Philippine leadership puts ASEAN at center of South China Sea rivalry

The Philippines assumes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations chair during maritime tension and less diplomatic patience ...

China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, are at odds again

They’re at it again. China and Japan are frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured and bloody history ...

China, US seek Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ahead of ASEAN meeting

China and the U.S. are renewing their separate efforts to reach a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, days ahead ...
Los Angeles Times

China defiant over South China Sea skirmishes in ASEAN talks, blames meddling by foreign forces

VIENTIANE, Laos — Southeast Asian leaders stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang was defiant during ...
Yahoo

China pushes for closer Southeast Asia trade links as it fends off US pressure

Vice-President Han Zheng urged China and Southeast Asia to deepen their strategic alignment on Wednesday, as Beijing pushes to upgrade its free trade area agreement with the region amid the US trade ...
The Diplomat

ASEAN, China Upgrade Free Trade Agreement

Leaders from China and the 11 ASEAN member states shake hands during the 28th ASEAN-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 28, 2025. Credit: ASEAN Secretariat/Kusuma Pandu Wijaya The Association ...
The Diplomat

ASEAN Should Watch the China-US Cyber Competition More Closely

The United States published its new International Cyberspace & Digital Policy Strategy on May 6. The strategy portrays China as “the broadest, most active, and most persistent cyber threat” and ...