Link to article: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/china-conducting-dramatic-economic-warfare-against-australia-us-official Summary: China is conducting “dramatic economic warfare” against Australia in order to “break” the US ally. This has increased the anxiety about Beijing in the Indo-Pacific region. This was what the White House’s Indo-Pacific coordinator, Kurt Campbell, reported to a Sydney think tank. Joe Biden mentioned the recent treatment of Australia in his meeting with Chinese… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/politics/global-posture-review-china/index.html Summary: The Pentagon has announced that they will focus on building bases in Guam and Australia to prepare the US military to counter China. A senior defense official provided some details of the review that took place in the Pentagon to discuss China and how to counter them. The defense official says that in the meeting… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/yellen-welcomes-us-japan-collaboration-in-indo-pacific-globally Summary: Janet Yellen, US treasury secretary, asserted the importance of US-Japan collaboration in telephone calls with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki. This happened as the US seeks to boost ties with Japan and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region. This is in order to maintain stability in the region as well as to ensure the abillity… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/28/asia/taiwan-china-warplane-flights-intl-hnk-ml/index.html Summary: On Sunday Taiwan’s Air Force rushed to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered Taiwan’s Air Defense Zone. Taiwan’s defense Ministry commented on this saying that the latest increase in tensions across the Taiwan Strait as China’s president met his top generals. China however says that Taiwan has complained for a year or more of… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/solomon-islands-province-not-happy-australian-police-presence-political-aide-2021-11-29/ Summary: The Solomon Islands, a south Pacific nation consisting of hundreds of islands, has expressed dissatisfaction in the high police presence of Australian police in the nation. Protests against the Prime Minister in the country, Manasseh Sogavare, have resulted in looting, violence, and destruction. In an attempt to restore calm, Sogavare requested troops of soldiers and… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/japan-once-leader-climate-under-fire-coal-use-cop26-2021-11-09/ After the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, over 20 countries agreed to discontinue the use of coal for power, however Japan, who was once a world leader in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions refused to sign. Many critics called the Japanese Prime Minister’s decision short-sighted and that Japan is taking a leap backwards. Over the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-strengthens-land-border-protection-with-new-law-2021-10-24/ In response to a number of tense situations on their borders, including the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along disputed border areas since early 2020, China passed a law which will strengthen the protection of their borders which will take effect on January first. China has increased their border protection because they currently have multiple… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/business/us-extends-ban-securities-investments-companies-linked-china-military-2021-11-09/ In November 2020 the Trump administration introduced bans on U.S. investments in Chinese companies that have ties with the Chinese military. Under the Biden administration these bans will continue and be revised, with ten new companies added to the list in June 2021. Although along with other restrictions there have been measures taken to try and… Read more »
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/10/biden-meeting-looms-chinas-xi-ready-to-work-conditionally-with-us.html This article is in regard to an expected virtual meeting in the upcoming week involving the U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country is willing to work with the U.S. — on condition of mutual respect. Xi was talking about how during the virtual meeting he wants China to work with the U.S. to… Read more »
http://www.news.cn/english/2021-11/09/c_1310300760.htm This article talks about China wanting to resolve maritime issues and the importance of making sure that the maritime laws between nations are equitable towards everyone. At a recent symposium, Chinese state counselor and foreign minister Wang Yi stated that nations should not be divided by oceans, rather united for the long run through a maritime community that benefit… Read more »
