1. The port of Hong Kong, China, March 2011

    China, India Vie for Myanmar’s Energy Resources

    The rivalry between Asia’s two major powers in Burma is a competition for access to oil and gas.

    The competitive relationship between China and India has become a defining feature of the strategic environment across emerging Asia. While both nations are currently not in direct conflict, there are several areas that hold strategic interest which could potentially act as the stage for a clash…
  1. Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, vice chairman of North Korea's Central Military Commission, arrives in Beijing, China, May 22, 2013

    China Seen Persuading North Korea to Resume Nuclear Talks

    A senior North Korean military official says his country is willing to resume dialogue after a meeting in Beijing.

    Chinese media quoted one of North Korea's top military officials on Thursday as saying that the country was "willing to accept the suggestion of the Chinese side and launch dialogue with all relevant parties," possibly an indication…
  1. The Forbidden City in Beijing, China, October 26, 2007

    Seeking Deescalation, China Puts Pressure on Korean Ally

    What use is a buffer state if it forces deeper American involvement in Northeast Asia?

    One of China's biggest state banks shut the account of its ally North Korea's main foreign exchange bank on the day confusing reports surfaced in East Asian media about the relocation of two missiles away from the Sea of Japan coast. The Bank of China…
  1. An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 4, 2013

    Pentagon Hopes Asian Allies Drive F-35′s Costs Down

    The Defense Department intends to sell stealth fighter jets to Singapore and South Korea.

    The United States are counting on additional foreign sales of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet to help drive down the plane's costs. Air Force Lieutenant General Christopher Bogdan, the Pentagon's F-35 program chief, told the Senate on Wednesday…
  1. North Korean flags in Pyongyang, July 29, 2007

    North Korea Offers Start Dialogue If Sanctions Lifted

    Pyongyang says it is willing to resume dialogue if the allies end their threats of “nuclear war.”

    North Korea on Thursday demanded that South Korea and the United States stop joint military exercises in East Asia and the United Nations lift its sanctions on the regime if world powers seek to resume dialogue with it. The conditions, which are highly unlikely to be met,…
  1. Maintainers and crew chiefs prepare B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft for takeoff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2011

    North Korean Missile Threat Not Worth Risking War

    North Korea’s provocations do not pose a threat to the security of the United States.

    Arguments for American military action against North Korea are ill informed. The regime's unpredictability and Chinese ambivalence should convince American leaders that it is better to wait and see than launch…