Tag: Asia Pacific
The head of Australian diplomacy visits Beijing, a first for four years
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and China, Penny Wong, the head of Australian diplomacy, is in Beijing on Tuesday to meet her counterpart.…
Warships: What could naval maneuvers between Russia and China look like?
“Strengthen naval cooperation between Russia and China” and “maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region”. This is, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the main objective of the joint…
North Korea: the intriguing appearance of Kim Jong-un’s “adored daughter”
With a hilarious face, a cigarette in hand, Kim Jong-un, in a khaki parka, savors the moment. In the distance, above a snowy expanse, rises a large cloud of white…
on Covid frontline, medical students demand better pay
In China, the Covid wave accelerated by the lifting of health restrictions. Hospitals are under pressure. And in this context, medical students are protesting. They want to go on leave…
“We must be part of a balance of power with China”
Japan’s new defense doctrine will “strengthen and modernize” the military alliance with the United States. This is how the White House reacted to the doubling of the defense budget unveiled…
where are the Vietnamese in their “polderization” efforts?
New satellite images prove it: just like China, Vietnam “polderizes” at all costs, that is to say, it creates artificial islets in the Spratly archipelago, a set of islands and…
with the end of “zero-Covid”, a rush on traditional medicine and peaches in syrup
After the relaxation of the “zero-Covid” policy, Omicron is accelerating its course in China. Faced with the brutal increase in infections in the capital and its region, the traditional pharmacopoeia…
Jimmy Lai trial for violating national security law postponed
In Hong Kong, the main trial against opposition media magnate Jimmy Lai, under national security law and which had already been adjourned ten days ago, has just been postponed to…
China, an overrated superpower? By Frederic Encel
Over the past two decades, how many headlines, press articles and books have presented the People’s Republic of China to us as the new first world power to come, or…
Xi Jinping’s mistake: breaking the social contract
With his big square glasses and his pants pulled up very high, Jiang Zemin improvised singing tricks, danced with the wife of George W. Bush or fiercely lectured Hong Kong…