Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/australia-china-diver-injured-sonar-navy-97cc407a7f627a62f94ecc9c72519c5f Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese released a statement condemning China over a destroyer’s use of sonar that injured an Australian diver. Albanese claimed that the Chinese destroyer used sonar close to an Australian frigate and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles voiced his concerns over the unprofessional conduct of the destroyer. China’s Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-upgrades-ties-with-japan-highest-level-2023-11-27/ Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong visited Tokyo and declared Vietnam relations with Japan as a “comprehensive strategic partnership”. Vietnam recently became comprehensive strategic partners with the United States in September adding to the list of South Korea, Russia, India, and China. Vietnam has set to increase relations with Japan because Japan is a prominent source of… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-china-seeking-security-talks-near-future-says-japan-foreign-minister-2023-11-25/ Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat spoke to Japanese Minister Yoko Kamikawa at their meeting in South Korea and agreed to hold security talks in the near future, in hopes of closer communication between Japan and China. Wang also said that both sides must respect each other’s concerns but establish that there is no threat to one… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-beijing-bishop-visit-vatican-9ac8c310b2da5e17ad1b150e4ecd3557 Stephen Chow, the recently appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, invited Joseph Li, the leader of China’s version of the Catholic church, to Hong Kong during Chow’s visit to Beijing in April. Joseph Li is the archbishop of Beijing and has been invited to Hong Kong to strengthen the relations between China and the Vatican which have recently… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/australian-pm-tells-us-house-speaker-he-hopes-aukus-legislation-passes-this-year-2023-10-26/ Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the U.S House of Representatives, Thursday on Capitol Hill. Albanese spoke to Johnson about his hopes that the United States Congress would pass the AUKUS legislation. AUKUS is a three-way pact with Australia, Britain, and the United States that was created as a response… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-nudges-mongolia-join-eurasian-security-bloc-2023-10-27/ Chinese Premier Li Qiang spoke to Mongolian Prime Minister Li Oyun-Erdene in Bishkek, stating that China is ready to strengthen its relations with Mongolia through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The SCO is a regional security alliance with Eurasian members such as Russia and India that has recently expanded to focus on counter-terrorism and expanding globally,… Read more »
