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- America’s oldest ally in Asia is drawing closer to China
It now buys anti-ship missiles, air-defence systems and armoured vehicles from China America’s military assistance to Thailand has fallen further recently, from $106m in 2023 to $8m in 2025
- America’s oldest ally in Asia is drawing closer to China
America’s oldest ally in Asia is drawing closer to China Thailand increasingly depends on its bigger neighbour for trade and security THE DAY before Thailand’s king arrived in China, his country’s government sent his host a special gift
- Map Shows New Alliances Growing on China’s Doorstep
A Newsweek map highlights these emerging links between countries that, while not all formally allied, are drawing closer through practical security arrangements such as weapons deals, access
- Are Americas Indo-Pacific Friends Flirting with China? | RAND
Traditional U S allies in Northeast Asia are putting out feelers to China, too Envoys from Japan and South Korea concluded a meeting with their Chinese counterparts to discuss economic and trade cooperation in late March—the first such engagement in five years
- US Allies in Asia Confront New Strategic Dilemmas Amid Rising Regional . . .
Confronted with China’s assertiveness, North Korea’s advancing arsenal, and doubts about U S political cohesion, several Asian partners are openly debating security options that once seemed unthinkable The Indo-Pacific is undergoing a profound transformation
- How America lost its oldest alliance in Asia . . . and was replaced by China
In the struggle for influence in southeast Asia, it is only recently that the Philippines has come to be in play Cambodia and Laos, which both have land borders with China, are little more than client-states of Beijing, and the recipients of economic as well as political support
- The bamboo breaks: Thailands diplomatic challenge | Asialink
Despite Thailand’s status as America’s 'oldest ally' in Asia, a combination of external and internal forces has been drawing Bangkok closer to Beijing
- ‘America First does not mean America Alone’: US reassures Asian . . .
TOKYO MANILA SEOUL – The United States is not going anywhere and stands shoulder to shoulder with its Indo-Pacific allies in facing down regional threats, especially from China
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