The answer, in short, is democracy. The U.S. should do more to defend it.

It appears that the tougher U.S. South China Sea policy is empowering other countries to stand up to Beijing.

Have U.S. freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea empowered America’s Pacific allies?

Japan and South Korea aren’t completely buying China’s overtures.

TPP reinforces the idea that a U.S.-brokered world order is better for everyone concerned.

These reluctant allies only hug when they must.

Both China and Japan see rail as an important way to expand their regional influence, and boost their weak economies.

China and Malaysia held joint military exercises last weekend, the largest ever military collaboration between Beijing and an ASEAN country.

Japanese premiere Shinzo Abe promised Hanoi a loan of 100 billion yen ($835 million) for infrastructure development.

India and Vietnam discuss air force cooperation, as New Delhi continues to explore ways to constrain China.