Link to article: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Fears-grow-Japan-U.S.-alliance-may-be-affected-by-Osprey-crash Late last month a fatal crash of a U.S. military Osprey airplane occurred in Japan, reigniting safety concerns among Japanese citizens. These concerns have been furthered by the United States’ choosing to continue flying the planes over Japan’s soil. Following the crash, Tokyo called on Washington to suspend Osprey flights, except for search and rescue purposes,… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/29/WS6566e293a31090682a5f096e.html Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York. The first resolution adopted by the UN Security Council since the start of this Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Resolution 2712, “is a good start towards resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through political means,” says Wang. Wang also emphasized the continuation of… Read more »
Link to article: http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/1127/c90000-20102716.html Chen Binhua, a Chinese mainland spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office stated that the mainland is willing to develop broad space for peaceful reunification of the Taiwan Strait. Chen followed this by stressing that the mainland will not leave any room for “Taiwan Independence” separatist activities. These comments were made in response to those… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/07/WS654a0e38a31090682a5ecf08.html This weekend, Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of Australia, visited Li Qiang, the Chinese Premier (second in ranking) in Beijing. The two discussed the willingness to strengthen the connection and cooperation between each other. Despite the two countries’ differences in views and values, they are trade partners and have a strategic partnership given the proximity. Li… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/05/japan/politics/fumio-kishida-philippines-malaysia-analysis/ This weekend Japan turned to Southeast Asia to bolster security due to growing concerns about China’s growing military. Japan fears that its defense alliance with the United States will not be enough to combat China shortly. Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, met with Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s Prime Minister, this weekend. The two leaders discussed accelerating the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/06/WS6547c7f2a31090682a5ec837.html On Sunday, China’s sixth International Import Expo was held. In this expo was the sixth International Economic Forum, where climate change and countries’ green transitions were discussed. These discussions were held to help drive our world to transition energy to green and renewable sources. The specific topics at hand were the investments, trade, and cooperation that… Read more »
