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Taiwan-Honduras Relations Hanging by a Thread
On November 28, Hondurans will take to the polls in a presidential election that will likely have a major impact on the Central American nation’s foreign policy….
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Taiwan and the AUKUS: A Double-Edged Sword for Taipei?
On September 15, US president Biden, Australian Prime Minister Morrison, and British Premier Johnson announced a new trilateral security alliance, known as AUKUS. Even though the official…
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Reading Japan’s Pacific PALM
On July 2nd, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hosted the Ninth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting, also known as PALM. As with other major meetings taking place during…
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Samoa: China’s Pacific Cross-Roads Moment?
When news broke that Samoa’s prime minister elect, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, would suspend a multi-million-dollar port project financed by the Chinese government it added fuel to the…
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The Splintering of the Pacific Islands Forum – What Now?
Ever since its inception in 1971, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has had numerous obstacles to overcome in developing and strengthening cooperation across the world’s largest ocean….
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Flying Low: Economic Impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis on China’s Domestic Aviation Market
The coronavirus pandemic continues to hamper the travel industry all over the world. The aviation industry in particular is grappling with the economic fallout from the sharp…
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Reforming China’s Juvenile Justice System: Progress or Regress?
In late May 2020, the violent death of a female lawyer in China sparked public outrage – mainly on social media. Allegedly strangled by her 15-year old…
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China’s Afforestation Efforts: Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees?
In June 2020 Beijing announced a 15-year ecological protection plan , part of a wider drive in China to press ahead with nation-wide environmental protection ambitions ….
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The Development of Hypersonic Weapons: Japan’s Catch-22
With much talk about Japan currently centering on its response to the coronavirus pandemic, news of high-tech advances in the country’s military technology have largely flown under…
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China’s Pacific Push: Trumping the Language Game?
Amidst a flurry of news and debates on Taiwan’s future in the Pacific region, with two of its last allies worldwide ultimately switching ties from Taipei to…