The COVID-19 pandemic is again bringing uncertainty, following the emergence of the Omicron variant in late 2021. Countries had been opening up and emerging from lockdowns, only to reimpose restrictions and closures.
But one exception is China, with its zero-tolerance approach. Beijing is determined not to let the pandemic affect its hosting of the Winter Olympics. 2022 sees another momentous event – the twice-a-decade party congress, expected to extend President Xi Jinping’s tenure for an unprecedented third term.
Countering China and building alliances in the Indo-Pacific continues to be a major focus for US President Joe Biden. We also examine Washington’s priorities in strengthening ties with its major allies – Japan and South Korea, as they in turn consider their bilateral relationship in the face of new leadership.
Leadership is in the spotlight too in Southeast Asia. The Philippines goes to the polls to elect a successor to President Rodrigo Duterte. In Malaysia, there are expectations that a general election will be called in 2022 to end the current political uncertainties. But for Myanmar, the way ahead remains unclear, a year after the military seized power.
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More CECA for sure
More betrayal from our government
NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL, WE FIND THE ANTIDOTE.
USA IS JOKING.
WHY NOT CHINA???
F
p Both Biden and Xi Jinping and Putin are the wrong leaders in 2022! We need a serious shift in politics and it is about time the new generation start leading themselves in the world they prefer not these old no-hopers preparing for a journey of their own!
p Of course western business must move out of China as we can no longer support a system that is totally opposite to our own free democratic system that supports a free world!
p Bidens retreat out of Afghanistan was plain stupidity, it destroyed a chance for Afghans and in particular, women, who are very well educated, to build their country and American soldiers feel the pain of this that all their work loss of life has been totally worthless! Trump and Biden are the most unsuitable characters ever to lead the most powerful country in the world to hold peace!
I hope CCP China’s 🇨🇳 chief Xi where this biblical pandemic 😷 started & World Health Organization’s chief Tedros who failed miserably in his job to inform the world & contain the the virus 🦠 within China 🇨🇳 gets arrested & prosecuted at United Nation 🇺🇳 international criminal court at the Haag in The Netherlands for killing over 5 million men, women & innocent children globally because of their Wuhan China 🇨🇳 Virus 🦠 Pandemic 😷…
p We truly have too many old leaders in too many countries! Tsai Ing-wen is the generation to make this a better world for them and the next generation!
This was a huge project. Great job.
China grew their export while the rest of the world suffers. The Chinese government must be held accountable to the whole world for they were the source of the pandemic worse was they deliberately kept it secret. UN should make sure this does not escape justice and sanctions China to help the economy of the whole world. Leaders of different countriesshould never be blind that China wants to dominate the whole world.
2022 going to be the fall of the west
Usa is hopeless a joke to the world.
US don’t bring war to this part of the world. We need peace and prosperity now NOT war.
May all covid restrictions end by 2022.
Thank GOD for the USA ..
War war war on everything
President Xi ordered Jack ma that he can only marry Chinese women
Hope we live in peace!
Poor old man probably got COVID because the girl before him had it. 🤔
Where are you pulling vaccination data from? A lot of it seems incorrect! Was vaccination rate done on adults 16yrs plus or or the entire population?
This is CCP propergander!
Power Ball Maga Millions for Me 2022 Please God 🙏.
39:47 they are not heroes. They are traitors and terrorists. The enemies of the state under the sustenance of the Americans and the wealthy few that is pillaging the country up to this day.
?. Cnx
I HOOP TAIWAN WON T BE THE NEXT AFGHANISTAN
Very pro-China. GDP increasing? "China doesn't depend on foreign trade"; China dealing with Covid in a responsible way. Really? Are we talking about the same China? The one on an economic precipice according to my information. China where the pandemic began but no invesdtigation will be tolerated & how dare you even think such a thing. You can keep your coal which we depend on! That China? The China committing cultural genocide & militarizing the South China sea? That China CNA? Or the 'China' you speak about & 'inform' Chinese people in the mainland? Lies, untruths & propaganda from your news company, whoever you are. Your relationship to the CCP needs to be fully detailed in the 'about' section of your web-site. Here's a question for you to do some real & impartial reporting on: Should Xi Jinping be indicted in the International court of justice for his 'handling' of the Covid pandemic? After all, he's not only responsible for millions of his own people dying of the virus, his actions have also killed millions of innocents outside of China. Do you think there should be an investigation into the source & handling of the outbreak & into possible genetic manipulation of viruses for a secret biological warfare weapons programme? Your channel just 'bigging up' the murderous, illegitimate regime that is the CCP is not impartial journalism. Your channel should come with a warning as to who & what you are. Put it this way, maybe people should be warned to take what you say with a pinch of sodium chloride.
Wasting your time deterring Taiwan independence. Taiwan is independent. It never had CCP rule. They aren't the Han dynasty and its not the 18th century.
As Americans who served in Afghanistan who were there to win hearts and minds know what that man was talking about. Biden's puppet masters in big tech, media, the military industrial complex would love a war and its the only way Biden can win at this point. He would have to solve any conflict perfectly. Unfortunately he may get the chance with Ukraine and Taiwan
I hope South Korea doesn't go hawkish on the North. This is the best Kim we have had yet but who knows if its because of Xi or Trump.
i hope, that people finally wake up from the biggest lie in history.
what do U mean @ Taiwan's move towards independence? Taiwan has always been independence from China n d rest of
d world since 1949. remember that Mr Xi Jinping!!!! don't look 4 reasons to serve a war with Taiwan. U got 2 remember
that Taiwan will fight like hell against U n d rest of of d Chinese nation. all your infrastructures will b damaged n you'll
grieve 4 your sons n daughters died as 'heroic' soldiers. Look, mailand Chinese, your leader Xi is dragging your nation into dangerous territory. U can stop him!!!
The spirit of the games has been ruined for now for political gain when it used to be about anything but .
China hosting the games is repugnant and they should be shunned
Biden is still living in 2019 – in his basement, there will be a wipeout for the Dem's, Republicans will take 30-40 seats so say goodby Nancy and Chuck (that is the reason Chuck is pushing to get a National Voting Process in place to pull States Rights away and they can steel elections again) – take AOC and the Squad with you, rest of the "You Owe Me – Cancel US Culture – CRT Crew" all need to go…2024 take the White House, Trump wins again and save our Country, Trump will bring back Energy Independence, reduce regulations and cost for Business, stop any Tax Increases, ensure our Military has strong leaders, not woke leaders – stand up for the US Internationally, move past Covid and open up the country – lets get back to work….Let's go Brandon…..
It was not us who put us in this comical situation,you got us into this you get us out.
CNA correspondence to the Philippines was overly and so obviously being biased. 🙄