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  • Thailand jails five poachers for killing tiger and her cub

     A court in western Thailand sentenced five poachers to prison terms of five years each for killing a female tiger and her cub in a national park last year.


  • The group of seven affirm that their meeting represents a decisive moment in the world's response to Russian and Chinese aggression

     The foreign ministers of the group of seven major industrial powers concluded their meeting in the Japanese city of Karuizawa while a statement was prepared as a model for world leaders to use at the G7 summit to be held in Hiroshima next month, and included language on Iran, Myanmar, Afghanistan, nuclear proliferation and other "serious threats.”


     

    Edited by| Paul Mitchel

    Politic section -  CJ journalist

    KARUIZAWA, Japan - April,18,2023   


       The G-7 envoys stressed that their meeting represents a crucial moment in the world's response to Russian and Chinese aggression, two crises seen as challenges to the rules-based international order after World War II.

    the G-7 communique laying out their commitments also included strong words over an unprecedented run of North Korean missile tests. But it was China’s growing assertiveness in Asia and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that highlighted the three-day summit hosted by Japan in this hot springs resort town.

    “There can be no impunity for war crimes and other atrocities such as Russia’s attacks against civilians and critical civilian infrastructure,” the ministers said.

    “We remain committed to intensifying sanctions against Russia, coordinating and fully enforcing them,” the communique said and would support “for as long as it takes” Ukraine as it defends itself.

    But two crises stood out: China’s increasing threats against, and military maneuvers around, Taiwan, the self-governing democracy that Beijing claims as its own, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s current offensive is largely stalled and Ukraine is preparing a counteroffensive, but there’s widespread global worry about the Russian leader’s repeated threats to use tactical nuclear weapons.

    “Russia’s irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and its threat to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus are unacceptable,” the ministers said.

    Leaders and foreign ministers of G-7 countries, most recently France and Germany, have recently concluded visits to China, and there is growing worried after China recently sent planes and ships to simulate an encirclement of Taiwan. Beijing has also been rapidly adding nuclear warheads, taking a tougher line on its claim to the South China Sea and painting a scenario of impending confrontation.

    The G-7 ministers said that peace and stability between China and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait is “an indispensable element in security and prosperity in the international community,” and they called for “the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues.”

    On Taiwan, “there is clear unanimity in the approach we are taking,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters of his talks with other ministers in Karuizawa.

    “What I heard was a remarkable convergence on concerns related to (China) and what we’re doing to address those concerns,” he said.

    On stalled discussions with the Chinese, Blinken said the United States placed a premium on keeping communications channels open as President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to last year.

    “My expectation would be that we will be able to move forward on that, but it does require China to make clear its own intentions in doing that,” Blinken said.

    The communique also urged China to “abstain from threats, coercion, intimidation or the use of force. We remain seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas.... There is no legal basis for China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea, and we oppose China’s militarization activities in the region.”

    In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Wenbin said the G-7 had “grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs and maliciously slandered and smeared China.”

    He said the communique “is full of arrogance, prejudice and sinister intentions against China. We strongly oppose and deplore this and have lodged solemn complaints with the Japanese side, the host country of the meeting.”

    Despite indications, notably comments from French President Emmanuel Macron, that the G-7 is split over China, U.S. officials said in Karuizawa that there is a shared worry among G-7 nations over China’s actions, and a desire to continue a coordinated approach on working with Beijing even as nations confront Chinese coercion and attempts to water down or circumvent international rules regarding trade and commerce.

    Japan’s worry about China can be seen in its efforts to make a major break from its self-defense-only post-World War II principles, which include work to acquire preemptive strike capabilities and cruise missiles.

    “For the first time as the G-7, we noted in a statement our commitment to a rules-based, free, and open international order and our strong objection to unilateral attempts to change the status quo anywhere in the world,” Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.

    He said that Japan, as the only G-7 member in Asia, brought a focus to the Indo-Pacific region.

    Besides China, a key worry is North Korea, which since the beginning of last year has test-fired around 100 missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles that showed the potential of reaching the U.S. mainland and a variety of other shorter-range weapons that threaten South Korea and Japan.

    “We demand North Korea refrain from any other destabilizing or provocative actions, including any further nuclear tests or launches that use ballistic missile technology,” the communique said, adding that future actions “must be met with a swift, united and robust international response, including further significant measures to be taken by the UN Security Council.”

