{"id":62780,"date":"2021-02-27T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=62780"},"modified":"2021-02-26T16:48:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T05:48:56","slug":"policy-guns-and-money-eu-china-trade-deal-coup-in-myanmar-and-adf-training-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/policy-guns-and-money-eu-china-trade-deal-coup-in-myanmar-and-adf-training-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy, Guns and Money: EU\u2013China trade deal, coup in Myanmar and ADF training during Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20210202army8639576_090.t602b5358.m1200.xO9vBV_TrRRUmnZTL-1024x684.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>At the end of December 2020, the European Union and China agreed in principle on a trade deal that will govern bilateral investment. Negotiations for the comprehensive agreement on investment began in 2013, but the strategic environment has changed significantly since then. ASPI\u2019s Brendan Nicholson and Michael Shoebridge weigh the merits of this agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Coppel, Australian ambassador to Myanmar from 2015 to 2018, speaks with ASPI\u2019s Huong Le Thu about the motivations behind the recent coup in Myanmar, the likelihood of the military holding new elections and whether international responses have done enough so far.<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19 has impacted most work environments and the Australian Defence Force\u2019s military training is no exception. ASPI\u2019s John Coyne and Tony McCormack consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/covid-19-means-live-virtual-and-constructive-trainings-time-has-come\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenges and benefits<\/a> of implementing live, virtual and constructive training in the age of Covid.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/993288925&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of December 2020, the European Union and China agreed in principle on a trade deal that will govern bilateral investment. 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