Trans-Pacific View

Put together, these two seemingly unrelated developments signal a new U.S. strategy in the competition with China.

The crisis in Afghanistan has reopened painful wounds for many of the country's 2 million Vietnamese Americans, and spurred many to assist new arrivals.

Reconciliation has happened through different measures and in different forms, ranging from efforts to heal wartime wounds to moves aimed at building mutual trust and respect.

After a resounding legal defeat, will the Justice Department change stance on the controversial program?

The move is likely to deepen a growing chasm in U.S.-China relations.

CFIUS’ annual report signals upgraded scrutiny of non-notified transactions, especially deals involving Chinese investors.

Modern thinkers widely misunderstand the contemporaneous significance of Nixon’s 1972 trip to China. That significance provides a blueprint for thawing the current tensions.

The successful rebuilding of post-war Japan may have encouraged the U.S. in its attempts at nation-building. But Japan is not a universal model.

To be tough or to cooperate, that is the question.

The challenge for Washington is that countries like Vietnam are reluctant to sacrifice their relations with either China or the United States.

China has numerous potential avenues for cracking down on illegal drug production and export. What it lacks is the political will to do so.