Asia-Pacific

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Asian Economies To Shrink for First Time in 60 Years

Deutsche Welle

Due to the devastating and prolonged effects of Covid-19, Asian economies are expected to end the year in negative territory for the first time since the 1960s, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank.

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US Chances of Rejoining the TPP Fade

Mike Callaghan

The remaining 11 members of the Trans Pacific Partnership are renegotiating a deal that leaves the US out in the cold.

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OPINION: US Must Supplement Might with Statecraft in Asia-Pacific

Ali Wyne

Without a coherent trade policy to back it up, Pacific nations may well regard US muscle flexing as an anxious superpower’s unsustainable effort to contain China.

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China’s Expanding Nuclear Submarine Force

Renny Babiarz.

China’s emergent sea-based nuclear deterrent is one part of a much broader expansion of China’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

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How Asian Regionalism Could Prosper Under Trump

Troy Lee-Brown

Trump's dispute with Europe fuels doubts about the future of the East Asian regional order. Is the Indo-Pacific concept a viable option to complement or perhaps even help salvage the broader Asian regional project?

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Trump's 'America First' is Unlikely to Shake Up the Asia Pacific

Ted Gover

While 'America First' serves as a break from the past — particularly in trade policy — it is improbable that it will radically shake up ties with Asia-Pacific partners.

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Abe must Make an Effort in Easing Asia-Pacific Tensions

The Japan Times

The Abe administration should approach both Washington and Beijing in an effort to help ease mutual tensions and work for stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

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