Washington intends to cash in on the topic of alleged military-technological cooperation between Russia and the DPRK or China and the DPRK, in order to build anti-Russian and anti-Chinese sentiments in the Republic of Korea and Japan
In foreign media and academic articles, they increasingly often refer to a “Beijing-Moscow-Pyongyang axis” that is emerging in Northeast Asia (NEA). Under these circumstances, Western authors believe, the U.S. and its main Pacific allies, ...
For the first time, Tokyo calls Russia’s actions “aggression”
Amid the incoming waves of restrictive measures imposed against Russia, Japan’s political establishment has come forward with a number of statements that ... ... more dangerous trends—ones that could disrupt the fragile balance of power in the Asia-Pacific, causing a “wave” of instability with consequences that are difficult... ... weapons as a no-go. Abe concluded that the Japanese government has repeatedly highlighted China’s growing military activity, as well as North Korea’s nuclear missile programme...
At the final event of the year dedicated to the Asia Pacific, leading Russian researchers of the field shared their assessments of the most significant trends ... ... sanctions in contemporary world, particularly stressing the increasingly acute U.S.–China rivalry. He noted that although the COVID-19 might have been expected to unite... ... of American ones, which creates an opportunity for Russia. With the EU–China and Japan–China relations being also somewhat in jeopardy, small and medium powers in...
... however, that the numerous dialogue mechanisms that exist in the Asia-Pacific region are purely imitative and decorative in nature.... ... strategies that have emerged in Asia and are designed to counterbalance China will be seen by many smaller countries in the region as an ... ... assertiveness, at least to the extent possible.
Anton Tsvetov:
ASEAN and Russia Look to Achieve Their Full Potential
In the coming years,... ... ‘Indo-Pacific’ initiatives and platforms. The revived U.S.–Japan–Australia–India quadrilateral dialogue - no doubt aimed ...
... shifted too. An
influential American magazine
began to argue that China’s inclusion in the TPP project is in the United States’ ... ... session in Indonesia of the idea to create a Free Trade Area for the Asia-Pacific Region (FTAAPR) in November 2014 contrasted with the ... ... February the same year. This
mega-market
accounts for 80 percent of Japan's exports, 60 percent of imports and 70 percent of direct ... ... Moreover, in its view,
the TTP could form the core of FTAAPR
.
Russia's pivot to the East
The multidirectional trends in world ...
... Sevastopol, Simferopol and Moscow marked Crimea's accession to the Russian Federation. Just before that, the United States introduced ... ... for a national electronic payments system, broadly analogous to Japan's JCB. The French government has postponed its decision as ... ... way to respond to this is to reach out to Asia and the Pacific. China, of course, will not follow Western sanctions: it is more ... ... Japan-Russia rapprochement will actually benefit U.S. strategy in the Asia-Pacific.
South Korea is another potential purveyor of technology ...
