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Why the UK is doubling down on Asean ties amid European reset

Britain’s new Labour government is trying to reassure Southeast Asia that its push to rebuild ties with Europe will not come at the region’s expense, analysts have said, after Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband made an Asean meeting in Manila his first overseas stop. Appointed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham on July 20, Miliband attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers’…

Why the UK is doubling down on Asean ties amid European reset

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China adds US sanctions, drone curbs in trade tit-for-tat

China announced new drone supply chain export controls and counter-sanctions against seven American firms in retaliation for US trade restrictions imposed last week targeting Chinese companies. Sales to United States entities of “drones, their key components and related technologies” will be subject to “strict case-by-case scrutiny”, the…

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