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Why Trump Wants to End the (NATO-backed) War on Russia
Donald Trump is pushing to end the conflict in Ukraine because of its futility and the magnitude of the failure of Washington’s plans to expand NATO to Ukraine to permanently encircle Russia. With Trump eyeing China as Washington’s chief competitor, he wants to shift US policy to the Indo-Pacific.
On the Visit of Japan's Foreign Minister to China
The visit of Japan’s Foreign Minister, Takeaki Iwai, to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) at the end of December 2024 was a significant event in shaping developments in the Indo-Pacific region.
Another aggravation in the South China Sea
The beginning of November of this year saw another aggravation of relations between the PRC and the Philippines over overlapping claims to island territories in the South China Sea.