Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/15/china-reaffirms-opposition-to-u-s-sanctions-on-iran Foreign Chinese Minister Wang Yi and an Iranian counterpart hold a meeting where they blame the US for continuing diplomatic standstill. This meeting also took place to disscuss reviving a 2015 deal (JCPOA) between major powers and Iran, which the US withdrew from under the Trump administration in 2018. The deal would have Iran limit uranium… Read more »
Link To Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-imposes-sanctions-north-koreans-russian-after-missile-tests-2022-01-12/ Following a series of six North Korean missile launches (since september), the Biden administration has imposed sanctions on North Korea (the launches violated UN security resolutions) . The U.S. claims these sanctions are aimed at preventing the growth of North Korea’s nuclear program and the advancement of weapons technologies. However the Biden administration has thus far,… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/12/10/us-treasury-rolls-out-raft-of-sanctions-on-intl-human-rights-day The U.S., Canada, and the U.K. have all imposed multiple sanctions on China, Myanmar, and North Korea. All of these sanctions are for similar issues: to uphold Western values that promoting peace and spreading democracy is key in combating many human rights issues. The sanctions imposed on China were mainly to prevent the continuation of the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/13/a-full-chinese-invasion-of-taiwan-will-be-hard-says-ministry This article is about the possibility of China invading Taiwan and the unlikeliness of that happening. The main points in the article that support the idea that China invading Taiwan is very unlikely are the following: Taiwan’s advantage over control of the Taiwan strait, the lack of locations for China to land troops in Taiwan, China… Read more »
