https://www.reuters.com/world/china-ramps-up-construction-new-antarctic-station-report-2023-04-18/ China is constructing a station in the Antarctic southern polar region; they claim that it is only for peaceful purposes and scientific research, but the placement is extremely beneficial for China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), as it would provide them with greater surveillance capabilities. The station is very strategically placed to be able to intercept intelligence signals from Australia… Read more »
Link Here The Philippines President and foreign minister met with the Chinese foreign minister to discuss and resolve maritime issues in the South China Sea. The South China Sea is the route of 3 trillion dollars of ship-borne goods each year and rich in resources like minerals and oil. An agreement was reached where multiple new lines of communication were… Read more »
Link Here There have been discussions between Vietnam and the Czech Republic in hopes of giving Vietnam new military equipment such as aircraft, radars and firearms from the Czech Republic. Vietnam hopes that this flow/increase of new equipment will diversify the majority Russian supplies that currently overwhelmingly counts as part of its supplies. The Czech Republic is willing to aid… Read more »
Link Here The three countries South Korea, the US and Japan decided to strengthen security ties and cooperation after threats from North Korea rose through missile development. North Korea recently tested its first ever solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM); as a result forwarding the three countries to a conversation over missile defense exercises. Additionally, addressing North Korea’s continuous violations… Read more »
Article: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/in-malaysia-conservative-forces-and-police-crackdowns-are-putting-lgbtq-lives-at-risk/ On March 12 of 2023, Malaysia had their Women’s March in Kuala Lumpur. This march, the first since pre-Covid, focused mainly on child marriage and equal pay. A lot of protesters though, held rainbow flags. And later, dozens of protesters with these flags were withheld and questioned or arrested. There has been a long time phobia of the… Read more »
Following U.S. representative Michael McCaul’s visit with the Taiwanese president last week, China has placed sanctions on the lawmaker for “sending a seriously wrong signal to Taiwanese independence separatist forces” as well as “seriously harming China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The sanctions state that McCaul wont be permitted back into China, from interacting with organizations or individuals within China, and… Read more »
For decades after the Vietnam War, U.S. and Vietnamese government relations weren’t hostile, but also not at the top of either’s agenda. The U.S. didn’t find it in it’s national interest to continue focusing on Vietnam relations until very recently. Last Saturday, just after the 50th anniversary of the U.S. pulling out of Vietnam, U.S Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin… Read more »
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65259718 On this past Thursday, Japan called an evacuation order for the island of Hokkaido due to a North Korean missile that flew near the island. This evacuation order was recalled after 30 minutes, when it was decided there was no threat. Tensions between North Korea and South Korea the entirety of this year as there have been 27… Read more »
Article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216884/asean-calls-end-myanmar-violence-after-100-killed-military-air-strike A recent airstrike conducted by the in-power military junta struck Sagaing, Myanmar. There have been continued military fights between the military junta who took power in 2021, and multiple revolutionary and civilian groups. One of the largest revolutionary groups is the National Unity Group (NUG), and the claimed reason why the junta assaulted the village. Zaw Min Tun,… Read more »
