ASPI Notes

Breaking analysis on what's happening in the Asia-Pacific.

Zero-covid
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ASPI Note: Breaking the Chains — Charting a New Course on Zero-COVID

What to know about China's recent shift in its COVID policy.
Supporters await the arrival of Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City Hotel in Universal City, California, on January 25, 2022.
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ASPI Note: What To Expect From the U.S.-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative

What to know about the U.S.-Taiwan trade relationship.
Quad
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ASPI Note: The Tokyo Quad

What to know about the fourth Quad Summit meeting in Tokyo on May 23.
US President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity at the Izumi Garden Gallery in Tokyo on May 23, 2022.
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ASPI Note: Biden's Blueprint for Economic Engagement in the Indo-Pacific

What to know about the recently released Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group III co-chair Jim Skea (2nd L) answers a question during a press conference on a special IPCC report on climate change and land on August 8, 2019 in Geneva.
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ASPI Note: What the IPCC’s Latest Report on Climate Mitigation Means for Asia

What to know about the latest IPCC WG3 report on climate mitigation.
Singapores National Development Minister Lawrence Wong speaks during a press conference on coronavirus situation in Singapore on January 27, 2020.
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ASPI Note: Singapore’s Likely Future Leader

What to know about Singapore's upcoming transfer of power.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh, and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar listen as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (on screen) speaks during a virtual meeting in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex.
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ASPI Note: Understanding the 2+2 and the Biden-Modi Virtual Summit

What to know about the recent virtual summit between U.S. President Biden and India Prime Minister Modi.
CCA Banner
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ASPI Note: China's Doubling Down on Energy Security May Slow its Climate Progress

What to know about China's 14th Five-Year Plan for a Modern Energy System.
n investor walks past an electronic screen displaying stock index at a securities company on May 8, 2007 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. Chinese shares started higher on May 8 with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opening at 3,937.94 points, up 96.67 points, or 2.52 percent.
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ASPI Note: Beijing Moves To Avoid Delisting of Chinese Companies in the U.S.

What to know about China's amendment of its secrecy laws to save Chinese companies from being delisted from U.S. exchanges.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is talking to media briefing after an EU-China Summit on June 22, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.
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ASPI Note: The EU-China April Fools’ Day Summit and What Comes Next

What to know about the EU-China Summit.
Health workers in protective gear walk out from a blocked off area after spraying disinfectant in Shanghai's Huangpu district on January 27, 2021, after residents were evacuated following the detection of a few cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the neighbourhood.
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ASPI Note: Beijing Risks Being Trapped by its Zero-COVID Policy

What to know about the COVID-19 outbreaks in China and the subsequent mass lockdowns in Shanghai.
Chinese President Xi Jinping talks to Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (not pictured) during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on October 9, 2019.
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ASPI Note: Is China Trying to Establish a Military Base in the Pacific?

What to know about the expanding security relationship between China and Solomon Islands.
People watch a TV at the Seoul Railway Station showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch on March 24, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a move sharply escalating tensions in the region.
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ASPI Note: How To Understand North Korea’s ICBM

What to know about North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile launch into Japanese waters on March 25.
ussian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) seen during their meeting in Xiamen, China, September,4,2017. Leaders of Russia, China, India, Brasil and South Africa are attending the BRICS 2017 Summit, held from September 3 to 5.
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ASPI Note: India and the Invasion of Ukraine

What to know about how India plays into the invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping talk during an expanded bilateral meeting with other U.S. and Chinese officials in the Roosevelt Room at the White House February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. While in Washington, Vice President Xi will meet with Biden, President Barack Obama and other senior Administration officials to discuss a broad range of bilateral, regional, and global issues.
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ASPI Note: March 18 Biden-Xi Virtual Meeting

What to know about the recent call between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.
Liu He
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ASPI Note: China Scrambles for Firmer Economic Policy Ground

What to know about Vice Premier Liu He's urgent meeting of China's Financial Stability and Development Committee.
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a plenary session at the Russia-ASEAN summit in Sochi on May 20, 2016.
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ASPI Note: Southeast Asia and the Invasion of Ukraine

What to know about Southeast Asia's reaction to the invasion of Ukraine.
ASPI Note - Russia Sanctions
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ASPI Note: Russia Reprisals Should Prompt Policymakers To Think Twice About Severing China Ties

What to know about the risks of the United States sanctioning China the way it has sanctioned Russia.
South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on March 10, 2022, the morning after his victory in the country's presidential election.
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ASPI Note: South Korea Elects a Conservative Leader — Barely

What to know about the recent South Korean presidential election.
Xi Putin Flags
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ASPI Note: Assessing China’s Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

What to know about Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and China's response.