Search results for: Yuan Yong
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Slow and Steady: New Delhi’s Response to PLA Navy in IOR
…Chinese PLA-affiliated vessel Yuan Wang 5 finally docking in Sri Lanka and the former Maldives President and current opposition leader, Abdulla Yameen’s “India out” campaign all put questions on New…
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India and China: How Not to Build Trust
…another diplomatic spat in the Indian Ocean on the question of Chinese satellite tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 docking at the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota on August 16. India’s…
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Japan-ROK: Old Grievances under New Leadership
…unresolved island dispute under the 1965 treaty revolving around islands administered by South Korea, but claimed by Japan – after Kim Chang-yong, commissioner-general of South Korea’s national police agency, visited…
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Japan’s Response to IMF’s Special Drawing Rights in the COVID-19 Pandemic
…of vulnerable people is not an easy decision in certain political situations. Special Drawing Rights to Pay Back Debts to China’s Belt and Road Initiative? The Chinese yuan, or Renminbi…
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China’s Poverty Eradication: Through the Lens of Chinese Media
…lifting all people living below the national poverty line of 2,300 yuan (per person and per year, at the 2010 price level) out of poverty. This goal goes in line…
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Q&A: South Korea’s National Assembly Elections
…Notably, the former diplomat and high-profile North Korean defector Thae Yong Ho is running for the opposition United Future Party in the election. Charging the government with not doing enough, a key campaign pledge is to push for a law to grant more protection for North Koreans seeking asylum in the…
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China’s Two Sessions: Poverty, Politics and other Priorities
…and health services. The state has pledged to increase medical insurance by an average of 30 yuan per citizen and improve the serious disease insurance. The latter is targeted to…
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Moon’s Delicate Balancing Act
…and more. Not only did Korean athletes march under a unified flag in a highly poignant spectacle, but Moon also welcomed a high-level delegation including Kim Yong-nam, North Korea’s nominal…