Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
It will not be easy for the Yoon government to totally ignore the geopolitical and geoeconomic threats coming from China.
Pyongyang is a regional irritant and international outlaw government, but it hasn’t become more aggressive since becoming a de facto nuclear weapons state.
Russian and Chinese-led regional security organisations are providing the bulk of governance and order in the absence of the US and its allies.
Mutual restraint will be necessary to prevent a continued spiral of tension and increased risk of war.
The rise of China is central to the international relations of the Indo-Pacific. But what if that rise has been overstated?
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