Western media rejoiced over the meagre gains made in recent polls by what they described as “anti-China activists” of the “localist” movement, political groups in Hong Kong who advocate “independence” from China.
In the UK, former colonial administrator of Hong Kong, the BBC would report in their article, “Hong Kong election: Anti-China activists set to take LegCo seats,” that:
Australia is an important player in the political games of Asia-Pacific Region. As the New Eastern Outlook has written many times, the country’s authorities have been searching for a compromise between two increasingly divergent objectives for over 10 years.
Two times a year, in Spring and Autumn, a new “episode” takes place on the Korean peninsula in accordance with a proven scheme that NEO has written about myriad times before. At first, the USA and South Korea conduct joint large-scale military manoeuvres, then North Korea announces its concerns, and Washington and Seoul remind it that military manoeuvres are the internal matter of each country.
Two times a year, in Spring and Autumn, a new “episode” takes place on the Korean peninsula in accordance with a proven scheme that NEO has written about myriad times before. At first, the USA and South Korea conduct joint large-scale military manoeuvres, then North Korea announces its concerns, and Washington and Seoul remind it that military manoeuvres are the internal matter of each country.
On August 24, 2016, North Korea conducted another launch of a submarine launched ballistic missile. The missile was launched at 5.30 local time and covered a distance of about 500 km and fell into the Sea of Japan (In Korea: the Eastern Sea), having flown 80 km into the Air Defense Identification Zone of Japan.
We have written several times about the “inevitable famine in North Korea” but, regrettably, this discussion arises again and again. This time, the news concerns a sharp reduction in the state ration.
It should be noted that nuclear energy is one of China’s primary ambitions. The pace with which Beijing develops its nuclear capacities is truly captivating. The first Chinese nuclear power plant started operating back in 1991, and now China has a total of 35 operating nuclear reactors, while another 20 are being constructed now. As it has been stated by representatives of the Chinese government this year, there must be a total of 110 operational nuclear reactors in China by 2030.
It seems fair that Japan has acquired the image of a “peaceful country,” achieved through the hard work of its citizens through implementing a successful post-war strategy aimed at the reconstruction of destroyed economic infrastructure. This image and process has been of great use for Tokyo, so much so that it is now returning to the international stage as a leading regional and global player.
A recent “international tribunal” ruling regarding China’s claims in the South China Sea was more than just anticlimactic – it was indicative of the United States’ waning influence as well as the waning legitimacy of the many international institutions it has used, abused, and thus undermined for decades.
After the scandal of the “escaped waitresses”, South Korean media spread some telling news. According to Yonhap News Agency (citing “an anonymous source well informed about the situation in North Korea”), the North Korean intelligence agencies are preparing to kidnap South Korean citizens via the North Korean restaurants in China at the special order of Kim Jong-un as a “response to the acts of provocation”.