    “It is critical that sanctions be fully and scrupulously implemented by all states and remains in place for as long as North Korea’s WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and ballistic missile programs exist,” the ministers said.

     


  • China .. Military exercises and a stern warning after the meeting of Tsai Ing and McCarthy

     The visit of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States last week and her meeting with the speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy angered the authorities in Beijing, who threatened that the matter would not go without consequences.

  • Josep Borrell : It is so important that China understands that what is happening in Ukraine is an existential threat for us

     

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  • “We’re stronger when we are together” Tsai in joint remarks with McCarthy

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  • After Khamenei's hint ... Will the year 2023 witness the revival of the nuclear agreement

     

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the West cannot prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons if it wants to continue its nuclear weapons program, amid rising tensions over the country's advanced nuclear activities.

  • After the Five Eyes .. Is the US planning a similar agreement in Asia to contain China?

     

    Reputed trilateral intelligence-sharing arrangement signals an evolution in US minilateral strategy to contain China .

  • Appointment of Li Qiang as prime minister of China and assigning him responsibility for the economy

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  • China .. Life imprisonment for a US citizen on espionage charges

     In a case that could aggravate the deterioration of relations between Beijing and Washington over recent years, China sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life imprisonment on Monday, May 15, 2023, on espionage charges.

  • China comments on the passage of its ship in front of another American during a training exercise in the Taiwan Strait

     The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the United States initiated the provocation during an incident in which a Chinese warship was seen crossing in front of a US ship during a joint exercise with Canada.

  • China launches its own "TikTok" version for its children, so what about the children of the world?"

     

    The launch of a local version with educational content and strict usage rules increased the frequency of accusing it of endangering young people, and the platform made adjustments for users under the age of 18 .

  • China launches manned ship to its space station

     

    China has launched the manned spacecraft "Shenzhou-16" carrying three astronauts to its space station on a five-month mission that includes conducting large-scale tests and experiments in orbit in various fields.

  • China threatens US entities over downing of balloon

     China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.

  • China's new foreign minister delivers a stern and wide-ranging rebuke of U.S. policies

     China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that “conflict and confrontation” with the United States is inevitable if Washington does not change course, delivering a stern and wide-ranging rebuke of US policies for his first press conference in the new role.


  • G7 diplomats pledge to take a tough stance on China, North Korea and support Ukraine

     Senior diplomats from the group of seven countries gathered for talks aimed at paving the way for action by the G-7 leaders when they meet next month in Hiroshima, diplomats pledged to take a tough stance on China's growing threats to Taiwan and North Korea's long-range missile tests unchecked while building momentum on ways to strengthen support for Ukraine and punish Russia for its invasion, and the Russian war in Ukraine also consumed a large part of the agenda of diplomatic envoys.

  • Internet cables and a new rivalry between Beijing and Washington

     

    The rivalry between China and the United States has moved to a new area of competition, namely internet cables, which are considered a gold mine for countries that have the necessary technology to make small cuts in them and then install what can be called a "data vacuum cleaner" that intercepts data and redirects it to the security agency that wants that information.

  • Japan imposes restrictions on some exports of computer chips industry

     Following similar moves by the United States and the Netherlands, and amid the raging war between China and the USA, the Japanese government plans to impose restrictions on 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

  • Kamala Harris confronts China's influence in Africa

     

    In a trip to counter China's influence, US Vice President Kamala Harris will pay a visit to a number of African countries aimed at deepening and reshaping US relations in Africa, focusing on economic development, climate change and food security .the trip, which begins Sunday and lasts for a week, includes three nights in Ghana, two nights in Tanzania and one in Zambia, before Harris returns to Washington.

  • Lukashenko visits China amid international expectations

     

    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is paying a visit to China amid international expectations that will get hints clarifying China's position on theRussian-Ukrainian war .

    China has always had a close relationship with Lukashenko. But his visit also illustrates the depth of Beijing's ties with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his allies.

  • Suspicions that Chinese graduates spied on British weapons

     

    The US bans visas for most graduates of the institutions nicknamed the 'Seven Sons of National Defence' amid allegations that they play a key role in training staff for China's forces and espionage.