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Ten-Year Low: U.S., Japan and China Simultaneously Pull Back Aid to Southeast Asia, Multilateral Institutions Struggle Alone
According to ABC News, citing the Lowy Institute's latest Southeast Asia Aid Map, official development financing flowing into Southeast Asia in 2024 fell nearly 10% to about US$26 billion, a ten-year low. The three traditional aid donors—the United States, Japan, and China—are retreating in sync, while multilateral institutions have taken on nearly half of the share but face pressure of "missions expanding while institutional capacity does not grow accordingly." The social protection systems of
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsMin Aung Hlaing's Seven Trips in Half a Year to Break Isolation; Western Sanctions and Asian Normalization Highlight Power Asymmetry
Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, since assuming the presidency in April this year, has made intensive visits to seven countries—China, Russia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia—within five months in a bid to break international isolation. Western countries maintain sanctions but show no intention of prioritizing Myanmar affairs; ASEAN is divided; and once Thailand assumes the bloc's rotating chairmanship in 2028, Myanmar could be fully readmitted. This diplomatic contest risks fu
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