https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221018_16/ Summary: For the first time since 2017, North Korea has blown nuclear missiles over Japan. In retaliation, Japan has opted to sanction 5 more North Korean-based organizations related to the production of North Korean nuclear missiles. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary stated that Japan will not tolerate North Korea’s threat to their peace and security. The assets of these companies… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/australia-reverses-recognition-west-jerusalem-israels-capital-2022-10-18/ Summary: After Australia’s Conservative Party lost power this year, the new Labor government has moved to undo former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s policy regarding the recognition of West Jerusalem. Australia has reverted back to its pre-2018 status in not recognizing West Jerusalem as Israel, which that original decision had undone a status quo that had lasted for decades…. Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-says-it-will-not-back-down-its-sovereignty-2022-10-16/ Summary: Taiwan’s president has announced it will not renounce its sovereignty nor will it sell out its democracy to join with China under a one country two governments policy. Taiwan’s presidential office in another statement also reiterated that it is the responsibility of both parties to maintain peace and prosperity in the Taiwan Strait, and that bloodshed was not… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-japanese-leaders-meet-agree-need-improve-ties-yonhap-2022-09-21/ Summary: South Korea and Japan are having their leaders talk for the first time since 2019. The history of South Korea as a colony of Japan in the early 1900s has held South Korea back from seeking true friendship with the Japanese. However, the increasing tensions with the newly nuclearized North Korea and its missile tests have made both… Read more »
Link to the article: https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/tensions-escalate-along-bangladesh-myanmar-border/ Summary: The shelling of the Tumbru Bazar border region between Bangladesh and Myanmar has recently increased. Myanmar’s ambassador to Bangladesh blamed the Arkan Army rebel group for the shelling. While Khurshed Alan, a secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangladesh, claims Myanmar’s military junta must take responsibility. Furthermore, Khan Kamal, Bangladesh’s home minister,… Read more »
Link to the article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/palau-calls-greater-us-support-it-renegotiates-bilateral-agreement-2022-09-22/ Summary: Palau has requested the United States help build its economy and infrastructure. The low-populated Pacific country has potential geostrategic significance in the battle between the United States and its Asian allies against China. In the 1980s, Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia all signed the “Compacts of Free Association,” which permits the United States… Read more »
