Despite China’s talk, the South Korean news report reiterates suspicion by Tokyo, Seoul and Washington that China has been actively aiding, bolstering and conducting business with its ally – North Korea. Following a South Korean news report that Chinese vessels… Read More ›
Geopolitics
A Reconnaissance Satellite Capable To Transmit Data Back To Earth Potentially Developed By North Korea: Media Reports
North Korea has reportedly been able to develop and a new and sophisticated reconnaissance satellite and might even have the technology to move it on to mobile launcher, according to most recent media reports. An unnamed government source was quoted… Read More ›
An Academic Alleges Debt Trap To ‘Bend Other Countries To Its Will’ Being Used By China
Partner countries of China’s inter-continental Belt and Road Network would be deprived of their valuable natural resources and there is threat that they would be “shackled” by the project, if one of the critics of the project is to be… Read More ›
China allowing tourism in North Korea through its border cities with its ally
Thanks to Chinese tourists North Korea earns $44 million a year in foreign currency. According to tourism sources, Chinese tourists are still visiting Pyongyang from China’s border city Dandong. The development is despite apparent unofficial halting of such tours, just… Read More ›
China blocks tourism with South Korea
With geo-economic tensions rising in the Korean peninsula, China is back, once again, bullying and waging an economic war on its neighbour South Korea. With the U.S maintaining its pressure on North Korea, the dictatorial regime main ally China has… Read More ›
Trump’s new national security strategy identifies China as its main competitor
China’s trade practices, especially its over production and dumping policy, which has increasingly drawn flak across major economies including the EU, India and U.S., is likely to face further hurdles and heightened scrutiny. On Monday, with U.S. President Donald Trump… Read More ›
U.S. moves to protect Taiwan, brushes off Chinese protest
The development underscores U.S. efforts at bolstering Taiwan’s independence and securing its economy, the 7th largest in Asia, from Beijing, which has laid claims on the island as its own. Given the geopolitical scenario in the Korean peninsula, the development… Read More ›
Delegation from Russia’s defense minitry lands in Pyongyang
Having demonstrated its military prowess by largely wiping out the foes of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and with the U.S. tasting limited success in its aims to engage North Korea’s leadership, Russia is once again flexing its diplomacy-backed military muscles… Read More ›
EU, US, Japan join forces to expose China’s economic designs on global trading practices
The alliance will have to streamline their efforts and work more closely since any unilateral action by any member could undermine their core strategic group effort. As per a source close to the discussions at hand, the European Union, the… Read More ›
Agreement On Ireland Border Deal Heralds Movement In EU-UK Brexit Negotiations
Finally, the European Commission has cleared the path for the second phase of Brexit talks – the trade issues, after it announced that “sufficient progress” has been made by Britain in Brexit talks which were enough for the talks to… Read More ›