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Analysts: US notches win in wooing ASEAN countries to join economic deal

The United States has scored a win in its efforts to counter Beijing’s influence in Southeast Asia by getting most…

2 years ago

China, Australia vie for influence, as Beijing touts vision for the Pacific

As China launched a high-level diplomatic mission to build its influence in the Pacific islands, Australia’s new government responded with…

2 years ago

Top US diplomat lays out ‘invest, align, compete’ strategy to meet China challenge

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the United States would employ a threefold strategy of investing at home, aligning efforts…

2 years ago

Japan criticizes ‘provocative’ China-Russia air patrol during Quad summit

Japan has described as “provocative” a joint patrol by Chinese and Russian air forces over the Sea of Japan and…

2 years ago

Australia, India, Japan and US end ‘Quad’ summit with eyes on China

Leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) met on Tuesday in Tokyo, with China’s increasing influence and assertiveness in the…

2 years ago

Biden unveils US Info-Pacific economic plan after summits in Japan, South Korea

U.S. President Joe Biden wound up his visit to South Korea and Japan Monday with the announcement of the Indo-Pacific…

3 years ago

Myanmar junta gets effective diplomatic downgrade as a result of military coup

Myanmar’s 15-month-old military junta is suffering a diplomatic downgrade as Western and some Southeast Asian neighbors are withholding ambassadorial appointments…

3 years ago

Escape from Beijing: how a young man fled China’s zero-COVID policy

A Chinese citizen and former resident of Beijing who gave only the nickname Joseph took one look at the newly…

3 years ago

Czech venue pushes back against pressure from China to cancel Badiucao’s cartoons

Organizers of an exhibition by dissident cartoonist Badiucao in the Czech Republic have refused to cancel the event despite pressure…

3 years ago

China clamps down on dissident writer who criticized cult of personality around Xi

Despite asking for public input ahead of a key party congress later this year, Chinese authorities appear to be stepping…

3 years ago

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