https://www.scmp.com/rss/500978/feed Senior Colonel Zhao Xiaozhuo is a senior fellow at the Academy of Military Sciences, People’s Liberation Army, China en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Complex changes are taking place in the sphere of international security. Civil unrest in Africa and regional hotspot issues in the Middle East are emerging one after another, while the Russia-Ukraine war puts Europe in the eye of the storm, even if a mere few months ago, many thought war was far away from Europe. In comparison, the Asia-Pacific – despite some uncertainties – has maintained overall peace and stability, with development and cooperation remaining the primary focus. However, in the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3180836/us-confrontation-or-chinese-cooperation-asia-pacific-contemplates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3180836/us-confrontation-or-chinese-cooperation-asia-pacific-contemplates?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:30:19 +0000 Zhao Xiaozhuo Zhao Xiaozhuo According to the outline agenda of the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue – to be held from Friday to Sunday in Singapore – that was released by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, US acting secretary of defence Patrick Shanahan will deliver a major speech focusing on how to operationalise the Trump administration’s “free and open Indo-Pacific” strategy. Over the past years, the dialogue has become a forum at which the United States spells out its security strategy in the region, from... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3012138/trump-administrations-indo-pacific-strategy-overshadowed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3012138/trump-administrations-indo-pacific-strategy-overshadowed?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 May 2019 15:00:09 +0000