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Sado mines plan upsets Asia unity
News, Published on 28/03/2022
» Japan's proposal that its Sado mines be added to the 2023 Unesco World Heritage List is more than just a cultural-driven effort. It is a showcase of the inward-looking politics of Japan's conservative establishment to use particular events from the past to fit a desired narrative for the present, to purify the record of Japan's imperialism.
Global Britain's Indo-Pacific tests
News, Published on 03/02/2022
» It is worth harking back to what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said when he was a foreign secretary: "We should have absolutely no shame or embarrassment in championing our ideals around the world and in this era of dithering and dubitation, this should be the message of Global Britain to the world: that we stick up for free markets as vigorously as we stick up for democracy and human rights." While he may have stumbled on his own rules during the Covid restrictions in the UK, those words he spoke as foreign secretary could not be more relevant to the direction of Global Britain today.
Afghanistan a litmus test for this Korean dream
Oped, Published on 21/10/2021
» How countries react to human rights issues in Afghanistan speaks volumes about their real commitment towards the principles of democracy and civil liberties.
Sitting on fence no real option
Oped, Published on 26/08/2021
» Within days of the Taliban taking over Kabul on Aug 15, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying came out to express China's seeming endorsement of the Taliban's success when he stated, "We respect the will and choice of the Afghan people." While the tone of the message is suitably diplomatic, the clear implication is that the Taliban's aggression in recent days is welcomed by the national consensus of the Afghan people.
South Korea: an example for Asean
Oped, Published on 12/08/2021
» In late January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the outbreak of a new and deadly form of coronavirus in China, marking the pandemic as a global health emergency. Because of its close proximity to China and the contiguous nature of the regional landscape, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was among the first regions of the world to be affected by the freely-moving virus.
Seoul turning its focus on Asean
News, Published on 21/06/2021
» In 2017, the newly elected President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, made the unprecedented move to enhance his country's relationship with countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) by introducing the "New Southern Policy" (NSP) during a state visit to Indonesia.