https://www.voanews.com/a/china-s-imports-of-russian-oil-near-record-high-in-march/7578128.html Russia remained China’s top oil supplier in March, data showed Saturday, as refiners snapped up stranded Sokol crude shipments. China’s imports from Russia, including supplies via pipelines and sea-borne shipments, jumped 12.5% on the year to 10.81 million metric tons, or 2.55 million barrels per day (bpd) last month. Seven Russian tankers under sanctions offloaded Sokol cargoes in Chinese… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68915018 Rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women. The protesters are advocating for gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the issue was a national crisis. In Australia, a woman has been killed on average every… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-says-it-will-discuss-with-us-how-use-new-funding-2024-04-21 In a recent development Taiwan’s military stated on Sunday it will discuss with the United States how to use funding for Taiwan included in a $95 billion legislative package mostly assisting Ukraine and Israel, as Chinese warplanes again got close to the island. Furthermore, Taiwan has faced increased military pressure from China, which views the island as its territory…. Read more »
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-confident-receiving-nuclear-submarines-us-funding-cut-aukus-rcna143120 Despite cuts to US funding for nuclear weapons programs, Australia is confident the United States will follow through with the sale of nuclear-powered submarines as part of the AUKUS deal. The weapons deal is under the AUKUS partnership signed in 2021. Under the deal, the U.S. will sell Australia between three and five Virginia-class attack submarines starting in the… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/7/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-orders-heightened-war-preparations North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war after inspecting troops at a major military operations base in the country’s west. Kim’s visit took place as forces from the United States and South Korea continued their annual Freedom Shield large-scale military exercises. Moreover, North Korea has always condemned military drills by the US and South… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-russia-wang-yi-ukraine-taiwan-31542adc730f1b34444decc8bd6cc95e China’s foreign minister accused the U.S. of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and criticized the Biden administration for adding more Chinese companies to its sanctions lists. He spoke to the media during the annual meeting of China’s legislature and expressed how China’s relations with the U.S. have improved since President Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met in November,… Read more »
