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As the world's two greatest powers jostle for economic influence, what does the future have in store for Asia?
New survey shows Asean member states neither want China to threaten their security, nor the US to undermine their hard-won prosperity.
- Japan’s ambition to send its first astronaut to the moon in 2028 is seen as a move to prevent China from scoring a propaganda coup, analysts say
- While China has made good progress in its space projects, it is unlikely to put a man on the moon any time soon due to the mission’s complexity
Mohamad Hasan takes a veiled swipe at US-Philippines military cooperation during a meeting with China’s foreign minister in Beijing.
While Philippines was absent from forum, members passed updated Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea, a non-binding multilateral agreement.
Wang Yi vows China will continue to invest more in Cambodian infrastructure and promote production capacity cooperation: foreign ministry.
Next week’s iteration of the annual joint exercise will be the biggest and a clear signal to Beijing, observers say.
Mid-range launcher now in the Philippines is a ‘powerful weapon’ capable of retaliatory strikes on mainland China, analysts say.
Six vessels would participate in the Balikatan exercise that involves a simulation of an armed recapture of an island near the South China Sea.
The Philippine president said the cooperation agreement signed in Washington will change the dynamic in Asean and around the contested waterway.
The relationship between the two Asian giants is already ‘complex and delicate’, despite their intertwined economies.
The US urged greater transparency from Cambodia over the US$1.7 billion project that analysts say could be used to boost China’s military presence in Phnom Penh.
Central to recent run-ins between the two sides are the Scarborough and Second Thomas shoals located inside Manila’s EEZ, but which Beijing claims as its own.
Chinese foreign ministry says China does not compete with other nations in military power and ‘firmly pursues a defensive national defence policy’.
US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said the move is not meant ‘for just one contingency,’ but ‘it’s built around the security in the Indo-Pacific’.
This year’s edition of the annual Balikatan joint military exercises will take place in areas outside Philippine territory along the outer edge of South China Sea’s waters.
Alexander Gray, who helped to shape the previous administration’s approach to Asia, said Trump unlikely to significantly alter the trajectory of foreign policy set forth by Biden.
Wu Shicun, founding president of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies, is pessimistic about progress of South China Sea Code of Conduct.
For the first time, more people in Southeast Asia favour alignment with China over the US, a new survey shows. But distrust in Beijing also ticked higher.
Coming summit proves US strategic containment aims remain ‘rock solid’, analyst says, as another forecasts just negative reactions from China, varying only in degree.
Senior diplomat Liu Zhenmin tells Boao Forum in Hainan countries should resolve their disputes on a regional basis and warns outsiders not to ‘fan the flames’.
US President Joe Biden’s press secretary confirmed the April 11 meeting with Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and Fumio Kishida to ‘advance a trilateral partnership built on deep historical ties of friendship’.
Assistant US secretary of state Daniel Kritenbrink says he raised issues around Ream base during Phnom Penh visit.
The ‘aggression’ the Philippines faces from China in the disputed sea is unprecedented, says the country’s ambassador to the US, Jose Manuel Romualdez.
