AUKUS and JAPHUS: Containing China?
The reality is that China is too big and powerful to be contained and that is why the US is pursuing a 'constrainment' strategy, says the writer.
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US Army to launch Javelin missiles in joint exercise with Philippines
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Stronger momentum in US-PH ties in 2023
The writer says that in her 37 years as a diplomat, she has not seen such bilateral engagement in such a short period of time.
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China, US agree to communicate, boost relations
The discussions follow the three-hour meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in Indonesia. As a follow-up, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit…
U.S., Australia to counter China’s ‘destabilizing military activities’
Britain’s defence minister, Ben Wallace, will also attend the first in-person meeting of AUKUS ministers on Wednesday in Washington.