counter China

WASHINGTON/OCALA, Florida—A top U.S. State Department official has been tasked with countering "malign influences" of China and others at the United Nations, the agency confirmed on Jan. 24. Mark Lambert, ...

JAKARTA—Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Jan. 10 asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in ...

The U.S. Army plans to deploy a specialized task force to the Pacific capable of conducting information, electronic, ...

BRUSSELS–The European Union and Japan signed an infrastructure deal on Sept. 27 to coordinate transport, energy and digital ...

The United States and the 10 nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a historic ...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia —U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper met senior Mongolian leaders on Aug. 8 in a rare visit ...

SYDNEY–Australia will create a new military unit dedicated to training and assisting Pacific allies, Defense Minister Linda Reynolds ...

SYDNEY—Australia and Papua New Guinea said on July 22 their leaders will meet annually in a bid to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado— Sharpening his argument for a Space Force, the acting Pentagon chief on April 9 called ...

SAN FRANCISCO—A trade group for the semiconductor industry on April 3 called on U.S. government leaders to boost ...

SAN SALVADOR—El Salvador's President-elect Nayib Bukele spoke by phone on Feb. 13 with U.S. National Security advisor John ...

NEW DELHI—India's navy will open a third air base in the far-off Andaman and Nicobar islands on Jan. ...

MELBOURNE, Australia—Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Jan. 14 he will visit Fiji and Vanuatu this week ...

TOKYO—Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years ...

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration wants to see an increase in U.S. investment and trade in Africa as part of ...

WASHINGTON—By making a rare second trip this year to Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is signaling how intensively ...