Tag: Asia Pacific
Taiwan: why the American simulations of an invasion of the island are to be qualified
“For the past few months, the hypothesis of a simultaneous conflict in Ukraine and Taiwan has not been ruled out, confides to L’Express, François Godement, adviser on Asia at the…
China hits back at South Korea over entry restrictions, Seoul defends itself
While, faced with the health situation in China, many countries have put in place entry restrictions for travelers from the Middle Kingdom, Beijing has decided to respond. This Tuesday, January…
Ryan Hass: ‘Xi Jinping’s stubbornness against foreign vaccines comes at great human cost’
Former adviser to President Barack Obama on China and Taiwan from 2013 to 2017, Ryan Hass is now a foreign policy specialist at the Brookings Institute. This recognized specialist analyzes…
In Iran, the long list of those sentenced to death
These are the last three names in a macabre list, which has continued to grow since the beginning of the revolt movement affecting the Islamic Republic of Iran. Saleh Mirhashemi,…
90% of residents of Henan province infected with Covid-19
Nearly 90% of the inhabitants of the third most populous province of China have been infected with Covid 19. It is a local official who affirms it while the cases…
Hong Kong reopens its borders with China, between fears and relief
Lee Chu-qiao, 55, got up early to make sure she found what she was looking for at a pharmacy in Hong Kong’s Sheung Shui district. But in one of its…
End of “zero Covid”: China condemned to the success of mass vaccination
Can China still avoid a massacre due to Covid-19? The country must reopen its borders completely this Sunday, January 8 after more than two years under strict confinement, and thus…
Supreme Court saves 50,000 Indians from ‘inhumane’ eviction
In India, nearly 50,000 people have been saved from brutal eviction. In the middle of winter, the Supreme Court ruled that it was not humane to dislodge the inhabitants installed…
after 30 days of detention, an opponent of the zero-Covid policy released on bail
Yang Zijing had been arrested in December, after taking part in protests against the zero-Covid policy in Guangzhou. Like her, many young Chinese women were present in the processions. From…
life is in full swing in Beijing, the authorities want to reassure
While the West panics in the face of the wave of Covid in progress in China and the lifting of restrictions in the country, in particular concerning foreign travel, on…