South American Bloc Looks to Asia, Europe in Face of Trump Trade War

By Martin Raschinsky and Tomas Viola South America's Mercosur bloc sought Thursday to expand its markets in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Appoints “Tiger-Fighter’ as New Leader

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has appointed a new leader. Zou Jiayi, a former Vice Finance Minister and anti-corruption official, was elected as the new leader of the development bank, which functions as a China-centric version of the World Bank. She replaces Jin Liqun, the founding ...

Vietnam and China Call for Deeper Ties

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday, amid ongoing pressure from the United States to loosen the ties between the countries. The two met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions gathering in ...

China’s Xi Urges Singapore Leader to Jointly Resist ‘Hegemony’

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Singapore's prime minister to join the fight against "hegemony" and protectionism in trade as they met in Beijing on Tuesday. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's first official visit to China lasts until Thursday. ...

Pentagon Chief Warns China ‘Preparing’ to Use Military Force in Asia

By Ty McCormick U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia, vowing the United States was "here to stay" in the Indo-Pacific region.

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

BRICS Announces Numerous New Initiatives

The BRICS group wrapped up its two-day leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. The summit’s final communique is a 16,000-word doorstop that covers numerous issues from economics to education.
The communique avoids any direct mention of the United States, and references to “unilateralism” and other coded criticism are also relatively scarce. Rather, the communique keeps the focus on the BRICS’ vision of the strengthening and reform of the global multilateral system ...

No Top Defense Officials in China Delegation at Key Summit

No top Chinese defense officials will attend a key regional summit in Singapore this week, Beijing said Thursday, despite ongoing tensions with the United States. The Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top international defense forum, kicks off in the city-state on Friday.

France’s Macron in Vietnam to Offer Third Way Between U.S., China

By Francesco Fontemaggi France's Emmanuel Macron will hold talks Monday in Vietnam at the start of his Southeast Asia tour, an opportunity to test his "Indo-Pacific strategy" in a region caught in the middle of the confrontation between the United States ...

China Tries Quiet Diplomacy, but U.S. Secures India-Pakistan Ceasefire

A fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached on Saturday between India and Pakistan appears to be holding despite accusations from both sides that the other is violating the agreement. While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance were working directly ...

China Tries Quiet Diplomacy, but U.S. Secures India-Pakistan Ceasefire

A fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached on Saturday between India and Pakistan appears to be holding despite accusations from both sides that the other is violating the agreement. While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance were working directly ...

Xi Emphasizes Trade as He Kicks Off Southeast Asian Tour

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Monday, the first visit in his tour of Southeast Asia. He was met by the country’s President Lu’o’ng Cu’ò’ng. Xi will also make stops in Malaysia and Cambodia. Trade will likely be the dominant theme ...

China Arrests Three Filipinos Suspected of Spying

China on Thursday said it had "destroyed" an intelligence network set up by the Philippine espionage agency and arrested three spies from the country. The announcement comes as the two countries continue to confront each other over disputed territory in the ...

China Says Launches Military Drills in Taiwan Strait

The Chinese military announced new exercises Wednesday in sensitive waters near Taiwan, a day after Beijing launched drills to surround the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The exercises in the crucial Taiwan Strait waterway aim to "test the troops' ...
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