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To China, Hegseth’s Philippines Trip Was an Escalation

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After the Myanmar Earthquake, Crisis Fatigue Reaches New Depths

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This Week in Asia: August 18, 2023

The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.

August 18, 2023

This week’s top stories:

Taiwan’s vice president transits the United States
Another attack on Chinese workers in Pakistan
Sino-Indian border talks
Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin acquitted of corruption charges
The Japan-South Korea-U.S. summit in Camp David

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