2005
'ASEAN Must Confront Rights Issue’ — Anwar
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON (IPS) — Recent unprecedented moves by South-east Asian nations to press neighbour Burma to speed up reforms are examples of the kinds of steps the countries must take if they are to have any legitimacy as a political force in the global community, said Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Slowly But Surely, China-Japan Ties Deepening
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (IPS) — Despite the friction between China and Japan, some Asian scholars believe that the two nations are slowly building a framework for economic and political cooperation that could provide the underpinnings for long-term stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
In Asia, Washington Loses Ground to China
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The United States is losing regional influence in South-east Asia to China with its overly narrow focus on terrorism and a propensity to place bilateral ties above multilateral relationships, U.S. and Chinese analysts said.
China-Japan Ties at All-time Low
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON (IPS) — Until Japanese leaders stop paying officials visits to the Shinto shrine where the country's most notorious war criminals are buried, there can be "no true reconciliation" between China and Japan and bilateral military tensions will continue to rise, a leading Chinese scholar has predicted.
India Central to Future Economic Community - Expert
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON (IPS) — A surge of investment from nearby countries is transforming India into a major player in an emerging Asian economic community that could rival the European Union (EU) and North America in size and scope.
Angry Nationalism Emerging in North-east Asia
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON (IPS) — Public opinion, not the power of government, is driving the emergence of an angry nationalism in North-east Asia, putting states on the defensive and adding an element of instability to a region nervous about North Korea's nuclear intentions, adjusting to China's rise as a superpower and chafing at Japan's continued refusal to own up to its wartime past.
Koizumi Will Leave Behind Mixed Legacy
WASHINGTON (IPS) — When Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves office in September, he will leave a legacy of forceful leadership and strong United States-Japan ties.
'Soft Power' Rising
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The collapse of Japan's "bubble economy" in the 1990s and the country's subsequent decline as a global manufacturing power have created new openings for women in what used to be an extremely male-dominated society.
Washington Arena for China, Taiwan Views
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON (IPS) — In the days before Taiwan's voters rejected their government's increasingly confrontational stance toward mainland China, officials from Beijing and Taipei were here to promote their respective views on free trade.
