December 2025 – Page 343 – From Inside Asia

1 Philippine Coast Guard Ship Battles 3 Chinese Warships—China’s Naval Strength Is Shockingly Weak

On November 30, the Philippine Coast Guard’s 300-ton patrol vessel BRP Cabra successfully pushed a Chinese Coast Guard ship out of contested waters in...

by China Observer December 3, 2025

World

Beyond factories: how China’s trendy brands turn local influence global

With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative...

by Mia Nurmamat,Alice Li December 3, 2025

World

Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry gets 2½ years in prison

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the Friends star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2½...

by Associated Press December 3, 2025

World

Why peeling back layers of strategic ambiguity will only hurt Japan

Putting aside the ongoing war of words between Beijing and Tokyo surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statements on Taiwan last month, there is...

by Zhou Bo December 3, 2025

US Politics

Federal Ruling Blocks Trump’s Medicaid Funding Cut to Planned Parenthood in 22 States

A federal judge on Dec. 2 prevented enforcement of a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the president’s major tax and domestic...

by FIA Staff December 3, 2025

World

Bessent calls Beijing an ‘ally’ after Trump signs bill on ties with Taiwan

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday described the United States as an ally to both mainland China and Taiwan, while at the same...

by Khushboo Razdan December 3, 2025

World

China unlikely to aid Maduro if US acts, but may benefit from fallout: analysts

Beijing is unlikely to offer military help to Venezuela if the United States moves against President Nicolas Maduro, analysts say, but it could still...

by Igor Patrick,Khushboo Razdan December 3, 2025

News

Macron Begins China Tour as Tensions Over Ukraine War, Trade Persist

French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Beijing to start a three-day state visit, where trade and the war in Ukraine are set to...

by Dorothy Li December 3, 2025

China Inisights YouTube

The Central Military Commission issues a weird document.Xi’s power is facing serious challenges.

China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...

by China Insights December 3, 2025