While Japan won't walk away from its alliance with the United States, the linchpin of the Asian country's diplomacy and ...

Even U.S. allies locked in national security disputes with Beijing, like the Philippines, are finding it impossible to resist ...

Ishiba's visits follow Chinese President Xi Jinping's own tour of the region, reflecting a broader competition for influence ...

China's President Xi Jinping pledged "self-reliance and self-strengthening" to develop AI in China, state media reported on ...

Trump’s ‘America First’ ideology seems to backfire as it drives other countries to take measures that could leave the U.S.

China Looks to Southeast Asia. As Andrew Salmon of The Washington Times wrote in an April 18, 2025 article titled “Amid U.S. tariff shock, Xi paints China as a reliable partner, ...

President Donald Trump’s tariff war basically against China has caused serious problems for the tiger economies of Southeast Asia ... raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 percent. Xi Jinping called ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Vietnam and the Philippines next week, officials said Wednesday, as Tokyo ...

Last week, Xi made the rounds in Southeast Asia. Lest Trump isn’t aware, the 10 economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are China’s top export market, followed by Europe. The U.S., ...

ASEAN’s strategic interests lie in autonomy, market access, and meaningful economic alternatives to China. Can the U.S. take ...

As Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on his three-country visit last week, it was clear that China had wasted no time in picking up on the discontent that has exploded in South East Asia after the ...

On Monday, after Xi's visit, Beijing warned countries against signing trade deals with the U.S. "at the expense of China’s interest." ...