Will other Southeast Asian countries follow Indonesia’s example with joint China drill?

China and Indonesia’s recent joint naval exercise east of Taiwan has prompted speculation that other Southeast Asian countries may follow suit. Last Wednesday’s drill – which one observer said may “lower the political threshold” for neighbouring countries – was followed by a meeting of the two countries’ foreign and de

August 18, 2026 3:33 PM ET The president of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, said Tuesday that while maintaining peace remains their number one priority as President Donald Trump orders the reduction of American troops’ in joint exercises, the country must prepare for a “worst-case scenario.”Jae-myung told the country’s Nat