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ASPI Notes

Breaking analysis on what's happening in the Asia-Pacific.

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ASPI Note: The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

What to know about the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australia Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Marise Payne, Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi hold a joint press conference of the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting at the Park Hyatt on February 11, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.
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ASPI Note: Understanding India’s Position in the Quad Ministerial

What to know about the Quad's importance for India.
U.S. President Joe Biden (C) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) listen during a Quad Leaders Summit with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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ASPI Note: How to Understand the Quad - Key Points for Business

What to know about the Quad and its impact on the business sector.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive to pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022.
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ASPI Note: Understanding China’s Growing Support for Russia

What to know about the meeting of Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin and the following joint statement.
People gather as smoke rises from a burnt out buildings in Honiara's Chinatown on November 26, 2021 after two days of rioting which saw thousands ignore a government lockdown order, torching several buildings around the Chinatown district including commercial properties and a bank branch.
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ASPI Note: Understanding the Protests in the Solomon Islands

What to know about the recent protests in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) seen while walking at the Russky Island in Vladivostok, Russia, September 4, 2019.
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ASPI Note: Understanding the December 6 India-Russia Summit

What to know about the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 21st annual India-Russia summit.
China's special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua speaks during a joint China and U.S. statement on a declaration enhancing climate action in the 2020s on November 10, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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ASPI Note: Understanding the U.S.-China Climate Declaration

What to know about the U.S.-China joint statement from COP26 on climate cooperation.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping virtual summit in the Roosevelt Room
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ASPI Note: Understanding the Biden-Xi Summit

What to know about Monday night's meeting between the Chinese and American leaders.
Xi Jinping
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ASPI Note: Understanding China's Sixth Plenum

What to know about the Chinese Communist Party's recent plenary event.