Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent visit to three Southeast Asian countries drew widespread headlines — not only for diplomatic pageantry but also for its timing. The visit came on the heels of ...

China’s ongoing pursuit of a cross-border pipeline with Turkmenistan in Central Asia has repercussions for both the region and Australia. In October, China’s President Xi Jinping called for enhancing ...

Beijing's anxiety over the ‘internationalisation’ of the Taiwan issue underpins Taiwan Strait tensions, as demonstrated by large-scale military exercises by the People's Liberation Army in late 2024.

More than most regions in the world, Southeast Asia has found itself in the middle of the intensifying U.S.-Chinese rivalry. Most major countries in other parts of Asia are already spoken for: ...

Asia-Pacific markets trade mostly lower on Monday following a downbeat session on Wall Street on Friday amid concerns over a slowing US economy, which could prompt Fed rate cuts. Focus shifts to China ...

China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes China's attempts to become a media, information, and influence superpower, seeking for the first time to shape the ...