A senior U.S. intelligence official does not believe that China will not be able to reunify themselves with Taiwan by force on their self imposed deadline (2027). Many U.S. military officials have said that “Beijing’s own planning documents show President Xi Jinping has ordered the Chinese military to be ready to take Taiwan by force should efforts to reunify the… Read more »
The Philippines has decided to increase their ties with Japan and the United States of America at a recent summit of the country. US President Joe Biden hosted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington last week where they discussed “serious concerns” over China’s actions in the South China Sea. The Philippine foreign ministry… Read more »
Five Chinese workers were killed by a suicide bomber in Pakistan Tuesday. The most recent in the string of terrorist attacks that the south asian country;s military and government say aims to disrupt Islamabad’s close ties with Beijing. The explosion happened when the bomber rammed a vehicle into the workers’ convoy. This was hit when they were traveling to the… Read more »
Kim Jong Un of North Korea ordered his troops to make preparations for war during a military exercise as the U.S. and South Korea were wrapping up their own large military exercises. Kim oversaw the training for the tank crew on Thursday and praised his troops’ abilities and the tanks saying they are the most powerful tanks in the world…. Read more »
Claims against Japanese companies by WWII-era Korean laborers still overshadow relations between Japan and South Korea. There were efforts to improve relations last year but there is still tension between the two countries. There was an announcement of a compensation plan for Korean plaintiffs in wartime labor lawsuits which led to diplomatic talks and many cooperative measures between Japan and… Read more »
House lawmakers this Wednesday voted to pass a bill that would essentially ban TikTok in the United States or force them to sell to an American company. This is because TikTok’s parent company is ByteDance which is Chinese-owned. The bill to ban us because TikTok has 170 Million U.S. users and China’s intelligence laws could force ByteDance to give the… Read more »
The stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium in Iran has been reduced according to a report by the International Atomic Weapons Agency (IAEA). In October Iran had 128.3 kilograms of Uranium enriched to approximately 60% and by February the stockpile had been reduced to 121.5 kilograms. However, Iran may have reduced their stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, the report also stated… Read more »
India’s government has announced a controversial citizenship law that has been seen as being anti-Muslim. The law is called the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) it will allow non-Muslim religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to seek citizenship in India. Authorities believe it will help people facing persecution. The law was passed in 2019 and caused mass protests where many… Read more »