https://apnews.com/article/business-china-global-trade-theft-mongolia-51d514a6c5adf3d3be8fbf552d01e3b2/gallery/1b2666e9e5bd4426afce7cc9c47c527d In Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar thousands of protesters gathered in front of the State palace, and attempted to force their way in. They are protesting government corruption as well as demanding to know the identities of the officials that sold over 385,000 tons of coal to China over the course of seven years, in what many are calling theft. The… Read more »
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/Japan-sends-fighter-jets-to-Philippines-for-1st-time-in-air-force-exchange Before the 7th of December 2022, Japan had only dispatched fighter jets to two foreign countries, Australia and The United States. That changed, however, on the 7th when, in a bid to strengthen security and defense cooperation between the two countries, Japan lent two F-15 fighter jets to The Philippines. This move could cause slight complications for The Philippines’… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/2/us-s-korea-japan-slap-sanctions-on-n-korea-over-missile-tests On Friday, the second, South Korea, Japan, and the United States announced they will be levying sanctions against North Korea. This is following an unprecedented recent streak of weapons tests by the North Korean government, some of which flew over and fell very near Japan. Recently, China and Russia blocked attempts by the United Nations to implement sanctions against… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-salvages-parts-liquid-fuel-north-korean-short-range-missile-yonhap-2022-11-09/ On Wednesday North Korea fired a missile into the sea near both Japan and South Korea. This missile traveled 250 km at a height of 50 km before crashing into the water minutes after it was reported by the Japanese Coast Guard. Japan strongly protested the launch through diplomatic connections in China, as did South Korea who announced they… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63551134 On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, accused China of trying to influence Canadian elections, saying that China was playing “aggressive games” with Canadian democracy. This acquisition follows reports from local media that claimed that China had instated a “clandestine network” of candidates that were backed by the Chinese government. Reports from intelligence officials claimed that 11 candidates were… Read more »
