TOKYO -- In the space of just over 12 months, seven leaders have been elected, reelected or selected in Asian economies with a combined population twice that of the U.S. They have immediately faced military, trade and diplomatic tensions with few precedents.
From Bangladesh to Taiwan, Singapore to Pakistan and Thailand to Indonesia, how these leaders cope with the rising friction between the U.S. and China, as well as the reverberations of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, could determine the future stability and prosperity of much of Asia -- the engine of the world's economy.
