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Attention must also be paid to the changing structural dynamics within South Asia where countries (including Bangladesh) are increasingly working with each other, moving away from a primarily India-driven engagement within the neighbourhood.
Beijing and Manila have exchanged diplomatic broadsides after their latest clash in the South China Sea, which Manila said resulted in multiple injuries.
President Marcos Jnr recently described his country as a frontline state, in remarks that recalled the Philippines’ dark chapter of being colonised by Japan.
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