Article Link: http://aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/9/us-to-support-cambodian-thai-ceasefire-with-45m-aid-pledge This article discusses the United States providing 45 million dollars in aid to support a fragile ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. The truce was brokered by President Donald Trump and formalized through the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords. According to U.S. Assistant Secretary for East Asia Michael DeSombre, the aid package includes 20 million dollars to help both… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.abc27.com/international/ap-china-urges-canada-to-break-from-us-influence-as-pm-carney-visits-beijing/ This article focuses on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China and how it fits into larger global tensions between China and the United States. As Carney arrives in Beijing, Chinese leaders and state media see an opportunity to weaken Canada’s close relationship with the U.S. by encouraging Canada to pursue what China calls “strategic autonomy,”… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/15/japan-and-the-philippines-sign-defence-pact-to-counter-growing-china-threat This article explains a new defense and logistics agreement between Japan and the Philippines called the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, or ACSA. The agreement was signed in Manila by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro. The pact allows both countries to provide each other with military supplies such as fuel, ammunition, food,… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-says-us-has-initiated-111-billion-arms-sale-procedure-2025-12-18/ The Trump administration announced $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest package ever provided to the island. The deal includes HIMARS rocket systems, howitzers, Javelin anti-tank missiles, drones, and other military equipment. Taiwan plans to use these weapons to improve its defense, focusing on asymmetric strategies that rely on mobile and smaller weapons to counter… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g-s1-100860/china-japan-feud-over-taiwan The Japan-China feud over Taiwan has grown more serious after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan could defend Taiwan if China blockaded it. China responded by trying to isolate Japan diplomatically. They contacted leaders in the U.S., U.K., and France, sent protest letters to the United Nations, stopped Japanese seafood imports, and canceled cultural events like movies… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqe197ypno Japan protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radar systems onto Japanese aircraft near the Okinawa islands, an action considered threatening because it can signal a possible attack. Japan reported two incidents involving Chinese J-15 jets launched from the aircraft carrier Liaoning and responded by scrambling its own fighter jets. China denied the claims and accused Japan of… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.csis.org/blogs/latest-southeast-asia/latest-southeast-asia-thailand-cambodia-tensions-continue Thailand suspended its ceasefire with Cambodia after a Thai soldier was badly injured by landmines on their disputed border. Thailand said the mines were newly planted and demanded an apology, while Cambodia denied doing it. The situation got worse when the two sides exchanged shots, and Cambodia said a civilian was killed. Thailand also canceled the release… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/26/trump-says-chinas-xi-jinping-agreed-to-accelerate-purchases-of-us The article describes a recent phone call between Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping that both sides characterized as positive and constructive. Trump said Xi “more or less agreed” to increase and speed up purchases of US goods, especially farm products like soybeans. China had already announced it would resume buying US soybeans and ease certain… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/17/china-and-japan-are-in-a-war-of-words-over-taiwan-what-happens-next A dispute between Japan and China has intensified over Taiwan after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi indicated potential Japanese military involvement if China attempted an invasion of the island. Takaichi suggested a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute an “existential threat” to Japan, which could permit military intervention under a 2015 law concerning collective self-defense. Beijing considers Taiwan… Read more »
