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World - International
3/16/2023 5:29:49 PM
United States Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino said Thursday that Washington does not seek to contain China, nor seek conflicts in the region, but it would take action to support the region against coercion and bullying by authoritarian regimes.

World - War in Ukraine
2/1/2023 12:16:25 PM
China's growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia poses a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday as he sought stronger cooperation and more ``friends'' for NATO in the Indo-Pacific region.

World - International
12/24/2022 8:12:22 PM
US President Joe Biden on Saturday congratulated Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on his return to power, describing the two countries as "close partners" working for peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
12/20/2022 4:47:51 PM
The Indo-Pacific region occupied a central position in US global strategy this year, as it will continue to do for decades to come.

World - International
11/7/2022 2:18:42 PM
Britain announced Monday that a trade minister was heading to Taiwan for the first in-person talks since the coronavirus in a bid to strengthen ties with the island, a trip that sparked a rebuke from Beijing.

World - International
10/11/2022 4:25:51 PM
Japan and Canada agreed to formally start talks toward signing a military intelligence information sharing accord as their foreign ministers on Tuesday adopted an action plan to strengthen cooperation on defense, economic security and other areas amid growing threats from China and Russia.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
8/16/2022 6:24:31 PM
In the wake of the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, Washington must prove to Beijing that it will uphold the One China Policy, writes Hussein Haridy

World - International
7/30/2022 1:08:07 PM
China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the U.S. House of Representatives to scrap possible plans to visit the island democracy, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

World - International
7/24/2022 10:11:18 AM
The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top US military officer said during a trip to the Indo-Pacific that included a stop Sunday in Indonesia.

World - International
6/16/2022 11:45:03 AM
A special meeting between India and Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened Thursday with co-chairs India and Singapore calling for strengthening ties amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a heightened rivalry between the United States and China that threatens peace and stability in the region.

World - International
6/15/2022 11:04:57 AM
Japan and Australia's defense ministers on Wednesday vowed to step up their ties to support democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to work more closely with Southeast Asia and the Pacific island nations where China is seeking to expand its influence.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
6/2/2022 5:39:00 PM
US President Joe Biden wrapped up his first Asian tour in Japan this week after his official visit to South Korea.

World - International
5/24/2022 1:29:01 PM
President Joe Biden told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders assembled for a four-country summit Tuesday that they were navigating ``a dark hour in our shared history'' due to Russia's brutal war on Ukraine and he urged the group to make a greater effort to stop Vladimir Putin's aggression.

World - International
5/24/2022 10:40:07 AM
Leaders of Japan, Australia, the United States and India said Tuesday they oppose all attempts to "change the status quo by force, particularly in the Indo-Pacific".

World - International
5/23/2022 1:43:00 PM
President Joe Biden on Monday launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed at strengthening their economies as he warned Americans worried about high inflation that it was ``going to be a haul'' before they feel relief. The president said he does not believe an economic recession is inevitable in the U.S.

World - International
3/29/2022 7:12:12 PM
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States is forging "strongly" ahead on its growing Asia-Pacific focus, despite the crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

World - International
3/5/2022 12:06:35 PM
China on Saturday announced a 7.1% increase in defense spending in 2022 to $229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that is challenging the U.S. armed forces' dominance in the Indo-Pacific region.

War in Ukraine - Diplomacy
3/3/2022 5:47:16 PM
President Joe Biden and the prime ministers of India, Australia and Japan will talk Thursday in a virtual meeting of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as the Quad that comes a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

World - International
12/14/2021 2:23:08 PM
The United States will expand its military and economic relationships with partners in Asia to push back against China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday.

World - International
12/13/2021 12:58:31 PM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday began a Southeast Asia tour in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, where he will outline Washington's policy on the Indo-Pacific, a key US-China battleground.

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