08 UTC 266.7K followers, 1899 engagements
"China has lodged stern representations to the Philippines over its recent engagement with Taiwan according to the countrys Ministry of Foreign Affairs" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 08:47:10 UTC 266.7K followers, 1633 engagements
"Trump and his team appear to pay little attention to the region but whether by accident or design his policies are fundamentally altering Southeast Asias trajectory" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-17 19:24:09 UTC 266.7K followers, 1326 engagements
"According to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime Cambodia-based scamming operations are generating billions of dollars in illicit profits each year" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-21 04:33:15 UTC 266.7K followers, 1777 engagements
"Confucian values once rooted in moral constraint like filial piety virtue and ethical cultivation are being refitted to serve a system built on obedience and authority" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 06:03:08 UTC 266.8K followers, 1947 engagements
"Uzbekistans Gen Z is tired of the Russian languages privileged status in the country" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-24 20:24:00 UTC 266.8K followers, 2333 engagements
"Iranian analysts believe a renewed China-U.S. trade war could harm Irans economic lifeline but also see potential opportunity in global polarization" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 03:03:11 UTC 266.8K followers, 1742 engagements
"U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new XX percent tariff rate for imports from the Philippines after a meeting with visiting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-24 17:36:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1160 engagements
"In India thousands of Bengali speakers are being detained as suspected Bangladeshis and some are arbitrarily deported without any legal process whatsoever" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 07:22:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1657 engagements
"The PLA is increasingly practicing integrated joint operations across theater commands" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-20 22:33:08 UTC 266.7K followers, 2408 engagements
"Even in the midst of a transatlantic rift the China-EU summit cannot bring rapprochement" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 15:47:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1209 engagements
"The North Korean arsenal grew to alarming proportions during Obamas two terms in office prompting Pentagon planning for a preemptive strike" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 02:33:07 UTC 266.8K followers, 1888 engagements
"Dhakas trade deficit with the US is smaller than that of Vietnam. Yet it has been slapped with a higher tariff rate" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-21 01:27:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 2042 engagements
"Since July X National Citizen Party members have been travelling from small towns to villages in Bangladesh engaging with local communities and promoting their vision of a Second Republic" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 07:22:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 2265 engagements
"Despite their awareness of the regions ongoing human rights atrocities Princeton University Press staffers were persuaded to join a government-sponsored tour of Xinjiang and somehow inveigled into repeating CCP ethnic harmony propaganda" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 13:22:21 UTC 266.7K followers, 1433 engagements
"The 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling did not bring a conclusive resolution to the Philippines maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea. What other options are there" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 12:15:03 UTC 266.8K followers, 1538 engagements
"The 2016 award did not bring a conclusive resolution to the Philippines maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea. What other options are there" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-24 02:33:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 2198 engagements
"Cambodia and Thailand are inching toward open conflict after Bangkok accused the Cambodian army of laying fresh landmines in a disputed area of the border" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-24 02:46:54 UTC 266.8K followers, 2850 engagements
"A confidential contract between tobacco giant Imperial Brands and Laos has delivered millions of dollars to a relative of the impoverished Southeast Asian countrys former leader documents obtained by @examinationnews" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-06-30 09:22:09 UTC 266.8K followers, 1711 engagements
"Malaysias prime minister yesterday announced a series of measures to address the countrys cost of living crisis including a cash handout for all adult citizens and a small cut to the price of state-subsidized petrol" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-25 02:33:00 UTC 266.8K followers, 1578 engagements
"Iranian analysts believe a renewed China-U.S. trade war could harm Irans economic lifeline but also see potential opportunity in global" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 15:47:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1139 engagements
"The Tajik government reportedly has given Afghan refugees residing in the country XX days to leave voluntarily or face deportation" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-17 11:22:09 UTC 266.8K followers, 1439 engagements
"China has lodged stern representations to the Philippines over its recent engagement with Taiwan according to the countrys Ministry of Foreign Affairs" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 13:22:03 UTC 266.8K followers, 1526 engagements
"A new government-private joint venture named Rapidus is pursuing an ambitious target of mass-producing 2-nanometer logic semiconductors by 2027.Will it work" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-20 03:03:11 UTC 266.7K followers, 2550 engagements
"U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new XX percent tariff rate for imports from the Philippines after yesterday's meeting with visiting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 07:53:34 UTC 266.8K followers, 1445 engagements
"Japan is making a huge bet to revive its long-declining advanced chipmaking industry. A new government-private joint venture named Rapidus is pursuing an ambitious target of mass-producing 2-nanometer logic semiconductors by 2027" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 04:33:09 UTC 266.8K followers, 2660 engagements
