JUNE 2014
YLs Attend Pacific Island Security Conference
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Director’s Message
3 Perspectives Commentary by William Bowman
Young Leaders Program Director Nicole Forrester Graphic Design and Layout Joni Lynne Celiz
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Feature YL Publication “US Indictment of Chinese Hackers: No Way Out” by Mihoko Matsubara
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Young Leader Recap: Resident Fellows visit JPAC, Honolulu World Sports Values Summit, New York Roundtable Discussion, Beijing Pacific Islands Security Workshop, Honolulu
Young Leaders Intern Malia Bowman
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Alumi Feature Profile Ta Minh Tuan
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Where in the world? Alumni Highlights Noriyuki Katagiri Aiko Shimizu Stephanie Kang John Warden
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Pacific Forum’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Message from Ellise Fujii
Additional Photos • Illustrated photo of climate change courtesy of “Anua22a” via Flickr. (on p. 3) • Illustrated photo of cyber security courtesy of Merrill College of Journalism via Flickr. (on p. 4) • World Sports Values Summit Photo (on p. 6) taken by Katherine Marshall • Photo of Waikiki (on p. 10) courtesy of “Andy” via Flickr. • Photo of Duke Kahanamoku Statue (on p. 10) courtesy of “Son of Groucho” via Flickr.
10-11 Young Leader Opportunities: Political and Security Affairs Internship Indo-Pacific Review Blog Opportunities Visit Osaka University RCSS Summer Workshop 2014 14th PIIC Beijing Seminar Food Security and Climate Change Fellowships The Young Leaders Newsletter staff welcome article submissions for: recent publications, recent events you have attended, and fellowship/employment opportunities. Contact: YoungLeaders@pacforum.org. Stay in the loop by liking and following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Publications Intern Kylie Courtney
Cover Photo Photo courtesy of “Armin Rodler” via Flickr.
Article Contributors William Bowman Julia Famularo Ellise Fujii Gintare Janulaityte Meicen Sun Vasilis Tringkas Peter Yemc The Graphic Design and Layout Editor requests landscape photo submissions to be featured for future cover backgrounds. Please send your original photos to joni@pacforum.org.
Director’s Message
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his month, I was excited to hear from so many of our Young Leaders from across the globe. We saw an influx of Young Leaders eager to share their experiences with the rest of the YL Ohana. YLs participated in events, hosted by PacForum or our partners, in Honolulu, New York, and Beijing. The topics ranged from the importance of sports in developing and fostering peaceful communities to discussing macroeconomic and financial cooperation between China and the UK. The breadth of these subjects shows how well our YLs are supported through the program to follow their interests. The Young Leaders Program wants to inspire such passion in all its members, providing as many opportunities as possible for you to be involved in every facet of your international affairs interests. YL activities would not be possible without the support that comes from fundraising initiatives now and hopefully tomorrow, through the Young Leaders Endowment Fund. All our Young Leaders and supporters should mark down March 17th, 2015, in your calendars as the 40th anniversary celebration of the Pacific Forum. The money raised from this event will directly benefit the Young Leaders and ensure this initiative is still thriving 40 years from now. To learn more about the event, check out pg. 9. As you’ll see, this Connections issue showcases the new layout of our newsletter. The new format provides us with more space to talk about all the exciting wonderful things our YLs are participating in and facilitating. More than ever, we would love to hear all about your exploits
Ms. Nicole Forrester, Director of YL Program and achievements. We have also introduced a new section, ‘Perspectives’, where you can write your next-generation commentary on senior-level analysis of current events. We’d welcome your submissions for this new ‘Perspectives’ section which adds some depth to our newsletter. Please continue to send in links to your publications, as one of them could be featured! Lastly, don’t forget to send in your nonPacific Forum event attendance blurbs – 150 word description with a picture of the event. Questions or Comments? Feel free to email us at YoungLeaders@pacforum.org. Please, continue to keep us in the loop about all your fantastic endeavors.
“The Young Leaders Program wants to inspire such passion in all of its members, providing as many opportunities as possible for you to be involved in every facet of your international affairs interest.”
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Perspectives
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In this new section, ‘Perspectives,’ Young Leaders are encouraged to provide their own perspectives on senior level reports and commentary. This month Will Bowman responds to commentary regarding Climate Change. How can the US budget accommodate climate change into its institutions? Has the window closed to counteract Climate Change? What do future generations have to look forward to?
