Daily Memo: Japan’s Energetic Diplomacy, Sino-Russian Gas Trade

Japan's new prime minister is wasting no time reaching out to Southeast Asia.

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Suga in Vietnam. New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga isn’t wasting time taking advantage of Southeast Asian countries’ desire for deeper regional involvement from powers besides China and the United States. Making his first state visit to Hanoi, Suga and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, agreed to a slew of military and economic deals. […]

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