Wed Aug 11, 2010 15:35 BST |
Tensions have been rising in the South China Sea of late, and these are threatening to put strains on China’s relations with South East Asia and the US.
Essentially, China has reiterated its long-standing claims over the whole of the South China Sea, including the Spratly and Paracel islands. Unsurprisingly, this sovereignty assertion is disputed by [Read more...]
Tags: ASEAN, China, Dispute, Geopolitics, Hainan, islands, navy, Paracel, South China Sea, Spratly, Trade, US, Vietnam
Posted in: Asia, China, General, Geopolitics, Political Risk, US, oil and gas
Thu Nov 12, 2009 17:37 GMT |
US President Barack Obama, en route to ‘Asia’ (I use the speech marks, because Asia is so diverse and it is inaccurate to consider it a single entity), has no shortage of issues to deal with when he gets there. There seems to be a general feeling that US influence in Asia is on the [Read more...]
Tags: ASEAN, Asia trip, Barack Obama, China, Economy, exchange rate, influence, integration, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Southeast Asia, surplus, Trade
Posted in: Asia, China, General, Geopolitics, Political Risk, US
