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Daniel Kordan

Bungin island in Sumbawa is mostly inhabited by the Bajo Tribe. The Bajo has existed on the island of Bungin since 200 years ago. The houses on this island are built on sand and coral mounds that cling to each other and there is almost no space left. Averagely, there are 100 new houses every year on this island. The island which has 8.5 hectares wide is occupied by more than 3 thousand people. It is one of the fastest growing island in Indonesia.
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New Zealand will continue to cooperate on “shared interests” with China, even as tensions increase in the region and China grows “more assertive in the pursuit of its interests”, Jacinda Ardern has said.

Speaking to the China Business Summit in Auckland on Monday, the prime minister said she was planning a trip to China “to seize new opportunities for dialogue,” support the trade relationship, and further cooperate on the climate crisis.

“Even as China becomes more assertive in the pursuit of its interests, there are still shared interests on which we can and should cooperate,” she said.
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New Zealand will continue to cooperate with ‘more assertive’ China, Ardern says

Despite their differences the nations have shared interests, Jacinda Ardern says as she plans trip to China
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“In response to increasing tensions or risks in the region – be they in the Pacific, the South China Sea, or the Taiwan Strait – New Zealand’s position remains consistent – we call for adherence to international rules and norms; for diplomacy, de-escalation and dialogue rather than threats, force and coercion,” Ardern said.

“Our differences need not define us. But we cannot ignore them. This will mean continuing to speak out on some issues – sometimes with others and sometimes alone,” she said.

“We have done this recently on issues in the Pacific. We also have consistently expressed our concerns about economic coercion, human rights, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong.”

One of the prime minister’s primary examples of faltering institutions and norms was Putin’s war on Ukraine, and she called on China to “to be clear that it does not support the Russian invasion” and “to use its access and influence to help bring an end to the conflict”.
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Following Ardern’s speech on Monday, the commander of the US military in the Pacific said he wanted to expand and strengthen its ties with New Zealand.

Adm John Aquilino, head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, was in Wellington to meet top New Zealand defence force and government officials.

“Our partnership runs very deep,” Aquilino said. “We are doing many things together to continue to ensure peace and prosperity for both of our nations and for all the nations in the region.”

He said the leadership of Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific was “critically important”.

In June, the US signed Partners in the Blue Pacific, a cooperation agreement between Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the UK, and US.

“The United States has been a Pacific nation our entire life. We will continue to operate in the Pacific no matter what else you might hear,” Aquilino said.
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China’s factory activity unexpectedly shrank in July as sporadic Covid outbreaks disrupted the sector and the slowing global economy weighed on demand.

The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.0 in July from 50.2 in June, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. That was weaker than forecast, below the 50-point mark separating expansion from contraction.

Indexes tracking output and new orders fell during July, with the sharpest contraction in activity coming in energy-intensive industries, such as petrol, coking coal and ferrous metals.
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China’s factory activity shrinks amid Covid disruption

Sharpest contraction is in energy-intensive industries, such as petrol, coking coal and ferrous metals
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Bruce Pang, the chief economist and head of research at Jones Lang LaSalle, said the fall in China’s manufacturing PMI showed that its economic recovery was fragile, after GDP fell in the second quarter of the year.

“The challenges to China’s GDP growth in the third quarter could be bigger than expected earlier,” Pang said.

China’s non-manufacturing PMI, which tracks the construction and services sectors, decreased to 53.8 from 54.7 the previous month, showing slower growth in those parts of the economy.

China’s ruling Communist party effectively acknowledged last week that the economy will not hit its official 5.5% growth target this year. After a high-level leaders’ meeting, state media reported that China will try hard to achieve the best possible results for the economy this year.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has taken a prominent position in Japan’s latest defense whitepaper, with the government warning the conflict represents “a new period of crisis” in this century.

The document, released last week in Japanese with an accompanying English-language digest, emphasized Russia’s defiance of international order is not just a European problem, and that the “international community is currently facing its greatest trial since [World War II].”

It added that the existing international order is exposed to serious challenges, especially in the Indo-Pacific region as strategic competition among nations becomes more apparent against the backdrop of changes to the balance of power.

The whitepaper also highlighted China’s ties with “aggressor nation” Russia, noting a trend of countries’ military aircraft conducting joint overflights in the airspace and ships patrolling waters near Japan.

It again highlighted China’s efforts to “unilaterally change or attempt to change the status quo by coercion in the East China Sea and South China Sea.” It also noted China has made clear it will not hesitate to unify the self-ruling island of Taiwan, by force if necessary. Beijing considers Taiwan a rogue province. Japan noted that this rhetoric further increases tension in the region.

Japan described Taiwan in the whitepaper as “an extremely important partner for Japan, sharing the same fundamental values such as freedom and democracy.” The island’s stability was called “critical for Japan’s security and must be closely monitored with a sense of urgency.” The document also encouraged the international community to recognize that changes to the status quo by coercion are globally shared challenges.
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Japan warns of ‘aggressor nation’ Russia, threats to Taiwan in new whitepaper

The Japanese government says the existing international order is exposed to serious challenges, especially in the Indo-Pacific region as strategic competition among nations becomes more apparent against the backdrop of changes to the balance of power.
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Herää kysymys että nyt kun Venäjä on saamassa länsimaat hereille ruususen unestaan ja takomaan taas auroja miekoiksi tehtaissaan... Kokeeko Kiina tarvetta nopeuttaa omien tavoitteidensa toteuttamista, ennenkuin länsi alkaa kasvattamaan uudelleen sotilaallista etumatkaansa joka viime vuosina on kaventunut.
 
Mielenkiintoista/pelottavaa nähdä jos nyt Kiina päättää haastaa aseellisesti Yhdysvallat Taiwanissa/Tyyynellämerellä, niin alkavatko samalla aseistaa venäjää euroopan rintamalla. Kiinalla taitaa olla rautaa ja tehdas/ammustuotantokapasiteettia josta Ryssälle jakaa ja eurooppa taitaa olla kuluttanut varastojansa jo merkittävästi.
 
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