If these two points hold true, then the potential East Asian targets for a Trump shakedown, which are Taiwan, the Philippines, South Korea and Japan, can relax. In the confrontation with China, even Trump's America will need the support of its traditional Asian allies.

Nor would an offensive Caribbean island chain completely sever U.S. access to the Atlantic and Pacific, the way the first island chain—which encloses 100 percent of China’s continental crest—obstructs access to the Western Pacific and points beyond.

There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand's border with Myanmar. But in recent days, hundreds of people here boarded direct flights back home to China.

The deployment of a Chinese naval task group in our region is clearly aimed at sending a message and testing Australia’s responses—not only on the military front, but socially and politically. The worst misstep would

A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday, in what observers said was the second incident of potentially catastrophic behavior by the People’s Liberation Army against foreign aircraft in a week.

Japan and South Korea’s 2024 trade surpluses with the U.S. amounted to $68.5 billion and $66 billion each, just ahead of Canada, at $63.3 billion. Then there’s Taiwan, the independent island which China, vowing to take over, bullies with air and naval exercises. Taiwan had a surplus with the U.S. of $73.9 billion.

SYDNEY: China's ambassador to Australia said on Friday (Feb 28) his country had no reason to apologise for the military drills it conducted in international waters between Australia and New Zealand th

Chinese and Taiwanese companies will invest nearly US$300 billion overseas, while those from South Korea will funnel US$200 billion Major companies from China, Taiwan and South Korea would be responsible for nearly half a trillion dollars in outbound investments over the next five years,

RISING tensions between the United States and China present Asian law firms with a “huge opportunity”, as the region is likely to benefit given its reputation for being politically stable, said Rajah & Tann managing partner Patrick Ang on Thursday (Feb 27).