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Could Taiwan election make US-China relations worse?
Asia-Pacific

Could Taiwan election make US-China relations worse?

Lai Ching-te has won a decisive victory, but 'staying the course' may mean all sides will have to work harder to keep the peace

Remember when Japan was going to take over the world?
Asia-Pacific

Remember when Japan was going to take over the world?

The threat of the China hegemon may be going the way of the Tokyo scourge — down the memory hole

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Asia-Pacific

House passes pro-Taiwan measures that are sure to look anti-China to Beijing

Though it carries some positive elements, TERA still contains harmful items leftover from the controversial Taiwan Policy Act.

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Asia-Pacific

Here's how the US shouldn't respond to China protests

Washington has a habit of getting involved in ways that make things worse for demonstrators on the ground.

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Asia-Pacific

This is why there is no 'China-Russia alliance'

German leader Olaf Scholz is taking heat for his trip to Beijing — but as usual, critics are oversimplifying a complex geopolitical picture.

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Asia-Pacific

Great Power folly? NATO's ill-timed turn to China

While Europe becomes increasingly dependent on the US in its own backyard, the alliance puts Beijing on notice.