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Southeast Asia

How China tightened its grip in the South China Sea

September 18, 2025September 17, 2025 by Joshua Kurlantzick Annabel Richter

Joint military exercises and rising arms sales to regional states have increased Beijing’s influence

Categories Commentary Tags Arms Sales, China, Council on Foreign Relations, Military Power, News, Southeast Asia Leave a comment

Southeast Asia’s balancing act and revisionist forces

June 9, 2025June 6, 2025 by Evelyn Goh
Double take … “Yalta 2.0” depicting Trump, Putin and Xi in Crimea. Image: Social Media / X / YouTube

How the region can cope with Trump’s United States, Xi’s China and Putin’s Russia in the new world order

Categories Commentary Tags China, East Asia Forum, News, Revisionist Powers, Russia, Southeast Asia, United States Leave a comment

Xi banks on a band of brothers amid trade tensions 

May 12, 2025May 9, 2025 by Abi McGowan Aanika Veedon

China’s president tempts Southeast Asia neighbors with talks and deals to combat US tariffs

Categories Behind The News Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Xi Jinping, Southeast Asia, Trade Trips Leave a comment

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