
Beijing’s Welcome Gift to Biden: More Threats and Tensions
If China is seeking a reset of relations, it has a strange way of showing it.

U.S. Carriers Send a Message to Beijing Over South China Sea
“China is just pushing on all fronts,” a former defense official told Foreign Policy. “I’m worried at some point that the dam is going to break somewhere.”

Under Cover of Pandemic, China Steps Up Brinkmanship in South China Sea
Beijing has increased pressure on its nervous neighbors in its quest to dominate the entire South China Sea.

Trump Needs to Show That He Is Serious About America’s Rivalry With China
The president should use his trip to Asia to reassure allies and assert U.S. power.

Trump’s China Policy Must Look Beyond North Korea
The White House should consider the long term in its dealings with Beijing.

Japan Talks Tough on Senkaku Islands Dispute with China
Japan flexes its maritime military muscles.

Beijing Is Ready To Go Eyeball to Eyeball With Trump
The U.S. president-elect took the first steps up the ladder of escalation, but China’s seizure of a naval drone shows it’s glad to follow.

Rubio Calls for Sanctions on Beijing for South China Sea Antics
In dealing with Beijing, is this a brilliant bill or blunder and bluster?

Half of Chinese Favor The U.S. Despite Growing Tensions
The poll also showed that Chinese citizens prefer Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.

Duterte Wants U.S. Special Forces Out of the Southern Philippines
Ever since he took office on June, the Philippines and the United States have been on somewhat rocky footing.

How to Explain Xi Jinping’s Mounting Foreign-Policy Failures
Yet The Hague's decision was only the latest in a series of diplomatic setbacks for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Thoughts on the Hague Tribunal’s South China Sea Ruling
The hard work starts now.

Why China Says No to the Arbitration on the South China Sea
Beijing will ignore the upcoming ruling — and with good reason.

Can Indonesia Afford a Fish War With China?
Jakarta needs Beijing’s billions, but it’s fed up with Chinese fishing boats trawling its waters.

China Doesn’t Care About What Some Dutch Court Thinks about the South China Sea
And veiled threats from the U.S. Secretary of Defense clearly don’t scare it, either.

Washington’s Honeymoon in Cam Ranh Bay
Chinese bellicosity in the disputed waters of the South China Sea has brought the United States back to a strategic port and created enough misery to unite the former foes.

Pentagon: Chinese Military Modernization Enters “New Phase”
Beijing is overhauling its army, while looking to flex its muscles further from home

Obama Finally Gets His Pacific Trade Deal
In a potentially massive win for the White House, negotiators agree on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

China’s 3,000-Acre Aircraft Carriers Could Change the Balance of Power in the Pacific
That’s why the United States needs to act now.

Will Xi Jinping Yield to U.S. Demands on the Economy?
U.S. officials have long prodded China to open its economy and stop meddling with its markets and money. Will Xi finally listen?