Xi-Biden talk seen as chance to put ties back on track
The meeting will be the first one-on-one meeting of Xi and Biden via video link since the US president took office in January
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Japan-U.S. ‘2-plus-2’ security talks to be postponed until next year
Both sides determined that more time was needed to prepare for the meeting, which was originally slated to take place this year
U.S. and allies would ‘take action’ if Taiwan attacked, says Blinken
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was speaking at a forum hosted by the New York Times
After pro-China pivot, Duterte warming ties with US, says analyst
The remarks were made by Derek Grossman, a senior defence analyst at the RAND Corporation
India, US to strengthen dialogue on defence technology cooperation
The two sides are looking create opportunities for co-production and co-development
Japan, U.S. allies urge Biden not to declare ‘no first use’ policy
Under the policy, the country would not use nuclear weapons unless it was attacked with nuclear weapons
Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships
The mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer were detected in its northwestern desert, possibly as practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the…
Heightened tensions over Taiwan the most urgent threat to global security
Matters are reaching a point where a trilateral strategy between the USA, Japan, and Taiwan to fend off Beijing’s attempts to bring its ‘renegade province’ to heel is…
Viet Nam demands China withdraw ships out of Viet Nam’s Whitsun Reef
Hanoi made the demand last Thursday following reports of the operation of many Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef
Seoul to make final effort to convince Jakarta to develop fighter jets
Indonesia had agreed to shoulder 20 percent of the new fighter's development cost, but it later stopped making payments