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China has extensively equipped with military forces and defences in at least three of diverseislands it constructed in the disputed South China Sea, fortifying them with anti-ship andanti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming gadgetry and fighter jets in an increasinglybelligerent move that terrorizes all nations working close-by, a top US military commanderstated.This move of China is not the first time in the month of February, a moving army vessel ofthe Chinese People’s Liberation flashed a military-grade laser at a plane of the Australian airforce while supervising coastline maritime surveillance.This event does not occur in the South China Sea near China’s coastline, but in the ArafuraSea, within the purview of Australian‘s absolute economic zone off the country’s north coast.F

Hong Kong: On March 22, China made the assertions regarding it. Recently Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry asserted that China’s deployment of “necessary national defence facilities on its own territory are a right entitled to every sovereign country and it is in line with international law, which is beyond reproach”. What China calls its “own territory” are disputed islands in the SCS, reported The HK Post. China first declined to accept the verdict of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 2016 on complaints of the Philippines and subsequently used its economic clout to pacify the complaining country, reported The HK Post. Underneath the high-voltage assertion is a threat to other stakeholders in the SCS not to question China’s

Washington, US: A Chinese national was making fake visa. Chinese national was caught helping other co-nationals to move out of the country unlawfully. “Liu Zhongsan, a Chinese government employee, has been convicted for his involvement in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and illegally obtain US visas,” the Department of Justice said in a press release. The accused was operating an office of the China Association for the International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP), an agency of the Chinese government that engages in talent recruitment, including recruiting U.S. scientists, academics, engineers and other experts to work for China. “Liu Zhongsan sought to exploit the J-1 research scholar program – which is intended to allow foreign nationals to conduct research at approved

Hong Kong: According to reports, China has been sending military aircraft into the air defence identification zone of Taiwan on almost a daily basis. On the other hand, as ground reports from Taiwan reveal, the Russian assault on Ukraine is serving a wake-up call for Taiwan, reported The HK Post. A report in the Financial Times says Taiwanese people are taking more interest in the effectiveness of Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger man-portable missiles, which the people are using effectively to stall the advance of the Russian forces. There is also a debate in Taiwan over reinstating conscription and reorganizing the large but poorly trained reserve force of Taiwan. The German broadcasting agency DW has said in a report that Taiwan is holding several military exercises. ...

Taipei, Taiwan:During a press conference held on the eve of the fifth anniversary of Lee’s arrest on Friday, Amnesty International Taiwan Secretary-General Chiu I-ling said that Lee’s family had been unable to get in touch with Lee since the global outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, Focus Taiwan reported. Lee’s wife Lee Ching-yu has applied to visit her husband at Chishan Prison in Hunan Province 16 times over the past two years but to no avail, Chiu quoted by the media outlet said. During the same period, Lee was barred from speaking to Lee Ching-yu on the phone or writing to his family, Chiu said, adding that Lee’s current status in prison, including his health, remains unclear.According to Chiu, Lee has experienced cruel treatment during his imprisonment which violates the interna

Geneva, Switzerland: China, which have supplied weapons used against civilians since Myanmar’s military coup. The independent expert appealed to weapons-exporting nations to suspend their arms sales and urged to convene an emergency session of the Security Council to debate and vote on a resolution banning those arms transfers that Myanmar’s military uses against civilians. “It should be incontrovertible that weapons used to kill civilians should no longer be transferred to Myanmar. These transfers truly shock the conscience,” Andrews said, adding that “stopping the junta’s atrocity crimes begins with blocking their access to weapons. The more the world delays, the more innocent people, including children, will die in Myanmar.” The Special Rapporteur identified China, Russia

Taipei, Taiwan:French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in a recent interview with Nikkei, said France “condemns any attempt to undermine the status quo, any action likely to cause an incident that would lead to an escalation,” reported Taiwan News. The French Foreign Minister said that the stability of the strait is key to the stability of the Indo-Pacific and mentioned that France has military bases located in its Pacific territories, including New Caledonia. Although he did not specifically mention China, he expressed concern over aggressive actions in the region, reported Taiwan News. Le Drian said France is “very keen” to prevent a strait conflict. In February 2021, the French Navy sent its nuclear submarine Emeraude and the support ship Seine to the South China Sea

SEOUL — The controversies began during the Opening Ceremonies when a Chinese performer wore Korea’s traditional attire, the “hanbok” — reviving a long-running online dispute over the provenance of certain cultural items found in both countries, including kimchi, a staple Korean dish made of fermented cabbage. Then, two South Korean speedskaters were disqualified in a competition that Chinese athletes eventually won. Protesters rallied in Seoul, tearing up Chinese flags by hand. Even fans of the K-pop superstar band BTS rallied in defense of the skaters. Chinese commentators responded by criticizing South Korean athletes and journalists as “shameless.” The Olympics have become a new focus for mounting anti-China sentiment in South Korea, particularly among the younger Koreans leading

A protest was organized (Jan 10) by Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), California in front of the Pakistan Consulate in Los Angeles (10700 Santa Monica Blvd CA-90025). The walls of the Consulate building were plastered with 24 handmade posters including “Pakistan is the mother of terrorists”, “Stop Pashtun Genocide”, “Stop Enforced Disappearances”, “With the advancement of Taliban, Democracy, Human, Women and children Rights are at stake” etc. The Pashtuns, numbering around 200 and carrying flags and placards, led a peaceful march to the Consulate chanting “Yeh jo dehshatgardi hai, uske peechey vardi hai”; “Yeh jo namaloom hai, woh humein maloom hai” & other pro-PTM slogans. At the Consulate, speeches were delivered highlighting Pakistan’s support  and funding to terrorist organ

Sri Lanka is currently grappling with a severe foreign exchange crisis and facing a daunting 2022 to meet maturity obligations of International Sovereign Bonds (ISBx). After the US based Fitch’s Ratings downgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CC’ from ‘CCC’ in December 2021 indicating very high levels of credit risk, concerns have been raised among international lenders. Fitch had earlier downgraded credit rating from ‘B’ to ‘CCC’ in November 2020. According to Fitch, apart from USD 6.9 billion debt service payments including principal and interest in 2022, Sri Lanka has estimated huge cumulative debt service burden of USD 26 billion during the period 2022-2026. Foreign exchange reserves have also declined alarmingly by more than half to abo