Article: China says US has ‘gravely backpedaled’ on Taiwan This article is centred on China’s response to the US backtracking on their lack of support for Taiwan. As the article cites, China’s foreign ministry took issue with a US government fact-sheet that removed the line that once stated that the United States does not support Taiwan’s independence. Although a seemingly… Read more »
Article: ‘Good start’: China bids to reset ties with Japan amid Trump tariff storm The article reports that China is seeking stronger trading ties with Japan amidst a dwindling domestic economy and the ongoing Trade War with the United States. With Trump’s Trade War with China, which is only set to worsen as he pledged to double the current 10… Read more »
Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/xis-new-frontline-corporate-guard-showcases-his-priorities-control-2025-02-18 This article highlights the CCP’s response to the current severe downturn their economy is facing. Due to high youth unemployment, an overpriced real estate market, and the trade war with the US which really strains their export-reliant economy, civil dissent has been an expected outcome of all of this turmoil in regards to their economy. President Xi Jinping,… Read more »
https://www.voanews.com/a/south-korean-president-s-impeachment-trial-ends-with-denial-of-wrongdoing/7988353.html In December of 2024 Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and deployed soldiers around the government building in an attempt to prevent politicians from reaching the building, however in a few hours the lawmakers were able to gather just enough people to hold a quick election, invalidating the presidents declaration of martial law. Following the confusing events,… Read more »
On Tuesday February 18th, the Taliban interim government of Afghanistan sent a diplomatic mission to the Republic of Japan. this rather surprising development comes after nearly 3 years of quiet from the west for the shaky and unstable nation of Afghanistan. Now, the purpose of this visit is relatively unknown, however the deputy economy minister, Latif Nazari, posted on X… Read more »
In the past week, China released their own AI named DeepSeek and it has sent shockwaves throughout the tech sphere. The AI is a direct competitor to the US-based company OpenAI’s ChatGPT and even performs better than ChatGPT in some circumstances. One thing that DeepSeek brings to the table that ChatGPT fails at: is the price. ChatGPT was developed over… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-korea-vows-expand-nuclear-forces-blasts-us-outdated-denuclearization-plan This article highlights the reports that North Korea has vowed to expand their nuclear forces and claiming that the US is currently clinging to an “outdated” denuclearization plan. North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un’s government has criticized the United States approach by calling it ineffective and irrelevant to the current situation. North Korea’s defence minister was… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china-will-play-along-end-with-us-its-top-diplomat-says-2025-02-15/ At the Munich Security Conference on Friday, February 14th, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that, despite not wanting to be in conflict with the US, China will “play along to the end” if the United States is determined to suppress their country. This comes following the recent additional 10% tariffs Donald Trump placed on Chinese… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.voanews.com/a/us-south-korea-japan-reaffirm-pledge-to-seek-denuclearization-of-north-korea/7976702.html On Saturday, February 15th, The United States, South Korea, and Japan released a joint statement renewing their pledge to seek complete denuclearization of North Korea. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had arranged meetings with South Korean foreign minister Cho Tae-Yul and Japanese diplomat Takeshi Iwaya and following the conference the three countries sent a “strong… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china-tells-eu-it-is-willing-enhance-communication-2025-02-15/ On Saturday, February 15th the Chinese foreign minister informed the German chancellor that China would like to strengthen cooperation in terms of free trade and multilateralism with Germany and the European Union. Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, had been in Germany to attend the annual Munich Security Conference, and spoke with France and Spain in addition… Read more »