Our House: Why China’s New South Asian Trade Deal is Making Washington Sweat

A 15-member South Asian trade agreement that includes China and Japan has put the West on notice that its influence in the region is waning and possibly done for.

Raul Diego
By Raul Diego
RCEP China Feature photo

For most Americans, the mention of Hanoi elicits memories of the Vietnam war and the peak of the antiwar movement in the United States. Nearly half a century later, unexploded ordnances  (UXO) left behind by U.S. soldiers are still killing and maiming Vietnamese people, but a new day has arrived for the long-suffering southeast Asian country along

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US Hegemony Declines As Southeast Asian Nations Pledge Integration With China

Southeast Asian elites have expressed doubts over the United States’ ability to retain its regional dominance, especially given the erratic leadership of President Donald Trump and his administration’s stubborn “America First” agenda.

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, and Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, Aug. 3, 2018. Joseph Nair | AP

SINGAPORE - A decade of often bruising negotiations has led to a new agreement for cooperation, as China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional bloc issued a draft document committing to working together, conduct that will govern future talks over the South China Sea. A 26-page joint communiqué followed a

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No, Beijing’s South China Sea Offensive Isn’t About Oil And Fish

… contrary to widespread reports. And that’s why the conflict matters to Americans.

Global Post
By Global Post

  HONG KONG — Conflicts have recently escalated between China and its Southeast Asian maritime neighbors over rocks, reefs, shoals and islets in the South China Sea. Last week, Hanoi released video footage of its vessels being rammed by the Chinese Coast Guard after Vietnam tried to block China’s attempt to commence drilling for

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