https://www.scmp.com/rss/503569/feed Elliot Silverberg is a fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, and a non-resident fellow in Korean studies at the Pacific Forum in Hawaii en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com There is an aspect of the US-China technology race that is more consequential than simply mining more data or developing better technology. It is writing the rules of the digital road. In this competition over standards, whichever nation first strikes a trilateral deal with technology leaders Japan and South Korea will secure a strategic chokepoint in the digital architecture of Asia. Far more so than China, the United States generally prefers an open, integrated global market that promotes... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3135835/us-china-tech-war-why-digital-trade-deal-japan-and-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3135835/us-china-tech-war-why-digital-trade-deal-japan-and-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:59:57 +0000 Middle powers worried that America’s leadership within the international order will succumb to China’s strong-arm tactics abroad should take care not to underestimate Washington’s resilience. Though US leadership continues to face considerable competition from China, recent events suggest America might remain the nation most likely to simultaneously check Beijing’s revisionist impulses and help maintain key aspects of the current international system, such as the rule of law, freedom of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3087145/asia-shouldnt-underestimate-americas-ability-counter-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3087145/asia-shouldnt-underestimate-americas-ability-counter-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jun 2020 18:00:20 +0000 There may be a silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose reputation as a capable leader is on the line. Abe’s approach to combating the coronavirus has been viewed unfavourably compared to the responses by leaders in Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and even Italy and the United States – where widespread testing, social distancing, and lockdowns are under way. As coronavirus cases in Japan mounted, early opposition fault-finding with Abe gave way to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3076956/coronavirus-silver-lining-japan-better-ties-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3076956/coronavirus-silver-lining-japan-better-ties-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:19 +0000 Amid souring US-North Korea talks, Washington and Seoul are struggling to patch a growing rift over South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s plans to soften Pyongyang through benign means “not banned under international sanctions”. Frustrated with the current impasse between the two Koreas, Moon used his 2020 New Year’s address to suggest reopening the Kaesong industrial complex – a symbol of inter-Korean unity – as well as South Korean tours to Mount Kumgang in the North. Seoul’s Ministry of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3049597/china-distracted-now-time-trump-act-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3049597/china-distracted-now-time-trump-act-north-korea?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:15:06 +0000