The government of Japan has finally set the exact date (July 10, 2016) for the regular midterm election to the House of Councillors. This time the results of a routine election can have a far-reaching implication not only at the national, but also at the global level.
In February 2016, the list of repressed DPRK officials included the Chief of North Korea’s General Staff, Lee Yong-Guillem, who, as was reported by South Korean media with reference to sources in the South Korean government, had been accused of corruption and factionalism and executed
Heads of the US, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy and Canada held a regular meeting on May 26-27 in the Japanese resort town of Ise-Shima, where they adopted an extensive Declaration consisting of several dozen sections.
At the National Cemetery in Gwangju, an official ceremony was held to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the May 18 democratic uprising, which played an important role in the democratization of the Republic of Korea (RK). In order to express their condolences to the families of the victims, RK Prime Minister, Hwang Kyo-ahn, and representatives of the ruling and opposition parties arrived in Gwangju.
For several years now, the Pacific Rim has been witnessing China’s rise to power with a simultaneous weakening of the US positions. China is slowly, but surely driving Americans out of the region, extending its “area of influence” from the countries of the ASEAN to the Middle East. China has also demonstrated an impressive determination acting on all fronts. Beijing is implementing its String of Pearls strategy in the area of the Indian Ocean.
According to the press reports, Russia has made the decision to suspend its financial relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and discontinue importing products of the North Korean mining sector. A draft presidential decree on the implementation of the UN Security Council’s resolution (adopted on March 2 in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear-missile tests) prepared by Russian Foreign Ministry and posted on regulation.gov.ru provides the details.
On May 10, 2016, it was finally announced on behalf of the US administration that US President Barack Obama would visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in the course of a regular G7 summit. The summit scheduled for May 26-27 will be hosted by the resort town of Shima located on Honshu, the main Japanese island, within the borders of the Ise-Shima National Park.
As history shows, significant improvement of a country’s economic situation inevitably boosts its military ambitions. The world has been holding its breath for the last 30 years witnessing the rapid economic growth in China, waiting for the new developments. And China did not fail the expectations of the global community.
The growing importance of the possible results of the US presidential election is being understood by an increasing number of international players. The election campaign is being closely followed in Eastern Asia, which has become the new center of the great game.At the same time the two leading Asian powers (China and Japan) are showing the same amount of cautiousness in commenting on the speeches delivered by Donald Trump, the main phenomenon of this presidential race.
The growing importance of the possible results of the US presidential election is being understood by an increasing number of international players. The election campaign is being closely followed in Eastern Asia, which has become the new center of the great game.At the same time the two leading Asian powers (China and Japan) are showing the same amount of cautiousness in commenting on the speeches delivered by Donald Trump, the main phenomenon of this presidential race.