Response to Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) Military Advisory Board, “National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change” By William Bowman (Intern at Pacific Forum)
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n medicine, the most cost-effective way to keep a person healthy is through preventative medicine. Over the past century, we have perhaps foregone any chance we had to prevent climate change, if it was within our power to prevent at all, and new generations will now be left to deal with the consequences, whatever they may be. In an article by the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) Military Advisory Board, “National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change,” a prediction of the changes in the climate over the next 30 years is laid out alongside a number of solutions. As the CNA explains, we may be beyond prevention and should shift our focus to preparing for the world of tomorrow, which could hold rising water levels, food shortages, social unrest, and a continuation of the increased frequency of natural disasters. The CNA suggests that the military should be adapted to fit this future: expanding capacity while decreasing in size and defending the US from the environment as well as from its aggressors. Here, I could not agree more. The US budget, with constant talk of yearly deficits and staggering totals of accumulated debt, has been very important in shaping rising generations, as these trillions will likely be left to us to pay back. So the CNA’s suggested evolution of the military immediately provides more visible benefits than detractions. While no majority wants armed soldiers on the streets or a world controlled by martial law, a leaner military would cut billions from the current annual expenditure, reducing and easing the elimination of the annual deficit, while soldiers providing search and rescue services during natural disasters would reduce the cost of disasters to the federal and state governments, as soldiers will be trained and paid even in the absence of natural disasters. A recent study from the Center for American Progress claimed that the federal government spent $135 million on disaster relief between 2011 and 2013, a number which will grow if a higher rate of disasters persists, as it would through climate change, but could also be reduced if the military assumed a greater role in recovery. Even though the costs of disaster relief involve much more than manpower, reduced disaster relief spending and a more versatile military would help to prepare us for disasters and to set a stronger economic course, arming us to weather the storms of the future.
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re you eager to share your own thoughts on hot-topic issues? Do you have your own spin on how these issues should be approached? Please send your own ‘Perspectives’ piece for the July Edition of the newsletter. Pieces should be 500 words and send to YoungLeaders@pacforum.org
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Feature YL Publication US Indictment of Chinese Hackers: No Way Out
By Mihoko Matsubara Cyber security is more important than ever as society continues to become more and more reliant on ‘secure’ technology. The 19th of May marked the first criminal charges against known state actors for hacking, according to the Department of Justice, when five members of the People’s Liberation Army were caught hacking American computers to benefit Chinese enterprises. However, this is merely the first time hackers have been caught and punished. There are currently no institutional platforms to target and persecute hackers, or to compensate hacking victims. As Matsubara points out, the indictment is not so much a punishment as an example to show China that America will not tolerate economic espionage even from foreign governments. As a result, China’s hackers will only adapt their methods to become less and less traceable. This begs the question, how do we keep track of hackers and how do we bring them to justice? Read the full article at lowyinterpreter.org. Mihoko Matsubara is an Adjunct Fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS. She received her MA in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on a Fulbright Scholarship.
Featured Links Elliot Brennan, “Issues and Insights Vol. 14 - No. 4 - Rare Earth Elements: A Critical Strategic Resource in Asia”, May 13, 2014. Lisa Collins, “Preempting a crisis on the Korean Peninsula: Lessons from Ukraine”, June 12, 2014. Sasisan Chingchit, “Gambling for Peace in Southern Thailand”, May 16, 2014. Justin Goldman, “Resilience in the Philippines in the Face of Natural Calamities”, May 21, 2014. Frauke Heidemann and Patrick Renz, “Risks and Opportuntiies: Chinese Direct Investment in US Unconventional Oil and Gas”, May 14, 2014. Henry Lawton, “America’s Lazy Asian Allies? Not Down Under”, May 22, 2014. Pacific Forum YLs, “Issues & Insights Vol. 14 - No. 5 - Kim Jong-Un-Prepared: Allied Contigency Plans for Korean Peninsula Unification”, June 3, 2014.
YOUNG LEADERS RECAP
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Resident Fellows Visit JPAC, Honolulu
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n May 2014, Pacific Forum CSIS Resident Fellows received a tour of the facilities of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii. JPAC is the United States military’s joint task force for managing recovery and identification of US service personnel lost during American military activities. With a motto of “Until They Are Home”, JPAC (and its
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predecessors) has identified over 1,900 remains of US military men and women since the 1970s. JPAC personnel provided the Resident Fellows with a tour of their offices including the Central Identification Laboratory, discussing the process and challenges of recovering and identifying remains. JPAC’s mission involves engagement with foreign countries where US military activity has occurred, including US allies, but also many countries that once fought the US such as Vietnam or North Korea. This mission represents a unique example of foreign relations and an opportunity for how engagement on different issues can even bring international adversaries to talk with each other. Special thanks to JPAC, SSgt Andrew Smith and JD Darby.
