After Putin’s 72nd birthday, leader of North Korea Kim-Jong Un recently congratulated him, calling the Russian President his “closest comrade”. Relations between North Korea and the Russian Federation have only gotten closer since the beginning of the Ukraine war back in 2022, something that worries the West. Kim has also said that he would be taking steps to increase North… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-us-bill-close-offices-aaad870e737c952b77c29c94dc98ab08 The U.S House has recently proposed a bill that would potentially close its representative offices in Hong Kong. If approved in the House, it would need to pass through the Senate and be signed by the president. However, both Hong Kong and China both vehemently oppose the bill. It had already passed in the House 413-3… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/chinese-immigration-thailand-schools-chiang-mai-9d1953344e8b35327020408b8f677264 This article reviews the recent increase in Chinese emigration to other countries, specifically Thailand, and moreover goes over why it is happening. The text includes interviews from Chinese parents about their children and why they chose to move. A very prominent reason is the ultra-competitive work environment in China, particularly for students. The competition for schools… Read more »
Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao of the U.S. Navy has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and selling sensitive military secrets to China. Zhao originally pleaded not guilty when he was originally charged on August 4th. He was accused of collecting $15,000 in bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for information, photos, and videos that included Navy exercises, operations, resources,… Read more »
A Chinese-Australian journalist named Cheng Lei was detained in 2019 on “murky” espionage charges and was given a closed-court trial in Beijing which resulted in her being detained for 3 years. Cheng Lei has written a story on her hardships in chinese prison since her release, one of which was that she was only allowed to stand in sunlight for… Read more »
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expressed concerns with chinese President Xi Jinping regarding the attacks in Israel from the terrorist group of Hamas. While China condemned the attacks against Israel, they have seemingly decided to stay neutral in the situation so far by not officially naming the attacks as terrorist attacks. So far the most aggressive standpoint that China… Read more »
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3234232/beijings-burden-why-north-korea-russia-military-ties-could-become-headache-china President of Russia, Vladimir Putin and Dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong Un have met to discuss an arms trade between the 2 countries. Because of the war in Ukraine, Russia has asked North Korea for artillery shells and anti-tank missiles in exchange for Russia’s advanced satellite technology and nuclear-powered submarines. This can cause problems for China because this… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/18/taiwan-urges-china-to-stop-continuous-military-harassment China has sent 103 warplanes to execute a “military exercise” near the border of Taiwan during a military exercise with 40 of them crossing the halfway point between China and Taiwan. The Taiwanese strait is a place where Taiwan has radar to identify potential air threats. This military exercise executed by China also included the aircraft carrier named, ‘Shandong”… Read more »
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64870472 Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has recently come out and said that an “independent rapporteur” will be investigating Chinese election interference. Trudeau also says that this issue of foreign interference is a very important matter, and challenges Canada’s sovereignty. According to the Canadian government, this investigator will be looking over the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, for any… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-teacher-struck-off-pro-independence-classes-china-13211164 A Honk Kong teacher was recently fired for supposedly promoting a “pro-independence” message in the classroom. The lesson plan mentioned a banned political party that advocated for Hong Kong autonomy. Government officials are calling the teacher a “black sheep” in the Hong Kong education system This issue arises while education is being forced into the spotlight… Read more »