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 »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russia held firm as China’s top crude oil supplier in December for the 10th month and racked up its second year as the No.1 supplier to China in 2017, customs data showed on Thursday, leaving rival exporter Saudi Arabia in second place once more. Shipments from Russia hit 5.03 million tonnes in December, down 0.2 percent from… Read more »
(REUTERS): China and Russia have agreed to take further unspecified “countermeasures” in response to a U.S. plan to deploy an anti-missile system in South Korea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday. The countermeasures “will be aimed at safeguarding interests of China and Russia and the strategic balance in the region”, Xinhua said, citing a statement released after a China-Russia security… Read more »
(FOX): Russia and Japan agreed Friday to hold talks on joint economic development on four islands at the center of a territorial dispute between the countries. It was a small step forward that fell far short of breaking the stalemate in the long-running dispute that has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II. Joint… Read more »
UPI: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he plans to dismiss U.S. troops from the country by the end of his term in 2022, a move seen as a way to shore up ties with China and Russia. Duterte said the country will continue its military pact that gives U.S. troops access to Philippine bases under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, but… Read more »
