https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-defence/taiwan-says-china-bolstering-ability-to-attack-blockade-island-idUSKBN2BB16V China has recently increased its military demonstrations in Taiwan territory; demonstrating the country’s capabilities to form a blockade and attack the territory. It’s reported that China has made replicas of certain places in Taiwan to practice invading and attacking them. These efforts are deeply worrying to Taiwan, as while they are technically claimed by China, they are a democratic… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-malaysia/north-korea-to-sever-ties-with-malaysia-over-extradition-of-citizen-to-u-s-idUSKBN2BA2SP The KCNA (North Korean State Media) reported on Friday that the country would be severing diplomatic ties with Malaysia following the possible extradition of a North Korean citizen to the United States to be charged with money laundering. The citizen, Mun Chol Myong, is being charged by the U.S for money laundering and using front companies as means to… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-alaska/top-american-chinese-diplomats-clash-publicly-at-start-of-first-talks-of-biden-presidency-idUSKBN2BA2A7 This past Thursday, diplomats from China and the United States had a meeting in Alaska to discuss the Biden Administration and the future between the two countries. The meeting, as reported by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, was to discuss U.S concerns with actions by China, including in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, cyber attacks on the United… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-rohingya-reconstruct/sos-call-to-local-paper-saves-81-rohingya-at-sea-but-no-country-says-welcome-idUSKBN2AV1K3 Recently a ship full of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh headed to Malaysia was stranded near India, prompting them to make a phone call that reached an Indian journalist, whom they asked for help. The members of this ship had paid human traffickers to smuggle them into Malaysia to seek refuge in the majority-Muslim country. Unfortunately, the boat faced technical… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-trade/bidens-trade-rep-pick-says-she-will-fight-chinese-trade-barriers-including-censorship-idUSKCN2AT3OZ The prospective trade representative that President Biden has chosen, Katherine Tai, said on Monday that she would work to fight many of the “unfair” trade practices from China, as well as try to combat censorship. Tai said she was open to a range of options to negotiate and fix circumstances with China, and would not hesitate to act if… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics/myanmars-neighbours-press-junta-for-suu-kyis-release-restoration-of-democracy-idUSKCN2AU076 Following the coup in Myanmar, there have been many protests and demonstrations by citizens that have been met with extreme force. Just this past week, there was an instance of police firing ammunition into a protest in an attempt to disperse demonstrators. This prompted some of Myanmar’s neighbors to denounce the junta and call for the release of the… Read more »
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/thousands-protest-myanmar-coup-in-tokyo-demand-japan-take-tougher-action Due to the recent coup in Myanmar, Bermese citizens of Tokyo have taken to the streets to protest, and demand that their government becomes more involved in helping the crisis. Myanmar and Japan have always been close in their relations, through military and democratic rule. After the coup this past week, the Japanese government has failed to make a… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-vaccine-rollout/disaster-indonesias-vaccine-campaign-lags-rampaging-pandemic-idUSKBN2A50O3 Indonesia’s COVID-19 infection and death rate is rising drastically, and the disease is spreading faster than the government can vaccinate their citizens. With 270 million people in their country, including on tropical islands with nowhere to store vaccines at a cool temperature, the country’s vaccination efforts are being viewed as a “disaster” as an Indonesian doctor commented. The government… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55902070 On February 1st, the Myanmar military began a coup on the citizen elected government. This government was only put into place in the past six years, as Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the citizen elected government, was only able to host a free, democratic election in the country in 2015. With allegations of voter fraud, the military… Read more »
