Indo-Pacific
Austin shores up vital US-Philippine ties on Southeast Asia trip
Maintaining troop pact with Manila gives Pentagon options for pivot to China
Politics
US-China tensions
China Big Tech ramps up US lobbying in hopes of Biden dialogue
Huawei, Tencent and TikTok owner all spend more on K Street
International relations
Harris to visit Singapore and Vietnam as US courts Southeast Asia
August trip by VP follows Defense Secretary Austin's tour to underscore engagement
International relations
Philippines' Duterte restores key troop pact with US
President ditches vow to scrap VFA as Washington seeks allies to counter China
Trade
Japan to fight state-subsidized imports, learning from US and EU
Tokyo seeks intel-sharing framework, targeting metals and chemicals
International relations
Abe: Taiwan must never repeat Hong Kong experience
US, Japan lawmakers, along with Taipei colleagues, discuss Chinese expansionism
US-China tensions
New Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang arrives in US with optimism
Relationship at 'new critical juncture' but also faces 'great opportunities and potential'
China up close
Analysis: China engages in fierce propaganda war during Sherman visit
Using online media, Beijing shapes the narrative while the meeting was ongoing
International relations
Quad to tackle 'most important issues of our time,' Blinken says in India
Jaishankar joins US in affirming call for stable, sovereign Afghanistan
Opinion
Biden is tougher on China and nicer to Russia than Trump
White House will focus on increasingly contentious relationship with Beijing
International relations
Ascendant and assertive Turkey creates tough choices for US
Drone-driven warfare makes Ankara's clout impossible for Washington to ignore
Technology
US and Japan counter China with powerful IBM quantum computer
Race accelerates toward practical applications for the groundbreaking technology
International relations
Transcript: US Defense Secretary Austin's speech in Singapore
Address calls for ASEAN cooperation on 'stronger rules-based international order'
International relations
Austin in Singapore: US seeks no China fight but 'will not flinch'
Defense secretary rebukes Beijing over South China Sea, Taiwan and Uyghurs
South China Sea
Duterte stresses soft approach toward China in last policy speech
Critics bristle at Manila backing down to Beijing in South China Sea dispute
International relations
Biden, Kadhimi seal agreement to end US combat mission in Iraq
American troops were sent to Middle East nation 18 years ago
US-China tensions
China presses US to drop sanctions in high-level talks
Stop painting Beijing as 'imagined enemy,' vice foreign minister tells Wendy Sherman
US-China tensions
US to tell China it doesn't want to 'veer into conflict'
Beijing and world should teach Washington not to act 'superior,' foreign minister says
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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