Tag: Asia Pacific
tensions and clashes in Papua between soldiers and rebels
Confusing situation in the Indonesian province of Papua. Separatist rebels say they killed at least nine Indonesian soldiers in an attack on Saturday (April 15th). A spokesman for the Indonesian…
Beijing accuses Washington of ‘hype’
The American Destroyer USS Milius sailed Sunday April 16 in the Taiwan Strait, according to the United States Navy. Beijing said on Monday that it had monitored the passage of…
two Muslim mobsters murdered in front of the cameras and the police in Uttar Pradesh
Shock scene in India where two former politicians, of the Muslim faith, were coldly shot to death in the state of Uttar Pradesh. They were going to be questioned by…
In Beijing, Lula pleads for a new world order
After a first day rather placed under the sign of the economy in Shanghai, the Brazilian president went to Beijing for a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The…
North Korean refugees fear deportation after borders reopen
Concern is mounting over the possible repatriation of North Korean refugees to China. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the border between Beijing and Pyongyang has remained closed, halting…
The Dalai Lama at the heart of a controversy launched on social networks
The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader revered by all Tibetans, in turmoil. After the publication of a video in which we see him asking a boy about him “ tongue sucking…
India: the excessive dreams of a demographic giant
The most enthusiastic are convinced: the 21st century will be Indian. This is what the boss of McKinsey & Company, Bob Sternfels, argues: he argues that the sub-continent will have…
Pentagon leaks claim some North Korean missiles ‘not operational’
The leaks from the Pentagon continue to spill ink on the Korean peninsula. After some documents have raised strong suspicions that Washington is listening to senior officials in the South…
China Sea: what you need to know about the major military maneuvers between the Philippines and the United States
After China has, for three days, simulated the “closure” of the island of Taiwan, the United States and the Philippines begin, this Tuesday, April 11, joint military exercises supposed to…
Macron and China: the perils of “at the same time”, by François Godement
A communication disaster, except of course for China, which exults: this is how Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China ended. The damage is compounded by discrepancies between different versions of…