Shangri-La Dialogue

ANALYSIS: Firepower bristles in South China Sea as...
A Chinese navy warship is seen near architectural structures built by China in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Nov. 26, 2005. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
HONG KONG -- In the early years of China's rise to economic and military prowess, the guiding principle for its government was Deng Xiaoping's maxim: "Hide Your Strength, Bide...
Shangri-La Dialogue: Impatient China ‘absent’...
A Chinese navy warship is seen near architectural structures built by China in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Nov. 26, 2005. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
SINGAPORE--Top Chinese military officials skipped a key regional security meeting to avoid a confrontation over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, while Beijing...
Shangri-La Dialogue: China says to step up...
Members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) stand on the deck of the missile frigate, Yuncheng (571), after making a port call in Hong Kong Monday, April 30, 2012, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China. (AP Photo)
China will intensify its vigilance, but not lash back, after the United States announced it will shift most of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020, media reported...
Shangri-La Dialogue: Myanmar abandons nuclear...
Myanmar's Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Hla Min delivers his speech about 'Deterence And Reginal Stability' at the Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Security Summit on June 2 in Singapore. (AP Photo)
SINGAPORE -- Myanmar has abandoned research on a nuclear program that never progressed very far, and has stepped back from close military and political ties with North Korea,...
Shangri-La Dialogue: Panetta says more U.S....
The lower bow section of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is lowered into position at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., on May 24. The ship will be delivered to the Navy in 2015. (AP Photo)
SINGAPORE -- The United States will keep six aircraft carriers in the Asia-Pacific and move a majority of its other warships to the region in the coming years, Defense...
Panetta to explain U.S. strategic shift to Asian...
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
WASHINGTON--Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will brief allies on the U.S. strategic shift toward Asia and will seek to allay concerns that fiscal uncertainty could undermine...
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