Diplomacy – Page 18

Like their two heavyweight wrestlers seen here battling it out for gold at last year's Olympics, Egypt and Iran have been great rivals for centuries. But they have also proved great sources of stability and repositories of civilization. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, World

Egyptian-Iranian détente a boon for the region and beyond

by Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Yassin El-Ayouty March 1, 2017March 3, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

Trump backs ‘One China’ policy in first call with Xi

by Agence France-Presse February 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Bangladesh coast guards patrol in a vessel in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Bangladesh rebukes Myanmar for ‘unprovoked aggression’

by Agence France-Presse February 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, speaking on the World Economic Forum on East Asia in 2010.

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Cambodian prime minister bans Taiwanese flag

by Liu Hsiu Wen February 7, 2017February 7, 2017

Does Donald Trump walking away from TPP hand trade clout in Asia to China? Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

Australia, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Is Trump’s America against the world?

by Xuan Loc Doan February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

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

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, World

Don’t ask for whom bell tolls, it tolls for Russia sanctions

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 31, 2017January 30, 2017

The United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution aimed at ensuring that U.N. officials can monitor evacuations from besieged parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo, at the United Nations in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Beijing, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The agony of hope: India and its UN Security Council bid

by Javier Delgado Rivera January 26, 2017January 25, 2017

Gambia's new leader Adama Barrow speaks after swearing in as President at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal, in this still image taken from video, January 19, 2017. RTS via Reuters TV

China, Middle East, Taiwan

China calls for ‘cool-headed’ resolution of Gambia crisis

by Reuters January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

The U.S. military Color Guard post the "Colors" along with the Japanese flag at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. December 26, 2016. Reuters/Hugh Gentry

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, World

Dear new ambassador to Japan, some unsolicited advice …

by Grant Newsham January 17, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) talks with Vo Ban Tam, who was a member of the Viet Cong and took part in an attack on Kerry's Swift Boat in the Mekong River Delta on February 28, 1969. Photo: AFP / Alex Brandon

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Kerry’s bid to reassure Vietnam ahead of Trump takeover

by Ha Nguyen January 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) walks with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (right) in Davao City on January 13, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Abe toasts Duterte in bid to counter China’s advances

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

China's Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier Liaoning sails the water in East China Sea, on December 25, 2016. Photo: Defense Ministry of Japan/handout via Reuters

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Taiwan scrambles jets, navy as China aircraft carrier enters strait

by Admin January 12, 2017

Wayang kulit puppets in Java, Indonesia. Photo: Collection Jean François Hubert

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Shadow play: the New Great Game in Eurasia

by Pepe Escobar January 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the New Year's Eve news conference in Taipei, Taiwan December 31, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher

Beijing, China, Middle East, Oceania, Taiwan, World

China-Taiwan diplomatic battle shifts to Latin America

by Emanuele Scimia January 1, 2017January 1, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen in front of a PLA guard of honour. Photo: REUTERS/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, Taiwan, World

Trump’s ‘active diplomacy’ awakens the dragon in the straits

by Salman Rafi December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

Donald Trump was the most vocal anti-China candidate in the 2016 US presidential election. Photo: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

China bashing has dire consequences for Chinese-Americans

by Richard King December 24, 2016December 24, 2016

A China Shipping Line container ship sails out from Sydney's Botany Bay. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Navarro as Trump trade chief shows complexity of Canberra China ties

by Elizabeth Beattie December 22, 2016February 18, 2020

Conversation starter: Peter Navarro, Donald Trump's pick to head trade policy, is no friend of Beijing.

