In a meeting held in Tokyo on March 22, foreign ministers from China, Japan, and South Korea discussed strengthening trilateral cooperation amid rising global tensions. They focused on shared challenges such as aging populations, declining birthrates, the green economy, and economic collaboration in the face of geopolitical uncertainty. However, divisions remain, particularly regarding China’s support of North Korea, its military activities around Taiwan, and its ties with Russia in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Read MoreWhile the rate of Cambodia’s growth may be uncertain, its rising geopolitical and economic presence within Southeast Asia cannot be downplayed, and its rising allegiance with China will likely mark it as the first of many countries to turn to China as a more reliable economic partner in the face of internal American turmoil.
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