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Belt and Road Initiative a public road for public good: China Daily contributor
The writer says that by helping improve the economic situation in the region, the Belt and Road Initiative will contribute to Asia s development and global recovery. Piers for the Luang Prabang railway bridge, a section of the China-Laos Railway built by the China Railway Group Ltd., stand under construction near Luang Prabang, Laos, on Oct 21, 2018, as part of China s Belt and Road Initiative. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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Indonesia needs nationwide deradicalisation centres: Jakarta Post contributor
The writers say that an estimated 1,000 official Jamaah Anshorud Daulah members remain free despite their obvious affiliation to the Islamic State.
Armed police officers stand guard at the gate of national police headquarters following a suspected militant attack, in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 31, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
Irfan Idris and Ardi Putra Prasetya
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SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -The bitter war of words at the US-China Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Alaska last March portended the rough waves of the new Cold War between the US and China with profound implications for this region and the world.
Geopolitically, Asean and Korea lie on the frontlines of US-China competition. Southeast Asia is particularly important to China because the region is a crucial gateway for China to access major sea routes to the rest of Asia and the world.
And to gain greater leverage, China appears determined to display its rapidly growing economic and military prowess in the region. Flexing its military muscle, China has been increasing its presence on the disputed islands in the South China Sea.
The writer says it is important for government stimulus to increase purchasing power in order to resume business operations at usual levels.. Read more at straitstimes.com.