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Senior German Lawmaker Affirms Germany Will Not Arm Taiwan
SINGAPORE — Germany will not supply Taiwan with weapons and has not been requested to do so, as the circumstances are not similar...
South Korea Curtails “Green” Plans in Push for More Nuclear Energy
SINGAPORE — South Korea will bolster nuclear power generation and curtail its plans for “renewable” energy as the nation revamps its electricity mix...
Read moreWould US Sanctions Prompt China to Pursue Its Own Semiconductor Industry?
SINGAPORE — In October 2022, the United States unveiled a series of export restrictions on China, thus reducing the sale of cutting-edge semiconductor...
Read moreSouth Korea and US Plan Tabletop Nuclear Drills to Counter Communist North
SINGAPORE — South Korea and the United States will conduct tabletop exercises in February 2023 in a bid to tackle the North’s nuclear...
Read moreChina: Communists Will Determine Tibet’s Next Spiritual Leader
The communist regime in Beijing says it will appoint a substitute who is in sync with the Chinese Communist Party's ideology. ...
Read moreChaos in Brazil as Marxist Lula da Silva Cracks Down on Opposition
Lula’s takeover in Brazil may have very serious consequences not only for Brazil, but for all of Latin America, as it may end...
Read moreAsian Powers Seek European Help to Counter Regional Threats
Amid threats from Russia, China, and North Korea, powers like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have been courting European help to counter regional...
Read moreNew UN Biodiversity Deal Showcases Growing Convergence of Beijing-Wall Street-Davos Oligarchy
The recently concluded United Nations Biodiversity conference in Montreal (a two-week marathon that ran December 7-19) ended with the signing of the Kunming-Montreal...
Read moreInternational Chinese Firms Distance Themselves From Xi’s Regime
SINGAPORE — Amid an increasingly hostile business climate fostered by Chinese authoritarian leader Xi Jinping’s crackdown on private enterprise as well as public...
Read moreTaiwan Military Officers Suspected of Spying for China; China Increasing Disinformation Campaigns
SINGAPORE — Taiwan detained three active-duty officers and a retired Air Force officer suspected of spying for China, the Central News Agency (CNA)...
Read moreJapanese Minister Calls for ‘New World Order’ to Deal With the Rise of Authoritarian Regimes
The trade and industry minister said that post-Cold War free trade and economic interdependence have fueled the rise of authoritarian regimes, and hence...
Read moreEx-NATO Chief Urges Consequences for China if It Invades Taiwan
Anders Fogh Rasmussen admitted that although sanctions by democracies worldwide could lead to a global economic collapse, Beijing would be the most affected....
Read moreAustralia to Spend Over A$1 Billion on New Naval Missiles and Rocket System
Australia has been increasing its defense spending over the past few years as China looks to raise its clout in the Indo-Pacific region....
Read moreHow India Is Maintaining a Delicate Balancing Act in a Multipolar World
The country is walking a diplomatic tightrope between its Western trading partners and Russia, which supplies almost half of India's military equipment. ...
Read moreA Look at How Hindu Extremists Have Persecuted Indian Christians
India ranks 10th on Open Doors' World Watch List of countries where it is most challenging to be a Christian. Hindus comprise 79.8...
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