Biden's Asia policy
Biden faces pressure to appoint North Korea human rights envoy
Position left unfilled for years before he took office
Biden's Asia policy
Opinion
U.S. must avoid turning China chip war into hot war
Risk is that Beijing comes to believe it faces economic decline
Opinion
Southeast Asia needs Biden and Xi to work together on climate
U.S. and China each have been assisting region but without coordination
Opinion
IPEF should defend Asian states against Chinese economic coercion
U.S. can energize talks with discussion of EU-style collective protection tools
Opinion
After reopening doors in ASEAN, Biden must put something on table
Washington can only compete with China by presenting concrete initiatives
Indo-Pacific
U.S. defense chief raises alarm over China's 'bullying' in Taiwan Strait
Austin holds meeting in Hawaii with Japan's Hamada and Australia's Marles
Indo-Pacific
U.S. weighs more military exercises with Japan and South Korea
New North Korean nuclear test would not be a surprise: Air Force commander
Indo-Pacific
Solomon Islands signs U.S.-Pacific partnership statement in about-face
China-leaning country seen influencing toned-down language on security
International relations
Japan, U.S. defense chiefs talk missiles in 1st meeting
Hamada tells Austin about Japanese proposal for counterstrike capabilities
Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific framework objectives take shape, but India not all in
Group's most populous member stops short of agreeing to trade 'pillar'
Biden's Asia policy
Indo-Pacific ministers talk skills training, not tariffs, at U.S. gathering
1st in-person IPEF forum to cover supply chain resiliency, emergency chip reserve
Trade war
U.S. to maintain China tariffs while review continues
USTR's office says it received requests to maintain the 'Section 301' tariffs
Aerospace & Defense Industries
U.S. State Department backs sale of military helicopters to Australia
Planned $1.95bn deal follows sale of rocket launchers to AUKUS ally
Coronavirus
Bill Gates sees big pandemic-fighting role for South Korea
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist says country can have 'incredible impact'
Biden's Asia policy
U.S. to host virtual meeting of Indo-Pacific economic ministers
Washington pins hope on IPEF to raise Asian environmental and labor standards
Opinion
Yoon Suk-yeol is Biden's perfect South Korea partner
Conservative new president has shown that he is in lockstep with Washington
Interview
U.S. lawmaker urges better intelligence sharing with Taiwan
House Asia subcommittee's Chabot says Biden fails to match rhetoric with resources
Indo-Pacific
U.S. kicks off 26-nation Pacific naval exercise without Taiwan
RIMPAC will include 25,000 personnel in monthlong drill
5G networks
U.S.-Japan 5G initiative launches first academy in Philippines
Partners promote Open RAN tech to counter China telecom in Southeast Asia
