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An Empire in Decline

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

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.

August 3rd, 2018
Elliott Gabriel
August 3rd, 2018
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.

May 14th, 2014
Global Post
May 14th, 2014
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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