East Asian countries media overview (April – June 2021)

Abstract

This review is based on the materials published in April – June 2021 in various media of East Asian countries, which cover the most relevant topics for the region during this period. Among them are: ASEAN leaders’ summit on the Myanmar crisis, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), rising tensions in the South China Sea (SCS), the suspension of the EU-China investment agreement, the preparation for reopening borders in Thailand.

Keywords

• asean
• the eu
• myanmar
• china
• philippines
• thailand
• south china sea
• boao forum for asia
• summit
• investment agreement
• coup
• sanctions
• covid-19
• pandemic
• vaccination
• reopening borders