Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: July 8, 2018 Edition

Welcome to The Diplomat‘s weekly quiz.

Each week, we will curate a list of 10 questions on recent events in the Asia-Pacific region (with occasional historical questions thrown in for variety).

These questions will cover all the topics we cover here at The Diplomat, including the politics, economics, security, culture, and history of the vast Asia-Pacific region.

Rest assured, the answers to each question come straight from our pages. Usually, the answer to any given quiz question will be found in a recent article we’ve run. So, as long as you keep up with The Diplomat, you should be on your way to an easy 100 percent score on each of these quizzes.

You’ll get to see your score and the average score across all our readers at the end of the quiz.

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   Which Asian country recently began constructing its first submarine rescue vessel?

   • Philippines
   • Myanmar
   • Vietnam
   • India
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   Late last month, Vietnam held a keel-laying ceremony for the construction of a submarine rescue vessel. The move represents just the latest step Hanoi is taking to build up its capabilities in this space, which it views as being useful to advance a wide range of interests in the maritime domain.

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   Late last month, Vietnam held a keel-laying ceremony for the construction of a submarine rescue vessel. The move represents just the latest step Hanoi is taking to build up its capabilities in this space, which it views as being useful to advance a wide range of interests in the maritime domain.
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   What disease are hundreds of koala bears suffering from on Australia’s Gold Coast?

   • Cancer
   • Chlamydia
   • Obesity
   • Rabies
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   Which of the following countries will hold a general election in July 2018?

   • Indonesia
   • Bangladesh
   • Philippines
   • Pakistan
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   Why did the United States decide to punish Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE?

   • ZTE was deemed a national security threat to U.S. interests
   • ZTE violated export controls against Iran and North Korea
   • The reason was not publicly stated
   • ZTE was a competitor for the Trump Organization
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   What percentage of state-owned airline Air India is the Indian government planning on opening up for private investment?

   • 100 percent
   • 76 percent
   • 49 percent
   • 15 percent
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   Which of the phrases appeared in the July 12 joint statement signed between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore?

   • Complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula
   • The complete disarmament of North Korea
   • The complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean peninsula
   • The permanent, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons
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   What percent of young South Koreans see Korean unification as unnecessary, according to a recent survey?

   • 10.1 percent
   • 30.1 percent
   • 41.4 percent
   • 67.9 percent
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   Which major international airline recently began referrence to Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China?

   • ANA
   • Emirates
   • Qantas
   • Korean Air
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   What is the 16+1 summit?

   • A meeting between Japan and Southeast Asian states
   • A meeting between the United States and Indian Ocean rim nations
   • A meeting between China and central and eastern European countries
   • A summit between members of the European Union and India
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   Ahead of this July’s 16+1 summit in Bulgaria, Chinese officials are busy trying to sell the idea that Beijing’s outreach work in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is about “win-win” cooperation. The summit, launched in Warsaw in 2012, brings together 16 CEE countries, including 11 EU member states, with high-ranking Chinese officials, ostensibly to foster economic cooperation and investment. Many leaders, pundits, and experts, however, fear that the Chinese-driven initiative is nothing more than a Trojan horse, threatening to undermine EU norms, disadvantage Western investors, and spread corrupt development practices amongst vulnerable democracies. But are they right or is this just European Sinophobia?

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   Ahead of this July’s 16+1 summit in Bulgaria, Chinese officials are busy trying to sell the idea that Beijing’s outreach work in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is about “win-win” cooperation. The summit, launched in Warsaw in 2012, brings together 16 CEE countries, including 11 EU member states, with high-ranking Chinese officials, ostensibly to foster economic cooperation and investment. Many leaders, pundits, and experts, however, fear that the Chinese-driven initiative is nothing more than a Trojan horse, threatening to undermine EU norms, disadvantage Western investors, and spread corrupt development practices amongst vulnerable democracies. But are they right or is this just European Sinophobia?
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    Who is Bobomurod Abdullaev?

    • An imprisoned Uzbek journalist who was recently freed
    • A member of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's cabinet
    • A Tajik political dissident
    • An Uzbek journalist who was recently imprisoned by the government
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