Diplomacy – Page 8 – Asia Times

Trade tensions between the US and China continue to escalate. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, World

Uncertainty lingers as US-China trade tensions ease

by Sabena Siddiqui May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

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

Australia, Beijing, China, Oceania, South Asia, World

China, Australia stuck in a game of blind man’s bluff

by Alan Boyd May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to media in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, World

US tightens squeeze on Cambodia clampdown

by Andrew Nachemson May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Two men bargain over the price of a carpet in a bazaar in Iran, but would Donald Trump cut a better deal? Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

The other art of the deal, Tehran-style

by Pepe Escobar May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stanislav Krasilnikov/Tass/Host Photo Agency/Pool

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

India’s Russia conundrum: a question of balance

by Tenzin Topden May 16, 2018

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the campaign trail at Langkawi island, Malaysia, April 28, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Lai Seng Sin

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Mahathir casts a cold, hard gaze at China

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the Chinese city of Dalian on May 8, 2018. Photo: KCNA via KNS and AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

China, North Korea remain reluctant brothers in arms

by Bertil Lintner May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks to the crowds during a rally in a September 15, 1999 file photo. AFP PHOTO/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Return of the ‘recalcitrant’ jangles nerves Down Under

by Lachlan Colquhoun May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, May 11, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, World

Will Mahathir look past China to the US?

by David Hutt May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas (L) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchange documents during a signing ceremony where they formally established relations, in Beijing on May 1, 2018.
Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

Beijing, China, Taiwan, World

Caribbean shift: Dominican Republic ditches Taiwan for China

by Sabena Siddiqui May 13, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha at a joint Press conference in Washington. Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

US offers to help rebuild North Korea’s shattered economy

by Asia Times staff May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Lebanese soldiers inspect remains of a surface to air missile that landed in the Lebanese village of Hebarieh, early on May 10, 2018. Photo: AF/Ali Dia

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Netanyahu in Moscow: Israel, Russia cooperation grows

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Close-up of hands opening a wallet with Chinese currency, the Yuan, and credit cards inside. A Chinese 100 Yuan bill is visible in the wallet. Photographed in studio in horizontal format. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Shanghai, Taiwan, World

How Beijing wins friends and influences people

by Gary Sands May 10, 2018May 10, 2018

US President Donald Trump stands before a Vietnamese flag during an arrival ceremony in Hanoi, November 12, 2017. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Behind the lobbyists who drew Trump to Vietnam

by David Hutt May 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, World

Team Trump may be in for rough ride in Beijing over trade row

by Gordon Watts May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang laughs with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a signing ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, April 8, 2018. Picture: Parker Song/Pool via Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Singapore-led Asean favors China over US

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 30, 2018February 18, 2020

American and Chinese flag pair on desk over defocused background. Horizontal composition with copy space and selective focus.Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, World

Changing perceptions is the key to cooperation

by Sun Xi April 30, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

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

The complex language of East-West diplomacy

by Tom Velk April 28, 2018April 28, 2018

North and South Korean flags on beautiful beach. Photo: iStock

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

Korean reunification may be on the horizon

by Sabena Siddiqui April 26, 2018

Then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte raising a clenched fist during his campaign sortie in Lingayen, Pangasinan, north of Manila. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

AT Finance, European Union, Philippines, World

Duterte’s defiance imperils European trade

by Jason Castaneda April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 19, 2016. Photo: AFP/Dela Pena

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

How China gets what it wants in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladesh Flag Ballot Box. 3D Rendering. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Global spotlight on Bangladesh’s upcoming elections

by S K Chatterji April 24, 2018April 24, 2018

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Thai junta deftly rebalances its US-China relations

by Richard S Ehrlich April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian boys walk along a destroyed street in Douma on the outskirts of Damascus on April 16. Photo: AFP/Louai Beshara

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Syria, Iran and ‘chaos in international relations’

by Pepe Escobar April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Shanghai spirit permeates Sino-Indian dialogue

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of the first world leaders to meet US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

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

Abe’s meeting with Trump may be his last as criticism builds

by Andrew Salmon April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang laughs with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a signing ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, April 8, 2018. Picture: Parker Song/Pool via Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Trump’s trade war pushes Singapore to China

by Nile Bowie April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

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

Xi’s strong hand against Trump

by Bill Emmott April 16, 2018

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (L) with Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh after his arrival at Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: AFP/MONEY SHARMA

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepal PM visits India, but will he be able to revive ties?

by Asia Times staff April 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Husain Haqqani, former Pakistani ambassador to the US and a regional director of the Hudson Institute. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Husain Haqqani’s ‘diplomacy’ highly questionable

by Atta Rasool Malik April 4, 2018