Backed by robust military stealth, Beijing is using the new laws as it tries to win favorable settlement terms in territorial disputes with its Asian neighbors.
To counter China's destructive Belt and Road Initiative, G7 nations should lead in infrastructure financing based on transparency and fairness.
As democratic centers of power in Asia, Japan and India are vital partners of the US in countering China's growing hegemonic ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.
President Yoon Suk-yeol is congenial towards Japan. However, other leading figures in South Korea are being courted by China, creating a dilemma for PM Kishida.
Appearing as an NGO at the UN Human Rights Council, Denny Tamaki forgot his duty to Okinawans and Japan and invited intervention in the prefecture.
Amid the increasing threat of despotic regimes, the new Kishida Cabinet must prioritize constitutional reform to establish defense as a core state function.
An alignment of Beijing, Moscow, and Pyongyang could escalate tensions in Northeast Asia to a tipping point, ushering in an era of Cold War bloc politics.
From the discredited nine-dash line, China's new map includes a new 10-dash line claiming nearly all of the South China Sea, trampling on international law.
Protecting peace across the Taiwan Strait is consistent with the interests of all nations, and "the UN remains the best platform for dialogue," says Joseph Wu.
China and Russia are not qualified to lead the BRICS grouping. China is bullying neighbors in the South China Sea, and Russia continues to invade Ukraine.
Since 2016, Japan has turned the Free and Open Indo-Pacific from a mere concept to a working framework of engagement with its neighbors. Now, more countries...
Anti-Japanese sentiment is easily aroused in South Korea. It would work against the Camp David summit agreement to bring security cooperation to "new heights."