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Japan Kishida calls for French cooperation on free, open Indo-Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told French President Emmanual Macron on Tuesday that Tokyo hopes to strengthen cooperation with France toward achieving a "free and open Indo-Pacific."

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

Biden and Xi finally met at G-20 Summit in Bali. Here are the key takeaways

President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to ease long-simmering tensions during a three-hour meeting in Bali, Indonesia as the two countries find themselves drifting perilously close to direct economic and military confrontation.

Tribune News Service · Nov 14, 2022

Factbox-Top takeaways from the Biden-Xi meeting in Bali

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held their first in-person talks since 2017 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday. Here are some takeaways from the three-and-a-half hour meeting:

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022

Bangkok mooted for Japan-China summit

PHNOM PENH: Japan and China are working to arrange talks between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Xi Jinping, with Thailand envisioned as the venue but Indonesia remaining a possibility, say sources familiar with the plan.

Bangkok Post · Nov 12, 2022

Yellen visits India to shore up US-Indo-Pacific partnerships

Supply chains, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the impact of COVID-19 are top of mind for U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as she prepared to meet with Indian leaders in New Delhi

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Canada readies new Indo-Pacific strategy amid tense China ties

Canada will soon announce a new Indo-Pacific strategy to challenge China on human rights issues while cooperating with the world's second-biggest economy on climate change and other shared goals, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Australian Secret Intelligence Service boss Paul Symon says Australian agencies will be busier as focus shifts to Indo-Pacific

In a wide-ranging speech to the National Security College, the director-general of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service reveals how the agency is becoming more prominent in the Five Eyes group as Beijing's actions become a key concern.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

Germany stresses increasing defense role in Indo-Pacific

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has stressed his country’s increased defense cooperation with Japan and other democracies in the Indo-Pacific region faced with security challenges such as Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s rise

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022

It's time to mainstream the AOIP

One of the top priorities that the Asean leaders have to vet and approve at the Asean-related summit on Nov 11 is the plan to operationalise the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).

Bangkok Post · Oct 31, 2022

Pacific peace a priority: US ambassador

US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy says diplomacy and deterrence will help keep peace in the Indo-Pacific as tensions heighten.

AAP · Oct 30, 2022