It seems North Korea still insists that the US and the whole international community acknowledge its position as a nuclear state. To promote and consolidate its capacity for war with the US, North Korea will likely continue with nuclear and missile tests.
Singapore`s Channel NewsAsia recently aired a documentary titled Bridging Giants, which recounts the development of China`s cooperation with Southeast Asian nations.
The U.S. has offended almost all of its trade partners under the principle of "America First." China is the only nation that has managed to work with the U.S. and to gain some momentum in bilateral trade
South Korea is seeking to work together with China so as to avoid a further escalation of the tensions which might lead to a hot war. It is still possible to draw North Korea back to the path of dialogue and negotiation.
The intrusion of an Indian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into Chinese airspace on Thursday has triggered a tough response from China`s military with experts saying China`s tolerance toward India`s hostility is wearing thin.
"This tax reform in America should have direct and indirect impacts on China`s trade and industry. But the size and scale of the impact are limited because China has many tools in their financial section that to deal with such reform."
Bilateral relations between China and Nepal have developed well, regardless of which party is in power in Nepal. Nepal`s openness to foreign direct investment (FDI) is high. It held an investment summit in March this year, and in May, Nepal and China sighed a framework agreement on China`s Belt and Road (B&R) initiative.
The Sino-US relationship is still the most important one between major powers in the 21st century. Other nations admit this basic fact, but they do not want their fate to be decided by them. They choose to work together to impact the Sino-US relationship and get ready for the possible problems in the relationship.
Development of green finance is a priority for China and China is now the world`s largest green bond market. However, the lack of clear definitions in some markets and the lack of comparability of different definitions in different markets are barriers to future growth of the green finance market and green capital flows, said Ma Jun.
Wang Yiwei, an expert on Europe with Renmin University of China, said that the building of the Belt and Road could improve the "16+1" format which was launched in Warsaw in 2012. "The format serves a framework that we can realize the win-win scenario for China and the European Union," Wang said.
US President Donald Trump`s visit to China last week marked a new historic starting point of China-US relations, said He Yafei, former Chinese vice-foreign minister, who proposed new ideas on how to improve China-US relations in the emerging global order, at a forum held at New York University on Monday.
Cooperation is the only viable option for China and the United States to consolidate bilateral relationship and help shape the emerging global order amid a slow-recovering world economy and rising geo-political tensions, said former US and Chinese diplomats.
From the Asia-Pacific to the Indo-Pacific, indicates an extension of the US` Asian policy direction. In August, the Trump administration proposed a new South Asian policy in an effort to enhance relations with India so it can increase its influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region.
The tension on the Korean Peninsula was also a major topic during Xi-Trump meeting. The two leaders reiterated their firm commitment to achieving denuclearization on the peninsula and maintaining the international nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Before US President Donald Trump`s visit to Asia, as always, some American scholars gave suggestions as they anticipated what would happen. Their point was the same across the board: the US should consolidate its relationship with its allies to balance China`s rise and to guarantee US leadership in the Asia-Pacific region.
Fundamentally speaking, what Trump is truly emphasizing in Asia is - like in every other part of the world - what deals and benefits he can make through exerting pressure and conducting negotiations. One important style of his negotiations is that different issues are mixed, and he prefers negotiating a package rather than talking issue-by-issue.
Built on the four elements of geography, energy, trade and currency, Professor Nye’s assertion that `America still holds the aces in its poker game with China’ reads decidedly like 20th-century realist orthodoxy, ill-suited to the conditions obtaining in China during President Trump’s visit from November 8th-10th .
NATO understands it cannot bypass China to meddle in Asia-Pacific affairs, so it has made three demands: China`s no objection is the bottom line; seeking China`s consent and understanding; and if possible, cooperation with Beijing. NATO`s intervention will undoubtedly do more harm than good to China. It increases US influence, internationalizes Asia-Pacific affairs, and encourages some Asian countries to compete for NATO support.
The nomination highlights Trump`s characteristics. He does not follow past conventions in appointing officials. To name Powell, a non-economist seen by some observers as an amateur, to run the Fed shows that Trump values competence rather than academic background.
US President Donald Trump starts an official visit to five Asian countries on Friday, one of the most important visits abroad since he took office. Security and trade will be in focus during the trip.