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  • Private privacy: the law comes to Chinese cyberspace

    Private privacy: the law comes to Chinese cyberspace

    • China
    • December 28, 2020

    New legislation may curtail corporate data collection, but state-led collection will likely persist.

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  • ‘Papuan Lives Matter’ energises calls for independence

    ‘Papuan Lives Matter’ energises calls for independence

    • Southeast Asia
    • November 10, 2020

    Localised violence is spiking in Indonesia’s easternmost provinces amid fresh calls for independence.

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  • Stuck in the middle: Duterte, China and the US

    Stuck in the middle: Duterte, China and the US

    • Southeast Asia
    • September 22, 2020

    Amid domestic and regional tensions, the choice between Washington and Beijing is becoming starker for Manila.

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  • Korean diplomacy: all not so quiet on the DMZ

    Korean diplomacy: all not so quiet on the DMZ

    • Korea
    • July 26, 2020

    The symbolic demolition of the liaison office does not spell the end to talks on the Korean peninsula.

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  • The e-RMB: China’s digital currency in the COVID-19 era

    The e-RMB: China’s digital currency in the COVID-19 era

    • Economics & Finance
    • May 27, 2020

    Beijing has launched a major trial of its state-run digital currency as it moves to lead in fintech.

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  • How Dr Li became a martyr and challenged China’s censors

    How Dr Li became a martyr and challenged China’s censors

    • China
    • March 14, 2020

    Threatened by the spontaneous outburst prompted by Li’s death, the party has started to crack down.

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  • Sri Lanka and the fallout from the Easter bombings

    Sri Lanka and the fallout from the Easter bombings

    • South Asia
    • January 25, 2020

    The return of the Rajapaksa brothers marks a turning point in communal harmony for the island nation.

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  • Strategic revaluations underway as Korean politics pivot

    Strategic revaluations underway as Korean politics pivot

    • Korea
    • December 16, 2019

    Dovish Blue House policies and America First White House demands are straining US-South Korean relations.

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  • Staying the course: the Fourth Plenum and China’s future

    Staying the course: the Fourth Plenum and China’s future

    • China
    • November 11, 2019

    The highly anticipated event did not produce outline a leadership transition as many had expected.

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  • Myanmar’s never-ending conflict reaches the capital

    Myanmar’s never-ending conflict reaches the capital

    • Southeast Asia
    • October 29, 2019

    Bomb threats attributed to the country’s ethnic insurgents suggests a new wave of violence is imminent.

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  • Hong Kong’s shadow: the China factor in Taiwan’s elections

    Hong Kong’s shadow: the China factor in Taiwan’s elections

    • Asia Pacific
    • September 21, 2019

    The pro-democracy demonstrations have reinvigorated President Tsai’s faltering re-election campaign.

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