Control of Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka would provide military advantages, including vital logistics support for China's naval deployments in the Indian Ocean.
The head of the UN warned the ASEAN nations in Jakarta about mounting crises while Mr Kishida offered regional partners help with infrastructure and security.
Like a ticking time bomb, even a relatively small explosion within the huge Chinese financial world could lead to a large-scale financial crisis.
The CCP runs China's foreign policy — the new Foreign Relations Law ensures that from being an all-pervasive, unwritten understanding, it is now a hard law.
According to reports, China could be pursuing a politico-military advantage in Tibet to enhance its capacity for swift military deployment in border regions.
After granting huge loans to poorer countries in dire need of developmental funds, China offers to relax loan terms in exchange for "strategic concessions."
The trip was a positive step in standing up against China's aggression. But what are the Philippines and India's common interests, and where do they diverge?
China will keep coercing countries with strings-attached investments, and democracies need to combat that by opening up trade opportunities, says Liz Truss.
As the G7 Hiroshima Summit came to a close, a key country in the focus of G7 leaders was China, including its economic opportunism and aggression.
Hours ahead of the G7 Summit's kickoff on May 19, PM Fumio Kishida held bilateral meetings with Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, and Giorgia Meloni.
Bolstering cooperation in the maritime realm, the ASEAN-India naval drill was a crucial step in advancing India's Act-East Policy and Japan's FOIP strategy.
Despite the growing nuclear threat and waning US influence, Japan stays committed to its three non-nuclear principles while South Korea's stance is proactive.