Diplomacy – Page 11 – Asia Times

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) gave a horse to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photos: Reuters, Wikimedia Commons, David Monniaux

Beijing, China, Middle East

French gift horse fails to bring in more Airbus orders

by Ben Kwok January 10, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump's trade policies may cause big problems for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Time for Washington to reconsider alliance with Seoul?

by Robert E. McCoy January 10, 2018

Lao dancers perform during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' gala dinner at the National Convention Center in Vientiane, Laos, September 7, 2016. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

Laos dances to survive between China and Vietnam

by John McBeth January 9, 2018February 18, 2020

People wave Chinese and British flags at the departure of a freight train transporting containers from the UK on April 10, 2017, en route to Yiwu in China's Zhejiang province. Photo: AFP / Isabel Infantes

Australia, China, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China’s soft and sharp power, and ‘information warfare’

by Joseph S. Nye January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (R) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) attend a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on March 24, 2017.Photo: AFP/David Gray

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Australia’s hard choice between China and US

by Lachlan Colquhoun January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia's flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People during a welcoming ceremony for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (not in picture) in Beijing, China, April 14, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

China dangles trade threat over Australia

by Alan Boyd January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A United Nations soldier in the Joint Security Area in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Panmunjom. Photo: iStock

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea quick to warm to Kim’s Olympics icebreaker

by Andrew Salmon January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

The economic consequences for China of a new Korean War

by Danny Lam January 2, 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fred Dufour / Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Canada’s foreign policy annus horribilis

by Danny Lam December 29, 2017

Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the United Nations, told the General Assembly that the US was taking the names of those countries that voted to support a resolution condemning the Trump administration decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
Photo: AFP/Luiz Rampelotto

China, Egypt, European Union, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Trump’s UN bullyboy tactics may serve to isolate the US

by Ken Moak December 28, 2017

Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, (L) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing on December 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Beijing complicates Washington’s Afghan strategy

by MK Bhadrakumar December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Late Indian prime minister P V Narasimha Rao. Photo: Wikipedia

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

P V Narasimha Rao: homage to a great Indian statesman

by Sunil Dhavala December 23, 2017

People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that landed close to Japan, in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-Ji

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

N. Korea will seek talks after ICBM tech ‘solidifies’: South Korea think tank

by Asia Times staff December 22, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam, on November 11, 2017. Photo: AFP / Sputnik/ Mikhail Klimentyev

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

In from the cold: CIA gesture indicates thawing US-Russia ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 18, 2017December 18, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks at a rocket warhead tip after a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Diplomacy still has chance with N. Korea: Russian analyst

by Asia Times staff December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Turkey switches to full defiance of US, continues Putin courtship

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 14, 2017

A protester from a right-wing minor political group, the Party of Freedom, dressed as a Spartan at an anti-China demonstration outside the Chinese Consulate in Camperdown, Sydney on May 30, 2015. Photo: Citizenside/Richard Ashen

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

China-Australia tensions break into the open

by Erin Cook December 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Dr Victor Cha. Source: YouTube

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Full in-tray waiting as US fills diplomatic hole in Seoul

by Andrew Salmon December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

A police officer stands guard as officials start counting votes in Kathmandu's city hall a day after parliamentary and provincial elections in Nepal. December 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Navesh Chitrakar

Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Nepal, Maldives poised to move out of Indian orbit

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 9, 2017

Chinese fishery surveillance ships (center and below left) enter the Japanese territorial waters near Uoturijima (background), one of the main island of the disputed Senkaku Islands. Photo: AFP via The Yomiuri Shimbun

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Taiwan, Vietnam

Japan, China agree to open hotline to avert military clash over Senkaku Islands: Asahi

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen waves as he arrives at the airport in Manila on April 28, 2017, ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

So long, US; howdy, Russia

by David Hutt December 7, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a combination photo. Photos: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque, KCNA/Handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Time for détente with North Korea

by Robert E. McCoy December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Passersby walk past a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

UN political affairs chief to visit North Korea this week

by Michelle Nichols December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, November 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls

World

When world leaders descend into twitterdom

by Neville Sarony December 4, 2017

Photos: Reuters/KCNA

Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Trump says China’s diplomacy failing to rein in North Korea

by Makini Brice and Andrew Osborn December 1, 2017February 18, 2020

A Malaysian religious student is seen inside the Federal Territory Mosque in Kuala Lumpur on May 20, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/ Muhammad Shahrizal

AT Finance, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

Malaysia’s ‘Arabization’ owes to Saudi ties

by Nile Bowie November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Assessing Trump’s Asia policy – with J. Stapleton Roy

by Doug Tsuruoka November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Crowning diplomatic moment for Duterte

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 16, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Vietnam-US-China triangle solidified after Trump, Xi visits

by Xuan Loc Doan November 15, 2017

Vietnamese police officers stand next to a sign near the venue of the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam November 9 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

AT Finance, China, European Union, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

The Vietnam Trump refuses to see

by David Hutt November 10, 2017February 18, 2020