The threat of China and the need for defense modernization could bring US and Indonesia closer. VOA’s Virginia Gunawan reports on what this means for U.S. relations with Southeast Asia’s largest country. Ahadian Utama, Hafizh Sahadeva contributed to this report
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Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America have been audience to post-colonialist discourse from Russia
Some countries are trying to balance relations with the US and China, like Indonesia which is deepening defense ties with the US while trying to avoid repercussions from China, their largest trading partner
The turbulent 1970s brought a wave of immigrants into America from Southeast to escape war and persecution. One such group founded a home in the (Western) state of Washington to preserve their identities and continue to welcome new refugees. VOA’s Virginia Gunawan reports.
The arts may be a luxury many children of underprivileged families can’t afford, but at the Sitar Arts Center in Washington, D.C., it’s available to all who want to participate. VOA’s Virginia Gunawan reports. Camera - Laurentius Wahyudi.
But for those able to travel to wealthier countries with an abundance of vaccines, they are now willing to travel the distance and bear the high cost of “vaccine tourism”
Attacks against Asians are reportedly on the rise across the US, driven by rhetoric and misinformation blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic