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		<title>Kim Jong-il’s visit to China: What should we expect?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Jonas Parello-Plesner
There are rumours that Kim Jong-il will visit China late-March. If the visit takes place, it must be after the 18 March when the joint US-ROK military training ends, which is regarded by North Korea as a prelude to war. The supreme commander can’t be seen to leave the country during that period. [...]

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		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/14/kim-jong-ils-visit-to-china-what-should-we-expect/</link>
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		<title>A boost for US—Australian defence cooperation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: James Boyers, ANU
On September 5 2007, George W. Bush and John Howard signed a treaty to improve defence cooperation between the United States and Australia. Although signed over two years ago, the treaty has not yet been ratified by the United States or Australian governments. Recent developments within United States Senate indicate that it [...]

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Related articles:<ol><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/11/is-defence-cooperation-the-next-step-in-u-s-india-relations/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Is defence cooperation the next step in U.S.-India relations?'>Is defence cooperation the next step in U.S.-India relations?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/11/04/a-new-trans-tasman-defence-relationship/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A new trans-Tasman defence relationship?'>A new trans-Tasman defence relationship?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/11/02/indonesias-new-cabinet-a-boost-for-economic-policy-and-reform/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Indonesia’s new cabinet: A boost for economic policy and reform'>Indonesia’s new cabinet: A boost for economic policy and reform</a></li></ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/13/a-boost-for-us%e2%80%94australian-defence-cooperation/</link>
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		<title>Western media&#8217;s new ‘losing Japan’ narrative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Tobias Harris, MIT
In different ways, two articles published in Western media outlets this week suggest the emergence of a new narrative concerning Japan in elite circles in the United States. One might call that narrative the ‘losing Japan’ narrative, reminiscent of the idea — propagated by newsman Henry Luce — that the United States, [...]

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Related articles:<ol><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/01/01/japan-returning-to-asia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Japan: Returning to Asia'>Japan: Returning to Asia</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/23/japan-okada-diplomacy/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Japan: Okada the DPJ&#8217;s man on diplomacy'>Japan: Okada the DPJ&#8217;s man on diplomacy</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/10/24/gates-rules-out-renegotiation-of-okinawa-deal-with-japan/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Gates rules out renegotiation of Okinawa deal with Japan'>Gates rules out renegotiation of Okinawa deal with Japan</a></li></ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/13/western-medias-new-losing-japan-narrative/</link>
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		<title>India: The discipline of liberalisation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest Author: Renu Kohli
India&#8217;s Budget for 2010 is a demonstration of the discipline that global integration imposes upon countries. The modest contraction in the fiscal stance displays a responsible coordination of macroeconomic policies. Its overall message—serious effort at consolidating public finances—manages fiscal expectations positively. Both were necessary to contain rating hawks and reassure markets and [...]

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		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/13/india-the-discipline-of-liberalisation/</link>
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		<title>A crisis in the North Korean leadership?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Andrei Lankov, Kookmin University and ANU
Over the past year or so, something strange has begun to happen in Pyongyang. The North Korean leadership has taken some actions that have clearly damaged the interests of the ruling clique.

The recent currency reform is the best example of self-defeating policy decisions. For years, the Pyongyang government has [...]

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Related articles:<ol><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/05/27/the-north-korean-test-a-study-in-powerlessness/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The North Korean test: a study in powerlessness'>The North Korean test: a study in powerlessness</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/11/north-korea-its-the-economy-stupid/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: North Korea: It&#8217;s the economy, stupid'>North Korea: It&#8217;s the economy, stupid</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/07/14/the-north-korea-nuclear-crisis-five-guiding-principles/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The North Korea nuclear crisis: Five guiding principles'>The North Korea nuclear crisis: Five guiding principles</a></li></ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/12/a-crisis-in-the-north-korean-leadership/</link>
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		<title>North Korea&#8217;s renewed push for foreign investment at Rajin-Sonbong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Scott A. Snyder, CFR
I’ve been watching North Korea ramp up efforts to attract foreign investment since Jack Pritchard and I heard last November in Pyongyang from the chairman of Pyongyang’s Foreign Investment Advisory Board a presentation of new laws that provide for repatriation of investments, tax benefits, and wages of 30 Euros/month that undercut [...]

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Related articles:<ol><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/26/reform-or-retrenchment-in-north-korea/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Reform or retrenchment in North Korea?'>Reform or retrenchment in North Korea?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/01/11/currency-reform-in-north-korea/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Currency &#8216;reform&#8217; in North Korea'>Currency &#8216;reform&#8217; in North Korea</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/12/08/north-korea-a-victory-for-obamas-asian-diplomacy/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: North Korea: a victory for Obama’s Asian diplomacy'>North Korea: a victory for Obama’s Asian diplomacy</a></li></ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/12/north-koreas-renewed-push-for-foreign-investment-at-rajin-sonbong/</link>
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		<title>China’s new National Energy Commission</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Peter Yuan Cai, ANU
On January 27, the Chinese State Council announced the establishment of China’s National Energy Commission under the leadership of Premier Wen Jiabao and the vice-Premier and his heir-apparent, Li Keqiang.  This announcement came as a much-anticipated move by Beijing to coordinate and devise a comprehensive national energy policy.

The members of this [...]

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		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/12/chinas-new-national-energy-commission/</link>
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		<title>Australia lifts its bank guarantees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Timo Henckel
The Australian bank guarantee (officially the ‘wholesale lending guarantee’)—effective since November 2008 to prevent local financial markets from following the rest of the world into a tailspin—is being withdrawn in April. In his announcement of the withdrawal earlier this year, Treasurer Wayne Swan argued that the need for further government guarantees had been [...]

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		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/11/australia-lifts-its-bank-guarantees/</link>
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		<title>Japan: The importance of open diplomacy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Tobias Harris, MIT
Within a week of the formation of the first Bolshevik government, Leon Trotsky, the People&#8217;s Commissar for Foreign Affairs, went to the foreign ministry and forced the staff to open safes containing secret treaties that the Tsarist government had made with the Allied powers over the course of World War I, treaties [...]

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		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/11/japan-the-importance-of-open-diplomacy/</link>
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		<title>North Korea: It&#8217;s the economy, stupid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Aidan Foster-Carter, Leeds University
The past month saw both Chairman and Premier Kim doing something almost unheard of in Pyongyang. Apparently they both said sorry, although some reports got the two muddled up.

On February 1, Rodong Sinmun, daily paper of the ruling Workers&#8217; Party of Korea (WPK), reported Kim Jong-il as lamenting his failure to fulfil [...]

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Related articles:<ol><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/02/26/reform-or-retrenchment-in-north-korea/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Reform or retrenchment in North Korea?'>Reform or retrenchment in North Korea?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/07/05/obamas-north-korea-policy-and-the-june-15-south-north-joint-declaration/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Obama&#8217;s North Korea policy and the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration'>Obama&#8217;s North Korea policy and the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration</a></li><li><a href='http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/17/north-koreas-succession-gets-twisted/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: North Korea&#8217;s succession gets twisted'>North Korea&#8217;s succession gets twisted</a></li></ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/03/11/north-korea-its-the-economy-stupid/</link>
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