Japan will pay 1.9 billion for a total of 55,000 ally troops based there and extend an agreement. President Trump placed pressure on Japan to increase their defense spending on more on US military installations in order to get a fairer deal to maintain freedom in the Indo-Pacific regions. This agreement was concluded after Trump wanted them to pay 8… Read more »
Link to article: https://english.news.cn/20221113/01feebad8dc5496e9e0e77a73b4cbf3c/c.html On November 13th there was an ASEAN summit which included leaders from China, Japan, South Korea, and Cambodia which was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that the ASEAN alliance should be committed to safeguarding peace and stability in order to achieve prosperity. This summit is a major turning point in global… Read more »
Link to article: https://english.news.cn/20221120/c81ec84f62e54fccaa5f42b984fa951d/c.html The new China-Thailand railway has just been built which creates an important network of railways between China and Thailand. This is Thailand´s first ever high speed railway. The first section of the railway will link together Bangkok and the Nakhon Ratchasima province that is expected to shorten the travel time from 4 hours to just 1… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-salvages-parts-liquid-fuel-north-korean-short-range-missile-yonhap-2022-11-09/ On Wednesday North Korea fired a missile into the sea near both Japan and South Korea. This missile traveled 250 km at a height of 50 km before crashing into the water minutes after it was reported by the Japanese Coast Guard. Japan strongly protested the launch through diplomatic connections in China, as did South Korea who announced they… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63551134 On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, accused China of trying to influence Canadian elections, saying that China was playing “aggressive games” with Canadian democracy. This acquisition follows reports from local media that claimed that China had instated a “clandestine network” of candidates that were backed by the Chinese government. Reports from intelligence officials claimed that 11 candidates were… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/27/ukraine-type-approach-required-for-myanmars-military-un-expert The UN has just called for the sanctioning of Myanmar after Russian weapons were being used against the people of Myanmar. An independent UN member also said that they should start a coalition together similar to Russia invading Ukraine and put pressure on Myanmar´s military leaders. Many of the same weapons that are being used against… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-xi-jinping-to-visit-saudi-arabia-amid-global-reshuffling-11667818979 Xi Jinping has just announced that he is planning to visit China sometime before next year. This trip is meant to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia and the pursuit of becoming more powerful than the U.S. There will be a summit in the Middle East about the growth and influence of Beijing in Saudi Arabia, where… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/world/asia/north-korea-missile-japan.html According to the Japanese government, North Korea launched more ballistic missiles eastward from an inland area on Nov. 4. North Korea already launched 23 missiles on the previous day and launched 6 more the next day. Sources say that the missile flew 500 kilometers with a maximum altitude of 150 kilometers. The missiles were fired from… Read more »