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At a time of uncertainty, the Asia-Pacific should stick with the security guarantees that have brought it relative peace and prosperity. It’s too soon to count the US out.

The Philippines pushes for a united front in the South China Sea – and calls for a zone of peace and co-operation.

The Obama administration’s decision to offer upgrades to Taiwan’s aging F-16 fighter fleet will annoy Beijing and unsettle Taiwan.

The Obama administration is set to upgrade Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighters, but won’t sell the latest models.

The Chinese government’s ‘vacuum cleaner’ approach to espionage is worrying foreign governments, companies and overseas dissidents. They’re right to be concerned.

China’s Global Times newspaper warns India over development projects with Vietnam in the South China Sea.

China sees US missile defence plans as a threat, while the US worries about Chinese ballistic missiles. Who’s right to be worried?

Worried by an increasingly assertive China, India has ramped up investment in its Navy and Air Force. Will it be enough to protect its own backyard?

China’s top official paper warns the US against selling advanced arms to Taiwan or else risk being ‘punished.’

The US has a careful balancing act to perform if it wants to modify its custodian role in the Asia-Pacific ‘commons.’

The US has a careful balancing act to perform if it wants to modify its custodian role in the Asia-Pacific ‘commons.’

China is assumed by many destined to overtake the US as the world’s leading power. But history shows the dangers of extrapolating from today’s growth numbers.