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  • Local people are seen on their vehicles as they get stuck in traffic while the VIP convoys pass during the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia 3 August 2022 (photo: REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun TPX)

    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has expressed concern over increasing tensions between China and Taiwan, breaking its traditional non-interference stance due to potential impacts on its member states. It is anticipated that ASEAN, while not assuming the role of primary mediator, will attempt to facilitate peaceful dialogue through mechanisms such as ASEAN Regional Forum and the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus, emphasising stability and multilateral defence cooperation rather than aiming for immediate conflict resolution.

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Voters overwhelmingly rejected the South Korean conservative agenda in the 2024 parliamentary elections. President Yoon Suk-yeol, already a massively unpopular leader, will likely face calls to resign from within his own party amid a potential investigation of First Lady Kim Keon-hee. Despite this, foreign policy will be the one area where Yoon may be able to make some progress. He will likely continue to strengthen ties with Japan, the United States and Europe despite the legislative deadlock at home.

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South Korean ruling People Power Party's leader Han Dong-hoon leaves after a press conference following the 22nd parliamentary election day in Seoul, South Korea, 11 April 2024 (Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji).

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