Beijing and Washington are increasingly at odds over the South China Sea, a strategic waterway through which billions of dollars in trade passes each year. Photo: Reuters
Beijing and Washington are increasingly at odds over the South China Sea, a strategic waterway through which billions of dollars in trade passes each year. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations
China /  Diplomacy

United States ups the ante in China rivalry with Asia Reassurance Initiative Act

  • Washington’s efforts to enlist allies in the region under the law could be a headache for Beijing, analyst says

Teddy NgFinbarr Bermingham
Teddy Ng and Finbarr Bermingham

Updated: 10:47pm, 5 Jan, 2019

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Beijing and Washington are increasingly at odds over the South China Sea, a strategic waterway through which billions of dollars in trade passes each year. Photo: Reuters
Beijing and Washington are increasingly at odds over the South China Sea, a strategic waterway through which billions of dollars in trade passes each year. Photo: Reuters
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