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Good and bad Olympic nationalism
Hosting the Olympic Games can confer status on the world stage
August 04, 2021
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PM Lee urges China, US to stem deteriorating ties
The US is not in terminal decline. Equally, China is not going to disappear.
August 04, 2021
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Biden's Asia czar says the US's standing in Asia has 'slipped'
"I think we recognise that the United States has a lot of work to do," says Kurt Campbell.
July 06, 2021
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New Cold War, or new frontlines?
Will President-elect Biden repair all the damage to US-China ties he will inherit from Trump? Not quite.
December 24, 2020
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PM Lee calls for US-China truce to avoid "Cold War-style" division of nations
PM Lee has called for the world’s biggest economies to avoid a destructive clash that could force smaller states to pick sides.
November 18, 2020
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Kissinger warns of "World War I-scale" US-China conflict
Modern military technology would make such a crisis far more difficult to control than those of earlier eras.
November 18, 2020
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Japanese Prime Minister Suga continues with Abenomics in line with positioning Japan as an international financial hub
Suga’s long term plan is for Japan to become an international finance hub in Asia and the world.
October 20, 2020
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Which country wields most power in Asia? US leads but China is catching up
While America retained its place as the region’s top superpower, its 10-point lead on China two years ago has been halved.
October 19, 2020
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Fertility, phones, reforms: a trader checklist for Suga's Japan
Market watchers are eyeing what the election of the unassuming son of a strawberry farmer means for the country’s equity markets.
September 15, 2020
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga wins ruling party race to replace Prime Minister Abe
A farmer’s son long known as Abe’s back-room fixer, Suga won 377 of the 535 available votes Monday, the LDP said.
September 14, 2020