Erstwhile allies are pivoting to Beijing.

Money talks.

Taiwan has been engaging in military drills this week around Taiping Island, its major foothold in the South China Sea—and Vietnam is having none of it.

Li Keqiang’s trip Down Under aimed to shore up Australian support for Chinese trade, with mixed results.

More wages from Obama’s vaunted Pivot to Asia.

Time will tell if this strategy will backfire, generating more pushback from potential allies like South Korea.

China is moving closer to replacing the United States as a key Pakistani ally.

Taiwan is taking steps to boost its own naval capabilities, announcing the launch of a new submarine-building program.

With Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Asia this week, China has started construction work on yet another island.

Japan is deploying a warship to the South China Sea while the Philippines pushes back against Chinese encroachments in the east.