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Ten-Year Review of China’s Defense Budget: Steadily Toward Modernization
At the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress in March 2023, China announced a 7.2 per cent nominal increase in its defense budget from 2022 to CNY 1.55 trillion. The new budget is the first under the unprecedented third term…
India-East Asia Relations in Shifting Indo-Pacific Tides
On November 4, Taiwan Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Chen Zhengqi visited India, leading a Taiwanese delegation to sign four MoUs with India to expand cooperation in the environment, electronic manufacturing, and non-traditional medicine sectors. His visit not only marks…
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From May 20th to 24th, U.S. President Joe Biden embarked on his maiden trip to Asia. In South Korea, Biden emphasized the need for greater supply chain connectivity and security in the Indo-Pacific with ROK President Yoon Suk-Yeol. In Japan…
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Since Yoon Suk-yeol took oath as the 20th President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on May 10, 2022, many have expected him to pursue his vision for South Korea to expand its cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR), aligning…