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Asia-Pacific

Pushing East Asia to hike defense could boomerang on Wall Street

Spending increases on the scale the admin is pressing for could push up US bond yields further, hurting American markets, and allies too

Okinawa
Asia-Pacific

The slow walk of US Marines from Okinawa

Despite years of promises, only a handful of American forces have actually left as fears loom of a rising China

Modi Xi
Asia-Pacific

Biden's vaunted 'allies & partners' have their own ideas

A series of events show how countries like India and Japan may be seeking more independence from the American-led order

Shigeru Ishiba
Asia-Pacific

Election leaves Japan in a mess

However a coalition is achieved, China hawks will still dominate in Tokyo

The tightening Pacific web: A move toward Asian NATO?
Asia-Pacific

The tightening Pacific web: A move toward Asian NATO?

Biden administration aims to reinforce hub-and-spoke model for U.S. supremacy in the Indo-Pacific.

Japan's new PM may have a bone to pick with the US
Asia-Pacific

Japan's new PM may have a bone to pick with the US

Shigeru Ishiba views the relationship as 'asymmetrical' — with Washington largely dictating Tokyo's foreign policy