Politics
Shanghai detention of Indian national fuels India-China friction
Washington says its freedom of navigation operations are grounded firmly in the UN Law of the Sea.
Japan, South Korea and India are narrowing the gap in Asia's arms race as Xi Jinping's anti-corruption purges ravage Chinese weapon makers' executive suites and bottom lines.
Sino-Japanese relations have deteriorated since November, when Japan's new prime minister said that Tokyo might intervene militarily if China attacked Taiwan.