China sees Duterte’s recent snubs of the U.S. as signs of a potential “turning point” in its relationship with the Philippines.

Cambodia has straddled the line but resisted crossing into Chinese client status.

Duterte has been called a Filipino Donald Trump. But that undersells him.

The international tribunal’s ruling against China’s maritime claims is a nudge in the right direction for the U.S. and allies, but it will take even more pushing to shift the momentum against Beijing.

By bringing attention to overlapping claims, Beijing makes it harder for other governments to stay focused on the economic rationale for working with China.

Japan continues to deepen relationships with a portfolio of regional powers.

Najib’s comments undermine what had looked like Malaysia’s new more confrontational stance towards China.

India denies that it caved to pressure from China in cancelling a prominent Uighur activist’s visa, but its explanations don’t stand up to scrutiny.

The “Filipino Donald Trump” is promising to take a different tack with Beijing.

It’s pretty clearly a response to advanced discussions between Washington and Seoul about deploying a missile defense system to South Korea.