https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-let-loyal-civilians-carry-licensed-arms-media-document-2023-02-12/ Myanmar’s internal affairs have been in turmoil for years, but with the military-ruled government reviving in 2021, the country has taken on a more extreme ideology. In recent years, tens of thousands of people have fled Myanmar to escape the extremist junta and around 1.2 million have been displaced. In a new leaked document, the government has proposed a… Read more »
Link to Article The Honduras government has officially made strides towards forming a relationship with China and distancing themself from Taiwan. Due to the high debt Honduras owes Taiwan, it has recognized that it needs relations with another state that will satisfy their investment needs. As a result of China not allowing any state to hold relations with itself and… Read more »
Link to Article During the 2030s, Australia is to have purchased a possible five nuclear submarines from the United States. Made with UK designs and US technology, these submarines will have an increased duration of time underwater and will be harder to detect by other submarines. As a result and landmark of the Pacific Security Pact including the US, UK…. Read more »
Link to Article A Taiwanese soldier went missing on the Kinmen Islands early last week, and was found on March 13 in China. The Taiwanese government has stated that they have intentions to retrieve the soldier and bring him home as soon as possible. Deterring from stating how exactly they will, the Taiwanese defense minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng, has alluded to… Read more »
At the UN security council last Wednesday, China blocked the United States from broadcasting an informal video about the state of human rights in North Korea. The video was made in an attempt to inform the security council of the huge amounts of human rights violations that North Korea has, and will continue to commit if nothing is changed. The… Read more »
China’s population has been rapidly aging in the past few years, following the infamous one-child policy that began in the 1980s to cope with overpopulation. The one-child policy had detrimental effects on China’s population demographic; their population, currently at 1.4 billion, is steadily decreasing and aging. As the population ages, the ratio of retirees to workers increases, and the size… Read more »
Article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3213324/north-korea-fires-submarine-missiles-response-huge-us-south-korea-military-drills This past Monday, North Korea released two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine as a test fire. This was in retaliation to South Korea and America conducting joint military drills and operations, and a revamping of military operations in general. The largest joint efforts in five years, this effort is known as Freedom Shield. The operation is focused… Read more »
Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/14/indonesian-separatists-release-video-of-nz-pilot-they-took-hostage Earlier this month, a group of West Papuan separatists took a New Zealand pilot hostage. The pilot, Mark Mehrtens was a pilot for an Indonesian aviation company called Susi Air. When the plane landed in the remote Paro of the Nduga district, the plane was stormed by the West Papua National Liberation Army. Of the 6 onboard, the… Read more »
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64870472 Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has recently come out and said that an “independent rapporteur” will be investigating Chinese election interference. Trudeau also says that this issue of foreign interference is a very important matter, and challenges Canada’s sovereignty. According to the Canadian government, this investigator will be looking over the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, for any… Read more »
