In ‘Lost Decade’, two prominent Washington analysts say a US ‘pivot to Asia’, originally undertaken in 2011, has failed and that renewing it is critical to stability with China.

In an exclusive interview, Malaysia’s PM talks territorial disputes, navigating US-China tensions and hopes for a Chinese economic rebound.

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell wished New Delhi well in its efforts to improve strained relationship with Beijing.

Cagayan province near Taiwan plays host to a growing American troop presence, living cheek-by-jowl with hundreds of Chinese traders.

Kevin Rudd, Australian envoy to Washington, said whether Beijing acts will depend on its perception of the strength of US deterrence.

In address to Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Dong says his country stands firm against ‘war or chaos’ in region.

A 10-minute phone call between Biden and Marcos in 2022 has changed the course of Washington-Manila ties that slumped under Duterte’s presidency.

Singapore meeting had a ‘positive effect’ on promoting understanding, says Chinese defence ministry spokesman.

The International Institute of Strategic Studies said between 2003 and 2022, the US held 1,113 exercises with its allies, compared to China’s 130.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will reassure Asian allies that Washington is committed to helping the region counter China at this week’s annual Shangri-La Dialogue.

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said any clash in the Taiwan Strait ‘will have dire consequences for the entire world’.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet in Seoul on May 26 and 27.

Defence chief Grant Shapps tells military conference US and British intelligence have proof ‘Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine’.

Rahm Emanuel visited Ishigaki and Yonaguni, an island facing Taiwan, where he interacted with Japanese troops and the local fishing community.

A Chinese think tank calls for a strong response, ‘countermeasures’ after the Balikatan exercise sent an ‘increasingly dangerous’ signal on Taiwan.

For the first time in nearly two years, the foreign ministers of China and South Korea have held talks in the shadow of closer Seoul-Washington ties.

Singapore’s incoming prime minister is bracing himself for years of geopolitical unpredictability, as experts warn that heightened US-China tensions don’t leave much room for manoeuvre.

China told Asean officials that the weapons system, which can fire Tomahawk cruise missiles, is a serious threat to regional security and stability,

‘Taiwan Allies Fund’ would encourage nations that ‘lack the economic or political capability to effectively respond’ to retaliation from China.

Singapore’s unwavering stance that is neither “pro-China” nor “pro-US” is a way of insulating itself from internal and external pressures, analysts say.

Manuel Mamba said Chinese minister Sun Weidong conveyed the warning to him in a meeting last year in Beijing.

Emerging alliance expected to undertake more maritime exercises and provide greater security help to the Philippines in its South China Sea claims.

A US law to safeguard its market from products linked to forced labour has not necessarily been effective, a new study using isotope testing suggests.

An island-retaking exercise in the far north of the Philippines appears to be in preparation for hostilities breaking out over Taiwan, observers say.

US defence chief Lloyd Austin said the grouping would look at undertaking more maritime drills, as well as providing greater security assistance to Manila.