China, US defence chiefs, top diplomats talk as possible Xi-Trump meeting looms
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Opinion | How Europe can be Southeast Asia’s hedge against US-China trade war
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Asian Angle | Trump, Hegseth, Rubio: a triple threat to global stability – and Asia
The Indo-Pacific cannot afford to become collateral damage in America’s descent from diplomacy into dysfunction – a decline…
Why Japan isn’t panicking about Trump’s foreign policy
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US asks Australia to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Australia to increase its defence spending to 3.5 per cent of gross…
Macron urges Asia, Europe to unite to resist ‘spheres of coercion’
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Hegseth to face questions on U.S. commitment at top Asian defense conference
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will make his second visit to Asia later this week for a key…
‘You are the big problem of this region’: Ukraine, China, US trade barbs I DW Analysis
‘You are the big problem of this region’: Ukraine, China, US trade barbs I DW Analysis defense leaders…
Zelenskiy Says China Is Undermining Ukraine Peace Summit
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