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Northeast Asia
G7 urges PRC to press Russia to end war in Ukraine, respect Taiwan’s status
The Associated Press The Group of Seven leading industrial nations urged the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to pressure its strategic partner Russia to end its war on Ukraine, while also calling on Beijing to resolve territorial disputes peacefully. In a joint statement issued during their May 2023 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, G7 leaders emphasized that they were seeking “constructive and…
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PRC, Russia increasing military collaboration, Japan’s foreign minister warns
The Associated Press Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed concern in mid-May 2023 about Chinese and Russian military cooperation in the region and said the security situation in Europe could not be separated from that in the Indo-Pacific since Moscow’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Hayashi said Russia’s war in Ukraine has “shaken the very foundation of the international order” and…
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Across The Region
Poland, South Korea Seal U.S. $3 Billion Military Aircraft Deals
Poland signed deals worth U.S. $3 billion with South Korea in September 2022 for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50 fighter planes as the Central European country took urgent steps to increase its deterrence and defense capabilities amid Russia’s war on neighboring Ukraine. The two deals for the purchase of Fighting Falcon combat and training planes, pictured, follow contracts signed…
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Information Operations Key to Deterrence
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivered this speech October 18, 2022, at the 11th annual Indo-Pacific Information Operations & Electronic Warfare Symposium in Hawaii, hosted by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. It has been edited to fit FORUM’s format. Thanks to each and every one of you for being here. I see some old friends in the…
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Calling Out Repression
FORUM Staff Forced labor of Uyghurs and other Indigenous minorities continues to fuel manufacturing in China’s Xinjiang region, according to a flurry of investigations, including a critical United Nations report. The research also reveals that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is largely acting through the state-run Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) to repress the ethnic groups. Although an increasing…
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China’s New Economic Era
Dr. Shale Horowitz/University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photos by The Associated Press S ince coming to power in 2012, Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) general secretary, has systematically overturned the “Reform and Opening Up” institutional and policy consensus, which was created by Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s and sustained by Xi’s two immediate predecessors, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao.…
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U.S. warns PRC against ‘intimidation’ of Philippines in South China Sea
Benar News The People’s Republic of China (PRC) should stop its “unacceptable” harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, a senior United States official said in early May 2023, while pledging that Washington will stand with its staunch ally against any intimidation from Beijing in the disputed waterway. The comments from Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for…
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Press group: Beijing biggest global jailer of journalists
The Associated Press The People’s Republic of China (PRC) was the world’s biggest jailer of journalists in 2022 with more than 100 behind bars, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under General Secretary Xi Jinping tightened control over society. The CCP also was one of the biggest exporters of propaganda content, according to Reporters Without Borders. The PRC ranked second to…
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Unpacking China’s Economic Statecraft
Peter Connolly Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping met eight Pacific Island leaders in Port Moresby on November 16, 2018, and elevated their relationships to “comprehensive strategic partnerships.” Xi then encouraged those who had not joined his Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to do so. Papua New Guinea (PNG) had led the way by signing a BRI memorandum…
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U.S. Coast Guard tackles IUU fishing, deepens partnerships in Oceania
FORUM Staff A collaborative mission of enforcement and engagement brought success on both fronts during the United States Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry’s monthlong, 9,700-kilometer patrol of the Pacific Ocean. The fast-response cutter traversed the exclusive economic zones of partner nations Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as international waters between the Pacific Island Countries to counter…
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