Diplomacy – Page 16 – Asia Times

Cui Tiankai, China's Ambassador to the US. Photo: AFP

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Branstad, Cui Tiankai to speak at US-China conference

by Doug Tsuruoka May 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Indians beat an effigy of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a protest in April against the death sentence given to former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan. Photo: Reuters / Pawan Kumar

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

ICJ’s stay on Indian Jadhav’s execution a blow to Pakistan

by E Jaya Kumar May 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Military relations between South Korea and the United States being re-examined. Photo: iStock

China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

South Korea’s election means the US must change its policy

by Stephen Bryen May 10, 2017

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09), carrying the GSAT-9 communications satellite, blasts off from the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, India, on May 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Satellite to take South Asian cooperation to new heights

by E Jaya Kumar May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte waits for the Southeast Asian leaders to arrive during the opening ceremony of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila, Philippines April 29, 2017. Picture taken April 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, China, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Trump and Duterte: cuts of the same cloth

by Mark R Thompson May 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump on a telephone before playing a round of golf in a 2013 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Innerarity

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Iraq, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Will Southeast Asia answer Trump’s call?

by David Hutt and Shawn W. Crispin May 6, 2017February 18, 2020

A frayed EU flag flutters atop the Greek Ministry of Finance in central Athens, Greece. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why the EU must engage with the AIIB

by Silvia Menegazzi May 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Britons in a London bar on March 29, 2017, celebrate the invoking of Article 50 after Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the process by which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls

China, European Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Theresa May’s Pyrrhic victory

by Anatole Kaletsky May 4, 2017

Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Trump and Xi — best friends forever or just for the time being?

by Nigel Green May 2, 2017

US President Donald Trump on the phone in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Trump calls as Duterte bows to Beijing

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Anti-riot police block demonstrators attempting to march towards the Philippine International Convention Center, which is the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in metro Manila, Philippines April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam

Asean yields to China on South China Sea statement

by Reuters April 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Calm before the storm? The USS Carl Vinson transits the South China Sea. Photo: US Navy via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Talks only way to end nuclear tensions, China says

by Reuters April 29, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (at top left) speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on North Korea that will see China come under heavy pressure to rein in its ally. Photo: AFP

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

Russia says strike on North Korea ‘completely unacceptable’

by Agence France-Presse April 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Federica Mogherini, high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs, shakes hands with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi after a joint news conference in Beijing on April 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Multilateralism first’ at center of China-EU relations

by Emanuele Scimia April 22, 2017

USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group. Photo: US Navy

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

China flexes leadership muscles to curb the North Korean regime

by Michael Brady April 22, 2017

Nothing behind the curtain? Trump's bellicose rhetoric is only likely to increase the risk of war, not resolve any issues. Photo: Screenshot from movie

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Trump sparks confusion, danger of war in Korea tinderbox

by Doug Tsuruoka April 21, 2017February 18, 2020

The Turkish capital Ankara recently hosted Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong, where she presented the Turkish translation of a book by President Xi Jinping. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Middle East, Turkey, World

Introducing Xi Jinping’s ‘The Governance of China’ in Ankara

by Altay Atli April 21, 2017

Teddy Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, had a straightforward diplomatic prescription — “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” It's early days, but the Trump administration appears willing to use the stick. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump administration shows it’s not reluctant to use the ‘big stick’

by Norman A. Bailey April 21, 2017April 23, 2017

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomes Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, World

Duterte dazzles in Gulf state jaunt

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

From left: Ivanka and Jared join Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan and President Xi Jinping at dinner. Nice. Photo: Reuters

China, Middle East, World

Ivanka’s golden appeal in China may be Trump’s secret weapon

by Carly O'Connell April 18, 2017

Papuan students display placards during an anti-Freeport rally in front of the US giant Freeport-McMoRan office in Jakarta on April 7, 2017.The students demanded an end to mining by Freeport in Papua and the freedom of Papua from Indonesia. / AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Korea, World

US-Indonesia disputes in the spotlight

by Reuters April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters/Sputnik/Kremlin

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump stumbles into Putin’s Syrian backyard

by Nina L Khrushcheva April 15, 2017

Jaw jaw is alway better than war war, but may take some prodding to yield peace. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

A game changer for Syria?

by Omar Ashour April 14, 2017February 18, 2020

An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transiting the South China Sea. Photo: US Navy/Sean M Castellano/handout via Reuters

China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

China’s Xi urges peaceful resolution in call with Trump

by Reuters April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

The Trump-Xi summit — No Big Mac meals at Mar-a-Lago

by Jacob Mardell April 13, 2017

There is nowhere from world politics as visitors to last weekend's Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong can attest. Photo: HKRU

China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Trump the war president?

by Ian Buruma April 12, 2017April 12, 2017

US guided-missile destroyer USS Porter taking part in a cruise-missile strike against a Syrian air base in April of last year. Photo: US Navy via AFP/Ford Williams

European Union, Middle East, Syria, World

Solution to global strife: more humanitarian aid, fewer missiles

by Gregory A Maniatis April 12, 2017April 13, 2017

Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh is the largest monastery in India. It was founded near the small town of the same name in the northwestern part of Arunachal Pradesh, India by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in 1680-1681 in accordance with the wishes of the 5th Dalai Lama. The monastery belongs to the Gelug school and has a religious association with Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, which continued during the period of British rule. It is very close to the Tibetan border, in the valley of the Tawang-chu which flows down from Tibet. Photo: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam

The Dalai Lama factor in Sino-Indian relations

by Shashi Tharoor April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

Coming Kim's way... Trump adds to his Syria message by diverting the USS Carl Vinson strike group toward North Korea. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore

US carrier strike group diverted to North Korea region

by Reuters April 9, 2017February 18, 2020

China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Mountain town is the focus of the long-standing Indian-China border dispute

by Kadayam Subramanian April 8, 2017