Category: Indo-Pacific

US Won’t Shift Focus Away From Indo-Pacific Despite Ukraine Crisis: Top White House Official

The United States won’t take its eye off the Indo-Pacific region despite the Ukraine crisis, engaging in two theaters simultaneously, as it did during World War II and the Cold War, according to the White House’s Indo-Pacific policy coordinator. “It’s difficult. It’s expensive. But it is also essential, and I believe that we’re entering a…


Russian Invasion ‘Refocuses West on Cold War 1.0,’ Shifting Attention Away From New Cold War With China: Analysts

NEW DELHI—Russia’s attack on Ukraine is recasting the world’s attention towards the old Cold War equations, taking its focus away from the Chinese regime’s expansionist agenda in the Indo-Pacific. Experts have told The Epoch Times that the attack on Ukraine indicates a Chinese-Russian convergence that’s creating new challenges for the existing global order. Cleo Pascal,…


US Signals Renewed Focus on South Pacific to Counter Rising Chinese Influence

NEW DELHI—The United States and several allies have signaled a renewed focus on the Pacific Island with fresh visits and diplomatic engagements this month, but a lot more needs to be done to mitigate the Chinese regime’s influence in the region, according to experts. Beijing has over the years steadily expanded its economic and political…


China Sanctions US Defense Contractors Over Taiwan

Beijing is set to sanction two American defense contractors. Both have a hand in the United States selling arms to Taiwan. China is staying vague about its stance as the Russia-Ukraine crisis unfolds. Besides politics, food and energy considerations are joining the mix. Two major Chinese e-commerce platforms have made it into Washington’s notorious counterfeiters…


US-led Indo-Pacific Strategy Is a Solid Step to Countering China’s Aggression

News Analysis The Biden administration now pledges to intensify U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific to counter communist China’s growing aggression in the region. “The future of each of our nations—and indeed the world— depends on a free and open Pacific,” President Joe Biden said in a speech at the first Quad leaders summit on Sept….


Assessing Biden’s Indo-Pacific Plan Against China With Zack Cooper; Bryan Clark Weighs in on Taiwan

The Biden administration releases its Asia plan. A new focus at a time of Russia-US tension. From keeping the Pacific free and open to boosting alliances with Japan and India. What are the key takeaways from this plan? And are there any wishful thoughts involved? Today we invite Zack Cooper to discuss Biden’s Indo-Pacific strategy….


Video: Olympic Athlete’s Hotel Room Gets Drenched

Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes his first visit to Australia to meet with the other Quad alliance member nations. He says they share mutual concerns over China’s increasing threat. A grassroots movement to quit the Chinese Communist Party comes under assault in New York City. A witness from the scene says she couldn’t fall…


China Aims to Be ‘World’s Most Influential Power’, US Warns in New Indo-Pacific Strategy

The White House released its long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy on Feb. 11, outlining how it plans to deal with the increasing adventurism of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to better secure and improve the region for the international community. In an associated statement, the White House said that interest in the region from partners and…


Ukraine Tensions Stoke Fears That US Is Shifting Focus Away From Countering China

The brewing crisis between Ukraine and Russia and the United States’ engagement in it has drawn fresh concerns within the Indo-Pacific, a region that Washington has declared as its long-term strategic focus, particularly in countering the Chinese regime. Some experts and U.S. lawmakers fear the crisis in Europe will distract the United States from its…


China and Russia an ‘Unholy Alliance’: Australian Defence Minister

Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has warned of an “unholy alliance” between China and Russia that threatens Australia and the Indo-Pacific region with the kind of catastrophe not seen since World War II. “We know that our nation is facing the most complex and potentially catastrophic regional security environment since the Second World War. The…