Japan and U.S. vow to enhance ties with Solomon Islands amid China clout

Imperial Japanese Army soldiers march along a beach on Guadalcanal in 1942. | KYODO

SYDNEY – Senior government and military officials from Japan and the United States on Sunday vowed to strengthen cooperation with the Solomon Islands amid increasing Chinese influence, as they gathered in the capital Honiara to mark the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. The fierce battle between U.S. Marines and Imperial

Myanmar junta gets effective diplomatic downgrade as a result of military coup — Radio Free Asia

Police stand guard near the US embassy during a demonstration by protesters against the military coup in Yangon, Feb.  22, 2021. Credit: AFP

Myanmar’s 15-month-old military junta is suffering a diplomatic downgrade as Western and some Southeast Asian neighbors are withholding ambassadorial appointments to the country and increasingly meeting with elected officials overthrown by the army early last year, diplomats said. The trend of posting a number two in missions comes as the junta has been shunned by

Biden touts ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific in summit with ASEAN rulers — Radio Free Asia

President Joe Biden participates in the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit to commemorate 45 years of U.S.-ASEAN relations at the State Department in Washington,  May 13, 2022. Credit: AP

UPDATED at 7:00 P.M. EDT on 2022-05-13 U.S. President Joe Biden declared to Southeast Asian leaders on Friday that “our relationship with you is the future,” as he wound up a summit with the ASEAN bloc of nations aimed at shoring up trans-Pacific ties and countering China’s heavy influence in the region. Biden’s remarks to

Cambodia placed under US arms embargo over China ties — Radio Free Asia

Cambodia placed under US arms embargo over China ties — Radio Free Asia

For 2 years now, U.S. authorities have been sounding the alarm over the refurbishment of Ream Naval Base outside of Sihanoukville, Cambodias primary port city. Work at the base has actually been supported by the Chinese government and in 2019 the Wall Street Journal reported that a secret treaty had actually been signed granting the

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