Payback for joint statement? China objects to India entry into Nuclear...
China has reportedly raised objections to the inclusion of India in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). The post Payback for joint statement? China objects to India entry into Nuclear Suppliers Group...
View ArticleNeed to counterbalance China’s bullying role in South China Sea, say US generals
Expressing concern over growing Chinese military power and its assertiveness, two top retired American generals stressed on the lawmakers the need to develop a strategy to counter-balance Chinese...
View ArticleJapan, China hold security talks after 4-year break
Japan and China held security talks today after a four-year hiatus because of simmering territorial tensions, in a meeting expected to touch on the flashpoint issue of maritime crisis management,...
View ArticleVietnam officials visit China to mend relations after rig spat
Vietnam's Communist Party chief and several Cabinet ministers have left for a four-day visit to China as the countries seek to mend relations strained by the giant northern neighbor's deployment last...
View ArticleUS President Barack Obama says concerned China uses size to bully others in...
President Barack Obama said the US is concerned that China uses its "sheer size and muscle" to push around smaller countries in the South China Sea. The post US President Barack Obama says concerned...
View ArticleChina gives India NSG hope, says door on membership isn’t shut yet
Ahead of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to India, China's state-run media said on Friday that the door for India's admission into the NSG is "not tightly" closed and New Delhi should "fully...
View ArticleChinese Navy holds war games in Sea of Japan
Chinese planes and ships held war games in the Sea of Japan last week, the military said, during which Beijing displayed its latest-generation frigate at a time of bitter territorial disputes with...
View ArticleChina is the worst abuser, a manipulator of currency: Donald Trump
Calling China the "worst abuser" and "currency manipulator", Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump warned that if elected, he will identify all countries violating trade agreements and take...
View ArticleChina warns India, says it will intervene if New Delhi incites trouble in...
China will have "to get involved" if any Indian "plot" disrupts the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in restive Balochistan, an influential Chinese think tank has warned India. The...
View ArticleNo winners in any South China war: Vietnamese president warns
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang warned on Tuesday there would be no winners in any armed conflict sparked by territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The post No winners in any South China war:...
View ArticleSouth China Sea dispute: John Kerry urges China, Philippines to abide by...
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said there was no military solution to the dispute in the South China Sea and called on China and the Philippines to abide by a decision on the issue by an...
View ArticleModi to visit Vietnam, attend G-20 meet in China: Here’s all you need to know...
In Vietnam, Modi will hold wide-ranging talks with top leadership of the resource-rich country The post Modi to visit Vietnam, attend G-20 meet in China: Here’s all you need to know about PM’s visit...
View ArticleBarack Obama arrives in China for final visit as president
US President Barack Obama arrived in China today for his final visit as president, intent on cementing the "pivot" to Asia undertaken during his administration. The post Barack Obama arrives in China...
View ArticleHanoi to Hangzhou: Modi sends out bold message to China by upgrading ties...
Modi's visit to Vietnam is a first by an Indian Prime Minister in 15 years and it assumes significant strategic importance. The post Hanoi to Hangzhou: Modi sends out bold message to China by upgrading...
View ArticleChina asks US to play constructive role in SCS dispute
President Xi Jinping on Saturday asked the US to "play a constructive role" in maintaining peace and stability in the disputed South China Sea, asserting that Beijing will "unswervingly" safeguard its...
View ArticleBarack Obama cancels meeting after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s slur
President Barack Obama called off a planned meeting Tuesday with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a US ally's leader during a diplomatic tour that's put Obama in close...
View ArticleIndia’s muscular China-Pakistan policy is the way to go, but prepare for...
Relations between Asian rivals India and China have come under considerable strain in the recent months as mutual misgivings are steadily mounting The post India’s muscular China-Pakistan policy is the...
View ArticlePhilippines accuses Beijing of building secret island in hotly contested...
The Philippines released photos Wednesday to back its claims that China had secretly begun work to cement control over a crucial shoal in the hotly contested South China Sea. The post Philippines...
View ArticleWhy the Asean-India and East Asia summits could be crucial for India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 14th Asean-India Summit and 11th East Asia Summit in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. The post Why the Asean-India and East Asia summits could be crucial for...
View ArticleSouth China Sea: All you need to know about the decades-long dispute
The disputed South China Sea was in focus Wednesday at a regional summit in Laos, the first such gathering since an international court said Beijing's artificial island building programme there was...
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