"The Tajik government reportedly has given Afghan refugees residing in the country XX days to leave voluntarily or face deportation" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-18 14:30:34 UTC 266.8K followers, 1208 engagements
"French Polynesia is a pivotal element of Frances strategy in the Pacific and offers a compelling case study for shared sovereignty within the French Republic" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-06-28 03:03:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 2213 engagements
"Despite their apparent disinterest in the region whether by design or accident the Trump administration is making decisions that are fundamentally altering Southeast Asias future" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-17 00:33:06 UTC 266.7K followers, 1433 engagements
"Bordered by Tuvalu Samoa Tonga and Fiji and embedded within the Polynesian cultural sphere Wallis and Futuna stands out as one of Frances most distinctive overseas territories" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-06-24 19:24:09 UTC 266.8K followers, 1708 engagements
"Thailand's digital wallet stimulus scheme might have stood a better chance if the money was given out as a gift card" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 00:33:18 UTC 266.7K followers, 1584 engagements
"Trump must be careful about pressuring Seoul or his administration could push Lee Jae-myung to move South Korea closer to China" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-19 11:22:07 UTC 266.7K followers, 1943 engagements
"When will Papua New Guinea's Parliament finally decide Bougainvilles status" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 09:22:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1429 engagements
"In exchange for moderate tariff relief Jakarta has agreed to open its markets to American goods and remove restrictions on the exports of critical minerals to the U.S" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-24 07:22:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1245 engagements
"Ian Timberlake spoke with The Diplomats Luke Hunt about a career that took him from reporting on atrocities in Timor-Leste to researching criminal syndicates in Thailand" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 21:24:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1423 engagements
"Trump said that Washington would apply a XX percent tariff on Philippine imports while Manila has agreed to remove all of its tariffs on American goods" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-24 05:10:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1575 engagements
"Even in the midst of a transatlantic rift the China-EU summit cannot bring rapprochement" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-21 22:33:13 UTC 266.8K followers, 4206 engagements
"The indigenous OHongana Manyawa tribe lives in remote pockets of Halmahera island a hub of environmentally destructive nickel processing facilities in Indonesia" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-21 16:22:12 UTC 266.7K followers, 1301 engagements
"Beyond political and cultural relations Ulaanbaatar and Paris have built up robust cooperation in civil security and disaster relief" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 22:33:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1376 engagements
"A group of American solar manufacturers has asked the U.S. Commerce Department to impose tariffs on solar imports from Indonesia Laos and India a month after Washington imposed hefty tariffs on similar products from four Southeast Asian nations" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-18 10:36:08 UTC 266.7K followers, 1559 engagements
"If Bangladesh can institutionalize a fair electoral system it will go a long way toward breaking a long-standing cycle of political unrest" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-25 10:36:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1249 engagements
"Even in the midst of a transatlantic rift the China-EU summit cannot bring rapprochement" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-23 19:24:02 UTC 266.8K followers, 1234 engagements
"In assessing the deal it should be noted that the U.S. is not a huge export market for Indonesia especially compared to other countries in the region like Vietnam" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-25 00:33:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1549 engagements
"Given the Philippines ongoing strategic significance the Philippines-U.S. alliance is expected to continue to play a significant role in the Indo-Pacific region" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-21 00:33:13 UTC 266.7K followers, 2002 engagements
"A drone strike on separatist camps in Myanmar was preceded by a chain of events that had raised the hackles of the security establishment in New Delhi starting with ULFA(I) supremo Paresh Baruahs surprise visit to Taga" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-20 02:33:17 UTC 266.7K followers, 2141 engagements
"Tinian once a Japanese plantation colony in the Northern Mariana Islands became the launch site for the atomic bombings of Japan. Today its been nearly forgotten by the world" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-25 09:22:00 UTC 266.8K followers, 1439 engagements
"India has adopted a contradictory approach to Bangladesh: resisting Chinese military sales to the country but failing to present itself as a credible alternative" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-25 11:22:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1189 engagements
"China's planned mega-marks a new chapter in the countrys infrastructure history one with profound implications not only for domestic development but also for regional stability in South Asia" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-25 01:27:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1600 engagements
"Iranian analysts believe a renewed China-U.S. trade war could harm Irans economic lifeline but also see potential opportunity in global polarization" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 11:22:21 UTC 266.8K followers, 1414 engagements
"Beyond their political and cultural relations Mongolia and France have built up robust cooperation in civil security and disaster relief" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-22 18:16:01 UTC 266.8K followers, 1216 engagements
"The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Pacific Air Force (PACAF) held the second part of this years Cope Thunder exercise from July X to July XX at Clark Air Base in Pampanga" @Diplomat_APAC on X 2025-07-21 06:03:13 UTC 266.7K followers, 1647 engagements