link to article: https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/pentagon-report-china-two-pronged-war-india-taiwan-1874152-2021-11-08 Summary: This article summarizes the Pentagon’s report on China’s conflict with both India and Taiwan, however a majority of the article is focused on the Taiwanese conflict. The conflict between India and China is border disputes where neither area is advancing on each other but the threat of the other advancing keeps armed forces on the… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59210417 This article is about how China’s military has constructed mockups in the shape of a US Navy aircraft carrier and US warships according to Maxar satellite images reviewed by the independent United States Naval Institute. The structures photographed in the Taklamakan Desert appeared to include flat outlines of US military vessels without weapons or other details. The US Defence… Read more »
http://www.news.cn/english/2021-11/09/c_1310300990.htm The article talks about how the United States is planning on launching a global infrastructure program which is intended to counter some of China’s initiatives like their belt and road. Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesperson for the Chinese, believes there is wide room for global infrastructure cooperation and initiatives don’t have to oppose one another. Wang believes that… Read more »
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/11/5eb4cd24e080-japan-retracts-claim-n-korea-fired-2-ballistic-missiles-on-oct-19.html This article talks about how the Japan’s Defense Ministry retracted its earlier claim that North Korea fired two ballistic missiles rather than one on Oct. 19, saying that it had mistakenly detected a man-made object in space. This all started because North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile from a submarine to do some testing on their missile and… Read more »
Link: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/southeast-asia-covid19-fast-stabilising-travel-risk-classification-countries-adjusted-2298606 Summary: Health minister of Singapore, Ong Ye Kung, has assessed and come to the conclusion that the Southeast Asian region is ‘fast stabilising’ with COVID-19. Countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are being adjusted from category three to two. Countries including Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand are being adjusted from category four to three. Travel opportunities… Read more »
http://www.news.cn/english/2021-11/08/c_1310299033.htm There have been rumors surrounding Xinjiang about them forcing labor onto their workers and not being fair and equitable towards them. Twelve Xinjiang experts and scholars decided to hold a symposium to address the issue at the region’s capital, Urumqi. They stated that there were Western Politicians coming up with these allegations to try and limit the prosperity of… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-myanmar-global-trade-southeast-asia-a4ceef105a9b278365c6b8165cc10184 Summary: The association of Southeast Asian nations, or ASEAN held their 39th annual meeting in Brunei, with all usual members attending, except for Myanmar. Myanmar’s top general who seized power in early 2021, was excluded because he has not made progress in ending the nation’s extremely violent situation. The general overtook Aung San Suu Kyi and… Read more »
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/06/australian-foreign-minister-seeks-to-allay-south-east-asia-fears-that-nuclear-submarines-will-stir-up-conflict‘ Summary: Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia, are alarmed at the AUKUS deal, raising tensions in the region. The AUKUS deal is a trilateral pact between the UK, US, and Australia. The pact includes future plans of cooperation on military technology between the three countries. A major point of contention is that the US and UK have… Read more »
link to article https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/02/asia/china-russia-un-sanctions-north-korea-intl-hnk/index.html Summary: China and Russia recently revived efforts to get the United Nations Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea. This is something that they attempted in 2019 but failed. They now have filed a new reworked draft for this fight. They hope to remove the ban on Pyongyang exports of statues, seafood and textiles, as… Read more »
link to article:https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/11/04/commentary/world-commentary/aukus-japan-future/ Summary: Since September 15th when Australia announced that they will be forgoing their submarine deal with France and instead go with a deal with the United States and the United Kingdom that will provide Australia with high grade nuclear submarines. This deal between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom is known as AUKUS. This agreement… Read more »