World Sports Values Summit, New York
From May 22-24, thanks to the generous support of Worldwide Support for Development and Dr Haruhisa Handa (WSD-Handa), a small delegation of Pacific Forum CSIS Young Leaders attended the World Sports Values Summit in New York. Apart from interacting with distinguished diplomats, athletes and experts in various fields, they had in-depth discussions with other young leaders from around the world regarding the role of sports in fostering peace and strengthening development. Moderated by the
Japanese Permanent Representative to the UN, H.E. Mr. Motohide Yoshikawa, panel sessions zoomed in on the transformational potential of the Tokyo Olympics and international sporting platforms, among other themes. In the Summit’s closing declaration, participants reaffirmed the “significant potential” of sport to “overcome cultural divides, build community and advance peace and the common good.” The Olympic Truce was cited as offering an “inspiring vision” for parties in conflict to stop violence. In particular, young people today were recognized as using sport to address challenges arising from “humanitarian crises in both conflict and post-conflict settings.” From the time many of the Young Leaders first met at the first World Sports Values Summit two years ago, they quickly developed a strong rapport. Today, they are working together to carry forward the momentum from this Summit into future projects.
Roundtable Discussion, Beijing
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on-resident Handa Fellow, Mr. Vasilis Trigkas participated as a discussant in the Tsinghua-Confucius Business Institute London roundtable discussion held at Tsinghua University, Beijing on April 23, 2014. The topic of the discussion was “Macroeconomic/ financial coordination between China and the UK.” Vasilis shared his views on the Chinese economic model and on the potential for a harmonization of policies between China and Europe. As mind power is replacing muscle power and as economies are becoming increasingly knowledge intensive the role of finance will become pivotal. Financial institutions are the managers of a symbolic economy and thus their leverage in allocating capital to innovative investments will greatly shape the future of advanced economies. However, the financial
world should remain committed to SMEs and not to speculative financial innovation. In that sense it is political decisions that will influence the trend of financial regulation. Politics is thus an “Architectonic” science and should become central in the discussion between China and Europe. While technicalities are important, it is also necessary to have a dialogue about our core civilizational values. Other discussants included professors from Tsinghua University and the London School of Economics as well as British CEOs and bankers.
Pacific Islands Security Workshop, Honolulu
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n May 8, Young Leaders attended the 21st Century Pacific Island Security Workshop in Waikiki co-hosted with Banyan Analytics. The workshop aimed to inform the United States’ future policies toward Pacific Island countries (PICs). The workshop advocated for better connections between local PIC experts and US leaders to improve efficient distribution of aid. Further, participants called for increased visibility for PICs’ concerns with US policymakers and increased public-private partnerships for sustainable economic and social development. With the most to lose from rising sea levels and increased oceanic acidification, climate change was a major focus for the PICs. They asked for help to build their own capacities and infrastructure, to become a more integrated region better able to deal with complex transnational issues. Due to tensions between the US and
China, it was suggested that the US should not be the most prominent PICs sponsor. Regional players such as Australia, New Zealand and Japan should take a lead on development programs, in partnership with the private sector. The workshop participants encouraged continued US assistance, but in a way that ensures the PICs reduce their dependence on US aid in the long-term.
YOUNG LEADERS RECAP
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ALUMNI
PROFILE
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Where are they now?
TA MINH TUAN
Ta Minh Tuan joined the Young Leaders Program in 2005. He has since moved on to become the Assistant to the President of Vietnam Fatherland Front.
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uan is currently the Assistant to the President of Vietnam Fatherland Front, which is the fifth pillar of Vietnam’s political system. He is Secretary to the Scientific Committee in Philosophy, Religion, Sociology and Political Science, at the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED). He also holds an Associate Professorship at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.
