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S1E1: Japan's ties with Asean are not waning, says PM Fumio Kishida's aide: Asian Insider
Synopsis: This special episode was recorded on the eve of the Shangri La Dialogue, held here in Singapore from June 10-12.
The Straits Times' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar hosts Mr Koichiro Matsumoto, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs and director of Global Communications for the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan. PM Fumio Kishida will make a keynote address at this year’s Shangri La Dialogue.
Highlights (click/tap above):
01:13 Mr Matsumoto counters media claims in Japan that the country's influence in South-east Asia is fading
07:45 What is causing Japan’s stance on Taiwan to…
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