IPEF needs to be win-win, not US-centric
The framework has promise but needs incentives for countries to stay the course.
Geopolitics
Reading into the recent speeches of the US ambassador
Ever since opening up with China in 1971, the US-China relationship developed to become a crucial aspect of global stability and significantly contributed to worldwide prosperity.
US, Taiwan launch trade talks in bid to deepen ties
The process, labeled the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, follows an agreement US President Joe Biden announced last week with 12 Asian economies, which excluded Taiwan.
Indian officials meet Taliban in Kabul in first visit since US exit
Poverty and hunger have rocketed in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power after the United States pulled out, and India has sent food grains and other aid.
Sincerity of US ‘vision’ for Asean put to test
Despite the US’ apparent ardor to revive its relationship with the region, some Asean analysts are still probing the longevity of this attention.
Provocations by US, NZ should stop, Beijing says
A foreign minsitry spokesman also pushed back on the joint statement's deliberate hyping up of the South China Sea issue and its unwarranted remarks on China's internal affairs.
Philippines joins Rimpac naval exercise, biggest in the world
Thirty-eight ships, four submarines, nine national land forces and more than 170 aircraft from 26 countries will participate in the naval exercise.
Senior Chinese, South Korean officials hold phone talks on ties
The two sides also exchanged views on the affairs of the Korean Peninsula and other issues of common concern.
China tells Bangladesh to ‘reject bloc politics’
On May 10, 2021, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming had said Bangladesh 'should not join the Quad', and that Bangladesh's relations with China will 'substantially be…
US backs Philippines in China fishing ban
The State Department pointed to a 2016 ruling by a court in The Hague that rejected China’s claims, as well as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, ratified by China…