Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. How America and China Are Playing off Each Other 143 May 24, 2018 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Khaleej Times (U.A.E.) on 23 May 2018 by Brahma Chellaney (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Donald TrumpSouth China SeaTrans-Pacific PartnershipU.A.E.Xi Jinping Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. 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