Link to article: https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006910856 The Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga said that Japan would not sign the U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons. The treaty is supposed to take effect sometime in January. Although they will not sign the treaty, Japan did say that they would continue to pursue a more realistic approach to reduce nuclear weapons. “We have no… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3109208/hong-kong-deputy-leader-condemns-united-states-barbaric The Trump administration imposed a new round of sanctions against the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials. This was a move by the Trump administration to apply further pressure on Beijing over the national security law it imposed on Hong Kong in June. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin slammed the US for what he called blatant… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3108496/xi-jinping-calls-global-cooperation-get-economies-back-track In a video address to the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Xi appealed for global cooperation to overcome the economic challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Xi said the decision to hold the annual event reflected China’s “sincere desire to share market opportunities with the world and promote world economic recovery”. Xi believes that “This epidemic reminds us that… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/closures/final-coronavirus-restrictions-dropped-in-new-zealand-as-country-brings-outbreak-under-control/news-story/8c89ce978f303e55fc4359ce889ad2a4 New Zealand has been able to beat the Coronavirus yet again! In August New Zealand was hit with a second wave of the Coronavirus but in just two months they were able to beat it. They went up to 179 cases but after a three weeks of being on lock down, New Zealand has been Coronavirus… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/south-china-sea-beijing-doubles-down-after-us-sails-through-waters/news-story/72bd27f8aa4d0d9bbd004d34abc5a4fe Over the weekend, the US crossed through the South China Sea, for it’s “Freedom of Navigation” campaign. This is the third mission since June to stop Beijing from doubling down on their efforts to have total control of the South China Sea. The post-World War II Law of the Sea determines that the South China Sea… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3105722/china-us-space-rivalry-may-heat-after-nasas-artemis-accords On Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 Nasa’s new Artemis Accords were signed by the US, Australia, Britain, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates. Thus causing the tension between the US and China’s space rivalry to intensify. These accords will allow countries and private companies to extract lunar resources and create temporary “safety zones” on the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-threats-of-war-push-taiwan-toward-us Over the weekend, the Communist Party put in their Global Times newspaper that Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s president, would be “wiped out” with war if she violated China’s anti-succession law. Tsai had dinner with Keith Krach, a senior US State Department official. Then on Saturday night, the Communist Party put out a tweet describing the dinner as… Read more »