Tuan earned his Associate Professor title at the age of 35, becoming the youngest associate Professor in the field of social sciences, including political science, in Vietnam. From February 2012 to November 2013, he was Director General and Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister. In 2009, Tuan was recognized by the Minister of Foreign Affairs as one of the five experts of the Ministry on United States studies. His research and teaching includes US foreign policy, security in Asia Pacific, Vietnam’s politics and foreign policy, nuclear non-proliferation and Vietnam’s nuclear energy policy. Tuan was a Fulbright fellow at the University of South Carolina (2004), a fellow at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii (2006), a fellow at the Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution (2011), and a WSD-Handa Fellow at the Pacific Forum CSIS (2011). He is a member of CSCAP Vietnam and joined the CSCAP Study Group on Countering the Proliferation of WMD in the Asia Pacific in 2005 as the only Vietnamese scholar who has worked extensively on non-proliferation in Vietnam. Tuan earned his PhD in political science from the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2002. Currently one of his PhD students, a Pacific Forum Young Leader, is working on a dissertation about non-proliferation, which is the first of its kind in Vietnam. He joined the Young Leaders Program in 2005.
“The Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program is a training and learning ground, a launching pad for young people of different nationalities, colors and religions, who nurture an ambition to build a better and safer world” - Ta Minh Tuan
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Where in the world? Alumni highlights “One of the biggest opportunities one gets as a Young Leader is to network with important people and broaden our horizon in both the policy and academic communities” - Noriyuki Katagiri (Assistant Professor of International Security Studies at Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base)
“The best part about the YL Program is that our work is taken very seriously. Pacific Forum CSIS is very supportive and open to new initiatives, such as the Japan-Republic of Korea Virtual Working Group, which I have been a part of. Through the VWG, we have been able to come up with new ideas for cooperation between Japan and Korea and write research papers for publication in influential journals, such as The National Interest” - Aiko Shimizu (Resident SPF Fellow at Pacific Forum)
“Through the YL Program, I travelled to Japan with a group of young American international relations researchers for a 10 day trip to Tokyo and Hiroshima. This Kakehashi trip gave me the opportunity to visit key government institutions in Japan and even conduct personal interviews with leading Japanese scholars and government officials who have first-hand knowledge of my research in Northeast Asian security relations” - Stephanie Kang (Resident Kelly Fellow at Pacific Forum)
“One of the best aspects of the YL Program is the unprecedented access that participants have to experts and officials from across the Asia-Pacific. At one conference, I joined a group of Young Leaders for a private, hour-long discussion with two North Korean diplomats—a unique experience to be sure” - John Warden (Resident WSD-Handa Fellow at Pacific Forum) What was the best experience for you in the YL Program? Send us your thoughts at youngleaders@pacforum.org.
Save the date: March 17, 2015 Pacific Forum CSIS
40th Anniversary Celebration
Message from the Director of Public Relations & Development: Ms.Ellise Fujii
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orty years ago, Admiral Joe Vasey founded Pacific Forum based on the idea that dialogue and diplomacy were better ways to solve international issues than war. Next March, we’ll celebrate Pacific Forum’s many accomplishments at home and abroad in the past four decades. Most importantly, we’ll be looking to what the next 40 years of this organization holds – and that’s where you, our outstanding Young Leaders, come in. While we unfortunately do not have the funds to fly anyone to Honolulu for this event, we do have a number of complimentary invitations to extend to non-Hawaiibased Young Leaders who can plan their work trips or holiday travel to Hawaii on March 17, 2015. For Hawaii-based Young Leaders, we are offering a discounted ticket price of $100; this covers the cost of the meal and includes a small, tax-deductible donation. Why should you attend? First, this gala event is to benefit the Young Leaders endowment and there are no better sales representatives than Young Leaders themselves. We’d love for our supporters to meet the bright, highly accomplished emerging and established experts that this program seeks to help develop. Your attendance would be a fantastic gift to Pacific Forum and to future Young Leaders who will benefit from the endowment. Second, it’s going to be a great opportunity to mix with Pacific Forum’s current and past leadership, as well as friends and supporters from throughout the years. Richard Armitage, Joseph Nye, and CSIS President Dr. John Hamre will be there, in addition to all three former Pacific Forum presidents Joe Vasey, Dr. Joe Jordan, and Jim Kelly. We’re expecting a strong turnout from longtime friends and supporters in Asia, as well as the Hawaii business, government, academic, and military communities. Third, Hawaii is a fantastic vacation spot! For those who are not based in Hawaii, we are working with our event venue, The Sheraton Waikiki, to offer heavily discounted travel and hotel packages to make getting you here as easy as possible. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at ellise@ pacforum.org. I hope to see you in Honolulu in 10 months! Page 9
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Opportunities Political and Security Affairs Internship (Washington DC)
Regional Center for Strategic Studies (RCSS) Summer Workshop 2014
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is seeking a volunteer, unpaid, part-time intern to be a member of the Political and Security Affairs (PSA) team for 3-6 months, extendable. The internship will include contributing to key projects and programs, such as the Strategic Asia Program, the China Security Studies Program, The Future of U.S. Alliances and Partnerships initiative, and other PSA projects. For more information and application details, visit http://www.nbr.org/About/openings.aspx.
Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo, Sri Lanka will host the Summer Workshop 2014 on ‘Nuclear Disarmament, Safety and Stability’ from 15-25, September 2014 in Sri Lanka. The main objective of the workshop is to provide a forum for young South Asian, US and Chinese professionals and scholars to mutually and collectively examine and understand major issues of nuclear security, stability and disarmament. It will address a number of key issues relating to nuclear science, nuclear weaponization, national security policy of nations, politics of nuclearization, nuclear terrorism, nuclear non-proliferation and moves towards global disarmament and nuclear weapons elimination. The workshop will encourage a new generation of analysts, commentators and opinion shapers to introduce fresh ideas, perspectives and initiatives to the security debate in the region.
Indo-Pacific Review (IPR) Offers Blog Opportunities The Indo-Pacific Review (IPR) is a platform for analysis, information, and engagement on the emerging strategic triangle of Indo-Pacific Asia. Editor-in-Chief Jesse Wolf is constantly looking to publish original work from new contributors, as well as several opportunities for bloggers. Please contact him at at editor@indopacificreview.com to discuss.
Visit Osaka University
Osaka University aims to be a hub for international research on Asia-Pacific studies. They are providing the opportunity for scholars to come to the university for a week to hold seminars, lectures, and a possible symposium. International airfare (economy) and accommodations will be paid for. Everything will be conducted in English. Please send the following to: sugita@lang.osaka-u.ac.jp 1. Brief CV 2. Topic (s) 3. Abstract Note: This project depends on availability of funding.
Young professionals, below the age of 35 years, engaged in the fields of international relations, security studies, defence and technology are eligible to apply. A limited number of sponsorships are available for applicants from India, Pakistan, China and the US. The applicants must send in a resume along with a statement of purpose that briefly explains his/her interest in the field of nuclear security and disarmament and how he/she intends to incorporate these learnings into their profession. APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 30, 2014 Applications should be addressed to: Mr. Thiranjala Weerasinghe Programme Officer fax: +9411 2690769 e-mail: thiranjala@rcss.org
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Opportunities 14th PIIC Beijing Seminar on International Security: Strategic Stability and Cooperation The Program for Science and National Security Studies (Beijing) is pleased to annouce the 14th PIIC Beijing Seminar on International Security, will be held in Hangzhou, Zheijiang Province on October 19-22, 2014. Regular lodging and meals for will be covered, however participants will be responsible for travel and personal expenses. Please send the following information to: Ms. SHEN Yanping Fax: 0086-10-82029257 E-mail: PSNSS@iapcm.ac.cn • Would you consider presenting a paper? - If yes, the Title: - Attach abstract of your presentation • Family name: • First name: • Male or Female?: • Salutation: • Date of birth: • Country of citizenship: • Country of residence: • Passport number: • Passport issue date and expiration date: • Present position/title: • Affiliation: • Address: • Telephone: • E-mail: • Attach Resume APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 15, 2014
Research Fellow/Associate Research Fellow Positions open For Food Security and Climate Change The RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies is undertaking research into various aspects of food security and is seeking suitable candidates for each of these three areas: 1) the impact of climate change on food production and the food supply chain; 2) the dynamics of food stocks in a changing regional environment; and 3) building a dynamic model of food availability to facilitate national policy planning. All applicants should possess at least a relevant Master degree from a recognized university. Candidates should have strong English policy/academic writing skills, a strong grounding in economics (preferably agriculture or policy oriented), possess analytical and strong quantitative research skills, have a working knowledge of food production systems and also the ability to work in an inter-disciplinary environment. A PhD will be desirable for applicants who wish to work on the impact of climate change on food production. Applicants who wish to work on building a dynamic model of food availability are required to possess modelling and agriculture expertise. Opportunity exists to apply for admission to a PhD programme. Applicants with a Doctorate will be considered for the Research Fellow positions. Successful candidates will be expected to play an important role in implementing the research project(s), managing and producing research outputs for publications, conceptualising and organising conferences and workshops, as well as participating in other outreach activities. All applicants should submit a detailed CV with two published articles or writing samples, two reference letters, a cover letter specifying how your qualifications match the job description and our Application for Employment Form (click here to download the form) to the Head of Administration.
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