https://www.scmp.com/rss/519167/feed Zhang Xiaotong is a professor at Department of Political Science and International Relations and director of the China and Central Asia Studies Centre at KIMEP University, Kazakhstan en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its third year in the western part of the Eurasian continent, another source of war is brewing in the east. Two potential military blocs, the US-Japan-South Korea trilateral grouping and the Russia-China-North Korea coalition, are in the making, positioning East Asia on the brink of war. The four triggers escalating tensions in East Asia include the US-Japan-South Korea trilateral summit at Camp David in August last year; William Lai Ching-te’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3269706/us-and-china-owe-world-their-best-effort-avert-war-east-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3269706/us-and-china-owe-world-their-best-effort-avert-war-east-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:30:09 +0000