WASHINGTON/CALIFORNIA: The Indo Pacific is home to more than half of the world’s population and 60 per cent of the global economy, spanning the US Pacific Coast and the Indian Ocean – including much of Asia.
It is this region that United States officials describe as one of the most important, with US President Joe Biden recently signing funding into law to support it.
The Biden administration released its Indo-Pacific Strategy two years ago, calling on the US to “firmly anchor itself in the region” and to work together with partners to ensure a connected, prosperous, secure, and resilient Indo Pacific.
The US State Department touts US$2 billion in two-way trade as a sign of the strategy’s success.
“The United States has shifted from being primarily an aid provider to an investment partner,” Ms Camille Dawson, deputy assistant secretary of the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told CNA.
“That, I think, is critically important, and that reflects the growing economic strength of the region and also reflects, again, the fact that the economy of the Indo-Pacific region is critically important to prosperity for Americans living in the United States.”
Despite divisions on a host of issues, there is an understanding on Capitol Hill that the US’ interests lie in staying the course in the Indo Pacific.
“One of the things that I regularly hear from colleagues across the bipartisan spread of US Congress as well as across the entire whole of government in the United States, is a deep recognition of and support of the need for the United States to remain fully engaged in the Indo-Pacific region,” said Ms Lawson.
About US$3.3 billion has been allocated to developing submarine infrastructure, with an additional US$2 billion in foreign military financing for Taiwan and other allies in the region to support them “confronting Chinese aggression”.
The US’ security concerns in the region include North Korea and its support of Russia, as well as China’s intentions – particularly over the self-ruled island of Taiwan which Beijing considers as its own.
That has also led to security partnerships like AUKUS, which stands for Australia, the United Kingdom and the US. Formed by the three countries in 2021, it is part of efforts to push back against China’s growing power in the Indo-Pacific region.
Washington is further investing in cyber, AI and undersea defence with AUKUS allies, including nuclear-powered submarines. It has also entered an alliance of democracies with shared economic and security goals through the Quad grouping with Australia, India and Japan. Source: CNA
Indonesia’s law currently prohibits dual citizenship, even as it grapples with an outflow of talent seeking better employment prospects abroad. As many as 1,000 Indonesian students aged between 25 and 35 have decided to become Singaporean citizens each year, said the country’s director of immigration.
លោកស្រីបន្តថា “ទុនវិនិយោគប្រហែល៣,៣ពាន់លានដុល្លារអាមេរិក ត្រូវបានបែងចែកសម្រាប់ការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ ហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធនាវាមុជទឹក ជាមួយនឹងការផ្តល់ហិរញ្ញប្បទាន យោធាបរទេសចំនួន២ពាន់លានដុល្លារសម្រាប់កោះតៃវ៉ាន់ និងសម្ព័ន្ធមិត្តផ្សេងទៀតនៅក្នុងតំបន់ ដើម្បីគាំទ្រពួកគេប្រឈមមុខនឹងការឈ្លានពានរបស់ចិន”។
លោកស្រីបន្តថា “អ្នកទិញដីរកផលចំណេញនៅតែមាន ប៉ុន្តែពួកគេស្វែងរកទិញដីតម្លៃក្រោមទីផ្សារ ហើយជ្រើសរើសរកតាំងល្អៗសម្រាប់ឱកាសចំណេញនាពេលអនាគត”។ លោកស្រីបន្តថា “សកម្មភាពទិញ លក់ អចលនទ្រព្យនៅត្រីមាសទី២នេះ មិនទាន់មានសភាពគួរឲ្យកត់សំគាល់នៅឡើយទេ ប៉ុន្តែសម្រាប់ដីមានតម្លៃក្រោមទីផ្សារ ដែលម្ចាស់ដីលក់ប្រញាប់ នៅតែមានឱកាសលក់ និងមានអ្នកទិញ”។
ការព្យាករណ៍របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល បានបង្ហាញថា ទីផ្សារអចលនទ្រព្យ នឹងបន្តងើបឡើងវិញយឺតនៅឆ្នាំ២០២៤នេះ។លោកស្រីតាំង ហួរបានបន្តថា ការរីកចម្រើនរបស់ទីផ្សារនេះ ត្រូវការពេលវេលាបន្ថែម ដែលអ្នកវិនិយោគគួរតែបន្តវិនិយោគ ដើម្បីជម្រុញទីផ្សារនេះឲ្យរីកចម្រើន និងកុំអស់សង្ឃឹម អ្វីៗនឹងប្រសើរឡើង ព្រោះប្រមុខរដ្ឋាភិបាលលោកបាននិងកំពុងខិតខំណាស់ ដើម្បីទាក់ទាញការវិនិយោគពីបរទេស៕
