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• "Free and balanced flow of information" - This term wasn't insisted upon by the Western Industrialized Nations led by the USA in the Global Media Debate. They advocated for the free flow of information doctrine, free trade in information, and media programs without any restrictions.
• Security does not measure the global power of cities.
• Livability is not a measure of the global power of cities.
• New Zealand is not a member of the Global North.
• Concepts discussed in the book "Globalism" by Steer


  Global economic integration, dominant ideology of colonialism, and rise of new technologies
• No one has been held accountable for the crimes against humanity and acts of genocide committed against the Rohingya population.
• George Clinton was not the predecessor of US President Joseph Biden.
• Labor and tourist flows do not connect Asia's economies.
• Jollibee is not an example of a protectionist bloc.
• The Middle East is not a member of the Global South.
• Starbucks is not a characteristic of the Asian region.
• Genocide is not a form of ethnic cleansing.
• Leadership does not refer to one of the three biggest exports from the US to China.
• Tokyo is one of the top 3 cities in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) of 2017.
• Has given religion a prominence in public life that it has not held since before the Enlightenment - This is not a proof that the center of gravity of the global economy is shifting to Asia.
• Cultural imperialism does not reject the compromises with liberal values and secular institutions.
• They find religion as a vehicle in promoting love and faith - This is not a characteristic of cultural imperialism.
• with occupational and income polarization - This does not characterize global cities according to Saskia Sassen.
• 370,000 - It was the number of refugees that had crossed the border into Bangladesh during that time.
• $50 billion - The Trump administration recommended new 25% tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods.
• Abu Musab al Zargawi - He was the founder of Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).
• Osama Bin Laden - was the founder of Al Qaeda.
• European cities scored highly in cultural interaction in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) of 2017.
• Asian cities had strong scores in accessibility in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) of 2017.
• Burmese security forces refer to the country Myanmar.
• The statement "Burmese security forces are not protecting civilians." was said by the United Nations.
• Paris gained high scores in the attractiveness of dining options.
• The underdevelopment of certain states/peoples and their lack of economic developments is a reality - This is a major premise in the concept of global relations.
• Modernization theory (Rostow)


  Outlines the historical progression in terms of a society's capacity to produce and consume material goods
• Boosting productivity and sustaining exceptional growth in Asia involves linking the competitive strengths of its diverse economies.
• Enhancing financial stability in Asia


  Cooperate in setting exchange rates and macroeconomic policies
• Free and balanced flow of information


  Developing nations insisted on this in the Global Media Debate
• USA and United Kingdom withdrew from UNESCO due to irreconcilable differences in the Global Media Debate
• Paris


  Returned weaker scores in cultural interaction indicators in the Number of World-Class Cultural Events Held
• Tokyo


  Continues to improve every year in the cultural interaction indicator of the number of visitors from abroad
• Tokyo has weaker scores in "Market Size" and "Market Attractiveness"
• Minimizing the effects of global and regional shocks in Asia


  Cooperate in setting exchange rates and macroeconomic policies
• Making more resources available for investment and development in Asia

  Link the competitive strengths of its diverse economies
• Paris

  Weaker scores in livability indicators like the variety of retail shops
• Tokyo


  Number 1 city in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) of 2017