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DEFENSE

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EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2021
A demonstration of strength by the Japan-U.S. alliance
The virtual summit of the four leaders of 'Quad' countries should quiet fears that the forum would be just a talk shop, unable to provide concrete deliverables.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2021
Top U.S. and Japanese officials get tough on China in key security talks
In a joint statement singling out Beijing, the top U.S. and Japanese diplomats and defense chiefs condemned China's 'coercion and destabilizing behavior' in the region.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2021
Top China generals urge more spending for U.S. conflict ‘trap’
The comments marked an unusual acknowledgment of the risk of a clash between the world's two largest economies.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2021
Biden’s pricier troop deal with Seoul to impact next agreement with Tokyo
The agreement on a “meaningful increase” in cost-sharing could prompt the U.S. to ask Japan to play a larger role in its regional strategy instead of doling out more cash, experts say.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2021
Australia halts defense ties with Myanmar and redirects aid
Australia has suspended its defense cooperation program with Myanmar, Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said, amid an intensified crackdown by the country's military on massive protests against last month's coup.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2021
South Korean envoy hopes to wrap up talks with U.S. on defense costs
South Korea is seeking to iron out remaining differences and sign a deal with Washington on sharing costs for stationing 28,500 American troops in the country, its chief envoy has said.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2021
China defense spending gets mild boost amid economic caution
China's 2021 defense spending will rise 6.8% from 2020, up slightly from last year's increase and broadly tracking the government's modest growth forecast, as the world's second-largest economy emerges from the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 2, 2021
Japan, the national security superpower
Even I can see the opportunity that Japan has to become a national security superpower.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2021
China expected to unveil hike in military budget as tensions rise
Beijing likely to reveal a robust increase in defense spending at the March 5 annual opening of its parliament, as its economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
Keeping troops in Afghanistan makes America safer
The case for maintaining a small yet strong military presence in Afghanistan is sound, if not popular.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2021
China eyes rare earth export curbs for U.S. defense, report says
China is exploring whether it can hurt U.S. defense contractors by limiting supplies of rare-earth minerals that are critical to the industry, the Financial Times reported.

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