This article discusses rising tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. The Philippines claims Chinese coast guard vessels interfered with its boats in waters it considers part of its territory. China denies wrongdoing and argues it is defending its own claims. The South China Sea is highly valuable due to trade routes, fishing areas, and potential… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/7/seoul-calls-for-freeze-of-norths-nuclear-programme-chinese-mediation South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has urged China’s President Xi Jinping to act as a mediator in efforts to improve ties with North Korea and revive stalled negotiations over its nuclear programme during a state visit to Beijing. Lee proposed that Pyongyang freeze its nuclear activities — meaning no new weapons production, no transfer of… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/9/us-to-support-cambodian-thai-ceasefire-with-45m-aid-pledge The United States announced it will provide $45 million in aid to support the fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia, brokered by former President Donald Trump. The funding is divided into $20 million for combating drug trafficking and cyberscams, $15 million for border stabilization and aid to displaced people, and $10 million for demining and unexploded… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/china-finds-risks-opportunities-as-trump-pushes-for-spheres-of-influence China is re-evaluating its global approach in light of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on spheres of influence, especially in the Western Hemisphere. Trump has revived the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine in the U.S. national security strategy to assert that the Americas should be free from “hostile” foreign powers like China, a stance underscored by… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-says-us-has-initiated-111-billion-arms-sale-procedure-2025-12-18/ The Trump administration announced $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest package ever provided to the island. The deal includes HIMARS rocket systems, howitzers, Javelin anti-tank missiles, drones, and other military equipment. Taiwan plans to use these weapons to improve its defense, focusing on asymmetric strategies that rely on mobile and smaller weapons to counter… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g-s1-100860/china-japan-feud-over-taiwan The Japan-China feud over Taiwan has grown more serious after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan could defend Taiwan if China blockaded it. China responded by trying to isolate Japan diplomatically. They contacted leaders in the U.S., U.K., and France, sent protest letters to the United Nations, stopped Japanese seafood imports, and canceled cultural events like movies… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqe197ypno Japan protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radar systems onto Japanese aircraft near the Okinawa islands, an action considered threatening because it can signal a possible attack. Japan reported two incidents involving Chinese J-15 jets launched from the aircraft carrier Liaoning and responded by scrambling its own fighter jets. China denied the claims and accused Japan of… Read more »