Vivian Balakrishnan encourages all sides to build ‘strategic trust’ following recent Taiwan Straits developments

SINGAPORE: Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Friday (Aug 5) encouraged all sides to build “strategic trust” following recent developments in the Taiwan Strait. He was speaking during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 55th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Continue Reading

Japanese backing for military build-up likely to rise after China’s missiles: Analysis

Defence is a divisive issue within Japan, which, being a legacy of World War II, has a pacifist cosmetic and an enduring community wariness about entanglement in US-led battles. China’s unprecedented missile launches into Japan’s exceptional economic zone came as Prime Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Fumio Kishida’s federal government prepares to publishContinue Reading