Beijing, China, Mexico, World

Death by China author Navarro to head Trump trade council

by Reuters December 22, 2016February 18, 2020

Politicians in Washington DC have been discussing new ways of dealing with the North Korean "era of Kim Jong-un." Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Rethinking Trump’s policy options for North Korea

by Michael Raska and Jana Hajzlerova December 21, 2016February 18, 2020

An unmanned underwater drone similar to the one pictured was seized by the Chinese Navy in international waters off the coast of the Philippines on December 15, 2016. China returned it on December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, World

China hands back US drone taken in South China Sea

by Reuters December 20, 2016February 18, 2020

In 1996 the USS Independence was part of two carrier battlegroups sent to the South China Sea to monitor Chinese military activity in the area. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

The Chinese ‘red line’ in Asia that could spark a war

by Harry J Kazianis December 20, 2016February 18, 2020

Chairman of the Nobel Committee Thorbjoern Jagland looks down at the reserved vacant chair of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo (portrait at left), in Oslo, December 10, 2010. Photo: AFP

China

Norway, China normalise ties after Nobel Peace Prize row

by Reuters December 19, 2016February 18, 2020

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on horseback during the official parade held for the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan's Independence in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on October 27, 2016. Photo: AFP/Baris Oral/ Anadolu Agency

Beijing, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, World

Central Asia’s dictators feel comfortable with Trump

by Cholpon Orozobekova December 18, 2016February 18, 2020

No US Air Force commander will allow the F-22 Raptor anywhere near Russian air defenses in Syria as they do not know how good they are and do not want to find out. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, World

How the US should engage China and Russia

by David P. Goldman December 17, 2016February 18, 2020

The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown September 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, December 16, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Courtesy US Navy

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, Taiwan

China agrees to give back seized US underwater drone

by Reuters December 17, 2016February 18, 2020

China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Abe, Putin enter day two of summit with Japan 0, Russia 1

by Reuters December 16, 2016February 18, 2020

Catholic nuns hold placards as they protest against what organisers say are drug-related extrajudicial killings, during the International Human Rights Day in Manila, Philippines December 10, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Ezra Acayan

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, World

US withholds aid package to Philippines over rights concerns

by Agence France-Presse December 15, 2016February 18, 2020

A picture taken on December 12, 2016 shows the town of Kurilsk on the island of Iturup.Soviet troops seized the Kuril Islands in 1945. Photo: AFP/Andrey Kovalenko

Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Why Japan and Russia never signed a WWII peace treaty

by Reuters December 15, 2016February 18, 2020

'Northern protesters' march in Tokyo to demand the return of disputed islands, the Southern Kuriles, from Russia in December 2016 ahead of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters/ Issei Kato

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Putin denies existence of territorial dispute with Japan

by Peter Langan December 15, 2016February 18, 2020

Ties that bind: Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin and Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson take part in a signing ceremony at a Rosneft refinery in the Black Sea town of Tuapse, Russia June 15, 2012. Sputnik/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

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Trump’s tapping of Tillerson lifts hope of US rapprochement

by Ben Richardson December 14, 2016

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Tag: Diplomacy

Egyptian-Iranian détente a boon for the region and beyond

Trump backs ‘One China’ policy in first call with Xi

Bangladesh rebukes Myanmar for ‘unprovoked aggression’

Cambodian prime minister bans Taiwanese flag

Is Trump’s America against the world?

Don’t ask for whom bell tolls, it tolls for Russia sanctions

The agony of hope: India and its UN Security Council bid

China calls for ‘cool-headed’ resolution of Gambia crisis

Dear new ambassador to Japan, some unsolicited advice …

Kerry’s bid to reassure Vietnam ahead of Trump takeover

Abe toasts Duterte in bid to counter China’s advances

Taiwan scrambles jets, navy as China aircraft carrier enters strait

Shadow play: the New Great Game in Eurasia

China-Taiwan diplomatic battle shifts to Latin America

Trump’s ‘active diplomacy’ awakens the dragon in the straits

China bashing has dire consequences for Chinese-Americans

Navarro as Trump trade chief shows complexity of Canberra China ties

Death by China author Navarro to head Trump trade council

Rethinking Trump’s policy options for North Korea

China hands back US drone taken in South China Sea

The Chinese ‘red line’ in Asia that could spark a war

Norway, China normalise ties after Nobel Peace Prize row

Central Asia’s dictators feel comfortable with Trump

How the US should engage China and Russia

China agrees to give back seized US underwater drone

Abe, Putin enter day two of summit with Japan 0, Russia 1

US withholds aid package to Philippines over rights concerns

Why Japan and Russia never signed a WWII peace treaty

Putin denies existence of territorial dispute with Japan

Trump’s tapping of Tillerson lifts hope of US rapprochement

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