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US State Department gets budget for Chinese counter-influence in Indo-Pacific

To stem China's rise in the region, US diplomacy plans to implement economic security measures and develop counter-influence programmes, notably in Cambodia and Sri Lanka. [...] (409 words)

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Business magnate Rithy Sear acts as informal emissary for Cambodia's PM Hun Sen

How Hun Sen and his clans plan to keep control of key ministries in 2023

The Brady case: France sways between two Indo-Pacific strategies

Businessman Neville Roy Singham quietly sponsors an initiative opposing US assistance to Kyiv

White House wants bipartisan approach to strategic research on China

Japanese investigation market shakeup

The key to Australia's diplomatic muscle in the Pacific

Xi Jinping using Le Yucheng to push Washington to reduce sanctions on China

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How Beijing patiently laid the groundwork for its naval base in Cambodia Free

Beijing ramps up military and security-driven plans in the Pacific

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