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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…

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…

India is not yet ready for alliances

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INDIA

Delhi has long been wary of formal alliances, though, as it insists on strategic autonomy.

Pyongyang will press its advantage at Trump summit

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NORTH KOREA/US

Eight months on, there is little progress on the key issues discussed at the Singapore summit: there has been no formal end to the Korean War, and the two sides are yet to agree…

India-Pakistan dialogue is unlikely in the short term

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INDIA/PAKISTAN

Chances of formal diplomatic talks between India and Pakistan.

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.

Key trade pact will be signed at ASEAN summit

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ASEAN

Talks will be held virtually because of restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. A key focus will be finalisation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership…

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…