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What Right Does Japan Have to Pronounce about Taiwan?

Chinese chairman Xi Jinping met with Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, at her request in Gyeongju, on 31 October, in the Republic of Korea. The recently ensconced Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi began her early leadership with a major diplomatic gaffe when she said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for […]
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Takaichi’s Claim of “Theory of Undetermined Taiwan Status” Shows She Remains Unrepentant

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun Responding to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s claims that under the “San Francisco Peace Treaty,” Japan “is not in a position to determine or recognize the legal status of Taiwan,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday that Takaichi’s remarks deliberately ignore internationally binding documents while relying […]
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Visions of an Asian NATO
Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is stirring the pot – notably on regional security matters. He has proposed something that has done more than raise a few eyebrows in the foreign and defence ministries of several countries. An Asian version of NATO, he has suggested, was an idea worth considering, notably given China’s ambitions […]
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They’re Lying about Alexei Navalny “Putin’s Enemy”
Was Alexei Navalny really Putin’s main opponent? Was he poisoned by the Russian government who then killed him in prison? Was he even popular in Russia? Well, no to all of those things and we show you what the West will not tell you while they mourn their favorite media darling. The post They’re Lying […]
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North Korea Must Be Ready to “Occupy” South – Kim

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivering a speech at the Ministry of National Defense in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 76th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army. © STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP Pyongyang must be prepared to seize South Korean territory in the event of an “emergency,” North Korean leader […]
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Korean Unification “Impossible” – Kim

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Lang Son, Vietnam on February 26, 2019 © Getty Images / Linh Pham North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said it is impossible to achieve reunification between Pyongyang and Seoul because South Korea’s principles are directly opposed to those of his country. Addressing a meeting of the […]
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What is the Reason behind the Increased Attention of the United States to Kazakhstan?
Recently, the White House has been intensifying its diplomatic work towards Kazakhstan, aimed at separating Astana from Moscow. Shortly after the C5+1 Summit in Washington, which was attended by the Presidents of the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald […]
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New Free Trade Zone in the Xinjiang Uyghur Region
This week’s News on China. Sources: • Xinjiang free trade zone, Global Times • Australian Prime Minister Albanese met with Xi Jinping, Global Times SCMP • “Why the Philippines is exiting the Belt and Road,” Asia Times “Philippines reveals locations of 4 new strategic sites for U.S. military pact,” Reuters • “Huawei surges into the […]
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Manila Should be Aware of the Perils of Acting as a US Stick to Muddy South China Sea

Illustration: Liu Rui/GT The Philippines is regarded as a key component in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy. But compared to Tokyo and Canberra, which take on more aggressive roles, Manila, in the heart of Washington, is merely a stick used to muddy the waters of the South China Sea. In other words, the US aims to […]
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Syria and China: a New Pole in the Middle East
Peter Koenig – PressTV Interview – transcript 21 September 2023 Background Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in China on his first visit since the war and foreign-backed insurgency gripped his country some 12 years ago. President al-Assad arrived in the eastern city of Hangzhou where he will attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games […]