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Decouple from China? Beijing now has a law against it

China’s new law on Industrial and Supply Chain Security, which took effect immediately in early April, introduces a significant new layer of regulatory oversight targeting cross-border industrial activity and global supply chains. It will inevitably have far-reaching

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Ukraine aims for Peace!

Today, as a state that has fully restored its sovereignty, Azerbaijan expresses its commitment to a policy based on equality and mutual trust with all friendly states and partners that demonstrate respect for our country’s independence and territorial integrity. The Republic of

Strait of Malacca could be next Hormuz-like flashpoint

While recent global attention has focused on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively held closed since late February in a move that has disrupted world energy supplies, a quieter but also important development has been taking shape in south-east Asia. On April 14, the

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Toll the Malacca Strait — and price out American hegemony

On April 22, Indonesia’s finance minister went off-topic during a symposium and raised the possibility of tolling the Strait of Malacca in light of the current Hormuz crisis, drawing swift rejections from the foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and even Indonesia. All

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