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Clashes on South China Sea, Ukraine Dominate Asia Summit

By Shaun Tandon and Thanaporn Promyamyai The United States and its allies clashed on Friday with Russia and China at a summit in Laos dominated by disputes on maritime claims and Ukraine. World leaders descended ...

Blinken at ASEAN Meet Condemns China’s ‘Increasingly Dangerous’ Sea Moves

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Beijing's "increasingly dangerous" actions in the South China Sea and voiced support for freedom of navigation as he met leaders of the ASEAN bloc on Friday. "We remain concerned about China's increasingly dangerous and ...

Blinken Arrives at Asia Summit With Firm Line on Myanmar, China

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Laos on Thursday for the East Asia Summit, where he will push a firm line on Myanmar's junta and Beijing's assertive actions in the South China Sea. In a shift of focus after ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Hits the Phones to Stave Off Mideast Conflict

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently spoke by phone with his counterparts in Egypt and Jordan in a renewed Chinese diplomatic push to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently spoke by ...

Rhetorical Heat Raises the Stakes in the South China Sea

Foreign Ministers from the U.S.-centric Quad defense alliance criticized what they called “coercive and intimidating maneuvers” in the South China Sea. This comes after talks between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny ...

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The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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U.S. Will Reportedly Increase Military Funding to the Philippines

This week’s joint visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Manila will reportedly see the announcement of $500 million in additional military funding to the Philippines to bolster its defenses, and a possible new military pact between the countries.

Blinken, Austin Hold Defense Talks With Philippine Counterparts

By Léon Bruneau U.S. foreign and defense ministers met their Philippine counterparts in Manila on Tuesday. Beijing's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea is likely to dominate the talks. A series of escalating confrontations ...

Quad ‘Seriously Concerned’ About Situation in South China Sea

By Léon Bruneau The foreign ministers of the United States, Japan, Australia and India on Monday expressed "serious concern" over the situation in the South China Sea in a veiled rebuke to Beijing. U.S. Secretary ...

Antony Blinken’s Busy Weekend Pushing Back Against China’s Growing Influence in Asia

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent the past few days crisscrossing Asia, from Laos to Vietnam to Japan, in a concerted effort to challenge Chinese territorial claims in the region and bolster Washington's formidable alliance network. The Secretary arrived ...

The ASEAN Wonk on Great Power Politics in Southeast Asia

Over the past several days, foreign ministers from China, the U.S., Japan, and Russia, among others, have passed through the Laotian capital, Vientiane, ostensibly for an ASEAN gathering. But the real action took place on the sidelines of the meeting, where ...

U.S., Japan Take a Swipe at China and Deepen Defense Ties

By Simon Sturdee The United States and Japan issued scathing verbal attacks on China and Russia on Sunday after high-level discussions on enhancing already close defense collaboration between Tokyo and Washington in an increasingly unstable region.

Blinken in Japan for 2+2 Security Talks, Quad

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Sunday as part of an Asia-Pacific tour aimed at shoring up alliances in the face of an increasingly assertive China. The visit comes three months after President Joe Biden and Prime ...
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