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  • Monday, 3 July, 2017
    ExplainerFT World video3 min
    US-China tensions rising

    Flashpoints are Taiwan, N Korea, steel and South China Sea

  • Tuesday, 13 June, 2017
    ExplainerFT World video2 min
    Panama cuts ties with Taiwan

    Links with China as Taipei left with only 20 allies worldwide

  • Wednesday, 6 February, 2013
    World
    Senkaku row raises militarisation fears
  • Monday, 28 January, 2013
    Emerging markets
    Beijing still prefers diplomacy over force

    China understands that its growth depends on imports, say Graham Allison and Robert Blackwill

  • Thursday, 24 January, 2013
    Philip Stephens
    Political cracks imperil China’s power

    The party is mistaken if it thinks growth answers all questions

  • Tuesday, 22 January, 2013
    Asia maritime tensions
    Manila takes territorial dispute to court
  • Friday, 11 January, 2013
    Asia-Pacific companies
    China’s vehicle sales remain in doldrums
  • Wednesday, 26 December, 2012
    Global InsightWorld
    Asian jitters drive race for strategic ties

    India and Asean are bolstering relations amid concerns over China’s growing power

  • Sunday, 9 December, 2012
    World
    Philippines backs rearming of Japan
  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 3 December, 2012
    Oil & Gas industry
    Vietnam accuses China of maritime sabotage
  • Sunday, 2 December, 2012
    Asia maritime tensions
    Philippines attacks Chinese maritime law
  • Wednesday, 28 November, 2012
    Chinese politics & policy
    Asean chief warns on South China Sea spats
  • Sunday, 25 November, 2012
    Industrials
    China successfully tests aircraft carrier
  • Friday, 23 November, 2012
    Indian politics & policy
    India hits back at China in passports war
  • Friday, 23 November, 2012
    Emerging markets
    US and China vie for influence in SE Asia
  • Wednesday, 21 November, 2012
    World
    China stamps passports with sea claims
  • Tuesday, 20 November, 2012
    Asia maritime tensions
    Tensions run high as East Asia Summit ends
  • Monday, 19 November, 2012
    Emerging markets
    Regional tensions flare at Asean summit
  • Sunday, 18 November, 2012
    Chinese politics & policy
    Asean curbs US regional security role
  • Friday, 9 November, 2012
    Companies
    Gas finds give impetus to China sea claim
  • Sunday, 4 November, 2012
    Oil
    China: Risk of conflict over resources in deep water

    The ‘South Sea’ could hold reserves of oil and gas to rival the largest deposits anywhere in the world, writes Leslie Hook

  • Wednesday, 31 October, 2012
    World
    China steps up rhetoric on disputed islands
  • Wednesday, 31 October, 2012
    Emerging markets
    US concerns grow over Chinese economy
  • Saturday, 20 October, 2012
    World
    US sends carrier group into South China Sea

    Vietnamese officials on board USS George Washington

  • Tuesday, 16 October, 2012
    Emerging markets
    US admiral plays down China-Japan tension
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