In response to China’s increasing political and economic clout in the region of South Asia, Washington has intensified its efforts to promote its concept of
Tag: ASEAN
Trump Miscalculates the Importance of ASEAN
The 2019 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit held in Thailand earlier this week has given a signal of how the regional order is
A Blue Dot Barely Visible from New Silk Roads
Chinese President Xi Jinping six years ago launched New Silk Roads, now better known as the Belt and Road Initiative, the largest, most ambitious, pan-Eurasian
The RCEP Train Left the Station, and India, Behind
A pan-Asia high-speed train has left the station – and India – behind. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which would have been the largest
Russia Is Skeptical Of the US’ ‘Indo-Pacific’ Concept
The interview that Russian Prime Minister Medevedev gave to the Bangkok Post during his recent visit to Thailand to attend the ASEAN Summit there served
The Bangkok Blasts Are Bad, But Aren’t Really That Big of a Deal
Terrorism should always be condemned in every one of its forms, but the latest Bangkok blasts really aren’t that big of a deal if one
Western Intellectuals Freak Over ‘Frankenstein’ China
Western economists and intellectuals obsessed with demonization of China are never shy of shortcuts glaringly exposing their ignorance. The latest outburst posits that “we” –
The Singaporean PM’s Cambodia Comments Were a Sign of Fealty to America
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a provocative post on Facebook last week when he eulogized a former Thai leader for “opposing Vietnam’s invasion
