Valdai Club

With the onset of the sixth wave of technological innovation, the share of science-intensive production in the modern world economy is steadily growing. In Singapore, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, the high-tech sector already contributes over 60% of GDP.

Given the exclusively anti-Chinese orientation of the idea of ​​the Indo-Pacific and the clear intentions of Washington to weaken Chinese influence, one should expect the US to intensify work with its Asian allies and partners, among which the Republic of Korea occupies an important place, writes Valdai Club expert Andrey Gubin.

As the gradual but massive “pivot to the East” progresses, Russia is also turning to the South. If the strategic partnership with China can be recognised as a symbol of the eastern vector of the country’s foreign policy, then the south looks more diverse. After the beginning of the implementation by Washington of the course towards "creating a free and open Indo-Pacific region", Moscow’s need for the additional strengthening of its influence in the Indian Ocean basin became more acute.

Given the strategic nature of relations between Moscow and Beijing, the parties should very carefully “remember the ravines” and agree on their plans for the development of transport routes, at least at the interdepartmental and intergovernmental levels, writes Andrey Gubin, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations of the Eastern Institute of the Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok).

The more military activity and weapons appear near the Russian borders, the more illusory the prospect of concluding a mutually acceptable agreement between Russia and Japan will become, writes Andrey Gubin, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations of the Eastern Institute of the Far Eastern Federal University.

The incident with the British destroyer HMS Defender near Cape Fiolent on June 23 once again demonstrated how fragile international relations are, especially their military-political component