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Efforts under way to improve Australia-China relations

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AUSTRALIA

This was the first formal ministerial meeting between the two countries since bilateral relations began to deteriorate in 2020. It followed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s brief…

Taiwan-China tensions will continue to rise

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TAIWAN/CHINA

In an apparent expansion of its claims in the Taiwan Strait, China has responded by increasing patrols near Kinmen. The Chinese coast guard on February 19 boarded a Taiwanese…

North Korea will not reopen fully post-pandemic

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NORTH KOREA

Pyongyang has yet to announce any formal reopening, and probably never will. However, several indicators show that cross-border personnel movements are finally resuming, including…

Religious freedom will slowly expand in Vietnam

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VIETNAM

Catholics are a sizeable minority religious group in the country, numbering roughly 7 million out of a population of nearly 100 million. Vietnam and the Vatican have not had…

Malaysia-Vietnam TPP deal is likely by year-end

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MALAYSIA/VIETNAM

Outlook for the Trans-Pacific Partnership in South-east Asia.

Taiwan-China city-level ties bypass central government

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TAIWAN/CHINA

Relations between sub-national governments in Taiwan and China.

Bhutan’s new government may find itself stretched thin

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BHUTAN

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was the winner. Poll campaigning was dominated by debate over the economic headwinds facing the small Himalayan kingdom, which lies between…

Yoon's foreign policy may backfire at home and abroad

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SOUTH KOREA

Despite its warmth, he won no respite for South Korean companies facing restrictive new US laws, and the nuclear security assurances he received are ambiguous. Meanwhile Yoon’s…

New US policy will increase Taiwan Strait tension

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TAIWAN

New developments in relations between Taiwan, China and the United States.

Mass South-east Asian shift towards China is unlikely

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Chinese officials later clarified that no formal agreement had been reached, while both countries still claim the shoal. Nonetheless, the visit, in which Duterte repeated his…