Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-criticises-unsafe-chinese-fighter-jet-interaction-south-china-sea-2025-02-13/ Tensions flare between China and Australia after an incident on Tuesday in international waters claimed illegitimately by China. A Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol jet was conducting routine operations in internationally recognized waters when it encountered a Chinese fighter jet who released flares within 100 feet of the patrol jet. The Australian defense ministry has… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj31l4p7vzo In response to US escalation of tariffs due to the new Trump administration, Beijing seeks to target specific American produced goods in five major ways, contributing to the intensification of the long running trade war between the countries that dates back to 2018. One of China’s response tariffs is a 10% tariff on US coal and… Read more »
Link to article: https://asianews.network/north-korean-leader-says-south-korea-us-japan-military-cooperation-causes-regional-conflict/ Following the February 9 Summit between President Trump and PM Shigeru Ishiba regarding the denuclearization of North Korea , Kim Jong-un has stated that the trilateral military alliance between the US, Japan, and South Korea is being perceived as a threat to NK. Kim emphasizes the military imbalance in the East Asian region that is exacerbated… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-ready-hand-over-n-korean-soldiers-exchange-ukrainians-captive-2025-01-12/ On Sunday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that Kyiv is willing to trade captive North Korean soldiers back to NK leader Kim Jong Un for exchange for Ukrainians held in Russia. On Saturday, Zelenskiy claimed that two North Koreans had been captured by Ukrainian forces. According to an interpreter, one North Korea troop claimed that he… Read more »
Link to article: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250113_01/ Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi will be attending Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 as the Japanese government seeks to strengthen and maintain an open and free Indo-Pacific region through the power of the Quad. To coincide with Iwaya’s travel to the US, Japanese foreign officials wish to arrange a meeting of Quad officials in order… Read more »
Link to article: https://english.news.cn/20250109/637f83897b6542058dba32cd614800fd/c.html China’s foreign trade has been greatly strengthened by the country’s participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), as stated by He Yadong, spokesperson for the Commerce Ministry. Made up of majority Southeast Asian countries including China, Japan, and South Korea, as well as Australia, New Zealand, and ten other countries in the region, the RCEP… Read more »
