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Asia Daily: February 20, 2026

The episode reviews a whirlwind of Asian political and economic developments, from China deepening oil ties with South Sudan and extending zero‑tariff access to Africa, to Germany’s Chancellor Merz seeking strategic cooperation with Beijing. In Japan, the LDP appoints a scandal‑tainted minister to a key party role while polls show growing support for constitutional revision, and South Korea sees former President Yoon sentenced to life for a failed martial‑law coup. The segment also covers North Korea’s 9th Party Congress, Vietnam’s trade talks with the U.S., and a series of diplomatic moves across Southeast Asia, highlighting shifting trade alliances and internal political turbulence.