Asia

Hong Kong: Beijing's most serious border tensions exist with India, and the two sides have repeatedly failed to reach consensus after violence erupted last year. On 23 October, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress approved China's first national law concerning its 22,000km-long land border with 14 different countries to better maintain national security. The law promulgates dispute management mechanisms based on the "principle of equality, mutual trust and friendly consultation". However, the latest round of talks with India broke down as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has no intention to back down from its aggressive encroachment. The Land Border Law states that China "shall take measures to resolutely safeguard territorial integrity and land border security...

Athens: The 2022 winter Olympics are being opposed in whole world. Recently in Greece the local police detained Tibetan and Hong Kong people who were campaigning against the winter Olympics in China. Greek police recently detained a group of Tibetan and Hong Kong activists who were campaigning to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. A section of activists have been demanding a ban of the Beijing Winter Olympics on humanitarian grounds. However, certain activists fear there has been a collaboration between the Chinese and Greek authorities especially after the treatment of the Greek police. Police in Athens detained 18-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang and 22-year-old Hong Kong activist in exile, Joey Siu, after they took part in a protest at the Acropolis ahead of...

Taipei, Taiwan: European Union wants to extend its ties with Taiwan and it’ll also address the Chinese attempts to enter in the Taiwan space. The remarks came from EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager at a European Parliament plenary session focused on Taiwan-EU relations, Taipei Times reported. "While enhancing ties with Taiwan, the EU has to address China's assertiveness and attempts to intimidate Taiwan's like-minded partners," Vestager said in her remarks. Vestager also pointed at China's increasing military presence in the Taiwan Strait, including flying missions off the southwest coast of Taiwan. "This display of force may have a direct impact on European security and prosperity," she said, adding that the EU encourages all parties to avoid any unilateral a