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Asia-Pacific

Trump vs. his China hawks

The president ushered in a bipartisan push for confrontation with Beijing in his first term. Is he now trying to usher it out?

New weapons to Taiwan: 'Overdue correction' or poorly timed move?
Asia-Pacific

New weapons to Taiwan: 'Overdue correction' or poorly timed move?

There is a right way and a dumb way to show US support for the island. China's moves since the announcement indicates which is which.

China lion
Asia-Pacific

Taiwan shouldn't become the thorn we use to provoke China

There is a reason US strategic ambiguity has worked for 40 years

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
Asia-Pacific

Takaichi 101: How to torpedo relations with China in a month

The brand new Japanese prime minister set off a firestorm by implying war with China if Beijing attacked Taiwan

Trump ASEAN
Asia-Pacific

‘America First’ meets ‘ASEAN Way’ in Kuala Lumpur

Trump announces largely one-way trade deals with Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, and also takes credit for another peace agreement.

Sanae Takaichi, Xi Jinping
Asia-Pacific

First female Japan PM takes hawkish position on China, Taiwan

LDP leader Sanae Takaichi could use a primer on deterrence and the best way to help defend Taiwan without provoking a war