Rivalry with China in Pacific need not lead to new Cold War, says U.S. security advisor

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The "stiff competition" between the United States and China in the Indo-Pacific does not have to turn into a new Cold War, U.S. national…

China and ASEAN at 30

As the Quad focused on ASEAN at its summit on 24th September, there were several China-ASEAN activities between the two summits, which did not attract too much attention in India.…

By Gurjit Singh

Three Russian fighter jets escort U.S. bomber in Pacific Ocean – RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russian SU-35S fighter jets have escorted a U.S. B-52H strategic bomber which was approaching Russia's border in the Pacific Ocean, RIA news agency reported on Sunday,…

Taiwan, wanting to join Pacific trade pact, questions China’s ‘sudden’ application

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy minister expressed concern on Friday about China's "sudden" decision to apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and said it…

Exclusive: U.S. funding tapped for Pacific undersea cable after China rebuffed

By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Federated States of Micronesia will tap a U.S. funding facility to construct a Pacific undersea communications cable, two sources told Reuters, after rejecting…

Japan, US defence chiefs exchange views on situation in East and South China sea

Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi and US Defence Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III held a telephonic conversation on Friday and exchanged views over the current…