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The U.S. ambushed and isolated China at the East Asia summit. If China wants to recover it needs to manage its competition with the United States – and not scare its neighbors.

The cancelation of the latest talks over their disputed border, allegedly due to Chinese pressure on India over the Dalai Lama, is likely to stoke growing tensions.

China’s rhetoric with its neighbors has improved. But the Philippines and Vietnam aren’t taking chances.

Kim Jong-il’s regime seems to respond better to the carrot than the stick. The United States and others could try walking in Kim’s shoes as they look to reduce tensions.

China’s rapid economic advances over the past three decades are undeniable. But as social pressures build, is the country set to relive the trauma of America’s Gilded Age?

The possibility that India’s Air Force could purchase the F-35 fighter has people talking. New Delhi should resist.

The response to Obama’s latest Asia trip has been mixed. Some Chinese commentators are missing the point.

Years of school-taught nationalism has complicated efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the South China Sea dispute. Time to try the legal route.

The Afghan president has laid out the conditions for an extended U.S. military presence. But with opposition to his rule growing, can Karzai hold on?

Why defending against China’s much talked about DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile is no easy task.

Why defending against China’s much talked about DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile is no easy task.

Relations between the U.S. and Burma are developing rapidly. It’s vital, then, that progress is properly measured.