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Jun 2021
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Can Asian prosperity survive US-China ri...

Financial Times
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South-east Asia has enjoyed a long period of sustained economic growth. But is this endangered by rising tensions between the US and China? Gideon puts this question to James Crabtree, executive director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore.

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