https://www.scmp.com/rss/506804/feed Koji Tsuruoka is former Japanese Ambassador to the UK en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com We are living through the Indo-Pacific Century – a moment of great opportunity in world history when the balance of power and wealth is shifting eastward for the first time in hundreds of years. But 2020 has offered proof that this century will also be a challenging one. First, the coronavirus pandemic has been the biggest shock to the global economy for decades. Even countries that have avoided the worst of the public health crisis have seen significant negative economic effects. The disease... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3095671/britain-should-shed-its-china-obsession-seize-moment-indo-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3095671/britain-should-shed-its-china-obsession-seize-moment-indo-pacific?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Aug 2020 11:00:23 +0000