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179185
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Growing internet proliferation, data production and geopolitical competition in the Pacific region are increasing the vulnerability of Pacific Islands nations to foreign interference methodologies. Although no solution can completely eradicate the threat of foreign interference, reinforcing a nation's democratic institutions can make it a harder target to manipulate, and bolster its democracy. The relationship between data exploitation, foreign interference and national security; data privacy and protection legislation; possible changes to New Zealand's regional development outlook - all are matters of current concern. A wave of new data protection and privacy legislation is sweeping the globe, and the Pacific cannot be left behind.
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129251
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132047
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2014.
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Asia's Golden Triangle and Golden Crescent are two of the world's largest drug-producing areas. They make about 90% of the world's opium-Afghanistan alone accounts for about 74% 0.012).' lllicit drugs
production and tra?ieking in Asia pose a serious threat to China and the U.S.. In recent years, China and the U.S. have been working closer to deal with this threat. Their cooperation, however, has not always been smooth. The Threats as drug production in Asia rises steadily, the number of types of drugs increases, and with globalization and a growing consumer society, international drug trafficking routes targeting China and U.S. markets have become more complicated. The threats to both countries have also grown. First, although opium poppy cultivation in the Golden Triangle has been declining in recent years, it still poses a threat in the 1ong-tcrm because of its large base. According to a report issued by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in 2011 poppy plantations covered 51,000
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