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Regional Tremors, AUKUS Sinks and Great Power Signals


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Ambiguous alignment: Australia navigating US–China rivalry in the post‑AUKUS era

The central river plains of Myanmar are dominated by the Burmese ethnic group and they make up 60% or even more of the total population and they control all of the riverine networks and most of the food production in the country and it's always been thus.

As Great Power rivalry in the Asia–Pacific has intensified, Australia has widely come to be seen as a prototypical Balancer. By lending its modest weight in support of its long-time security ally, the US, it seeks to offset the challenges to the regional order posed by China.

Featured contributor Prof. Josef Mahoney joined CGTN Global Watch to discuss the continued fallout from Signalgate.



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