(was not the same article I used originally, but I found this one on the same topic) Joshua Wong, one of the leading organizers of the Hong Kong protests last year has pleaded guilty and is likely facing 5 years of imprisonment. The protests were sparked by Hong Kong’s entanglement with Beijing, causing people to fear that their democratic rights… Read more »
Link:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-defiant-as-he-is-jailed-over-13-months-for-protest-idUSKBN28C0SP Joshua Wong, who is a 24 year old man, was arrested on wednesday for being the leader and helping create the protests of June of last year in Hong Kong. He has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for being apart of a protests and for being one of the leaders of the protests. These people were protesting… Read more »
Link:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-tweet/chinas-wechat-blocks-australian-pm-in-doctored-image-dispute-idUSKBN28C01T China blocked the Australian Prime ministers message and response on there ap WeChat. They stated that what he said was misleading to the public so they took his post down. WeChat is like twitter but run by the Chinese government so they get to dictate what they think the terms and services are. The situation the prime minister was… Read more »
Link: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201202_17/ The Japanese Diet just unanimously passed a bill on wednesday that states that people are obligated to make efforts in trying to obtain a covid-19 vaccination. The Japanese government will fully pay for all costs of the vaccination and will supply locations for people to go and receive the vaccination as smoothly as possible. If people develop any… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/nato-diplomacy-future/nato-must-focus-more-on-challenge-of-rising-china-report-to-say-idUSKBN28A1T0 In the newly released report titled NATO 2030, containing 138 proposals, the future of NATO’s role is outlined, primarily based on China’s military rise and proximity to western nations. The report was published on Tuesday calling for reform of the Atlantic alliance. A NATO diplomat disclosed that China is not the trading partner the west had hoped it would… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-china/south-korea-china-agree-on-early-xi-visit-north-korea-talks-idUSKBN28609L South Korean and Chinese officials prepare for China’s President Xi Jingping to discuss the current pandemic, the shifting U.S. administration, and North Korean’s nuclear programme. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi went to the South Korean capital where talks were held with South Korea’s foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha in the midst of expanding change in governmental relations along with COVID-19…. Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-sanctions-un/u-n-mulls-u-s-proposal-to-streamline-lengthen-north-korea-aid-exemptions-idUSKBN2853AK The United Nations considers a U.S. proposal calling for sanction exemptions for humanitarian organizations to be lengthened. The United States presents this proposal as assistance for major incidents that may damage the economy or the general welfare of the public such as the current global pandemic or a future nature disaster. As the pandemic along with typhoons and the… Read more »