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This Week in Asia: February 10, 2023
The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.
Australia, New Zealand Leaders Focus on China in First Meeting
By Rod McGuirk
On his first overseas trip, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins emphasized continuity with the Ardern government's foreign policy.
The Asia-Pacific’s Next Refugee Crisis Is Coming – Ready or Not
By Adam Severson
The Bali Process still holds promise for principled regional responses to the movement of refugees and migrants.
China-Australia Trade Ministers Hold 1st Meeting Since 2019
By Rod McGuirk
Australia's new government is urging China to lift official and unofficial barriers on Australian exports.
Sun Cable’s Collapse and the Australian Role in Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition
By Nicholas Basan
Rather than focusing on exporting renewable energy to the region, Australian firms should invest directly in Southeast Asia's green transition.
Australia’s Nauru Conundrum
By Grant Wyeth
The detention facility’s purpose has diminished, but the country’s geopolitical importance has increased. In the meantime, 73 people languish there.
Australia Day, Invasion Day: Evolving the Idea of Australia
By Grant Wyeth
There is no way to undo past wrongs, but there is an opportunity to evolve the idea of Australia. To the country’s credit, Australia Day has become a day of national self-scrutiny.
Australia Day Focuses Attention on Indigenous Recognition in Constitution
By Rod McGuirk
A referendum due later this year would create an Indigenous body known as the Voice to address Parliament on Indigenous issues.
Space Is Going Commercial in Asia, but There’s a Rocky Road Ahead
By Arpit Raswant , Jiye Kim, and Tim Mahlberg
Space commercialization is creating opportunities for businesses, headaches for governments, and confusion for Asia-Pacific consumers.
The Fight to Raise Australia’s Age of Criminal Responsibility
By Dechlan Brennan
At 12, an Australian child “cannot lawfully sign onto Facebook but can be questioned, arrested, detained, and imprisoned.”
Beyond the Quad: Booming Security Cooperation Efforts in the Indo-Pacific
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
New defense and security cooperation efforts are springing up across the Indo-Pacific, between some Quad members and those outside the grouping.
What’s Behind China’s Resumed Imports of Australian Coal?
By Zhongzhou Peng
China’s decision to import Australian coal after a two-year ban was driven by diplomatic, not economic, considerations.