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South Korea Turns Gulf Crisis Into Opportunity

16. April 2026 um 11:00
Ministers in Seoul have been adept at securing crude, selling weaponry.

South Korean army soldiers on a K1A2 main battle tank during the river-crossing exercises with US army as part of the Freedom Shield in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on Saturday, March 14, 2026. North Korea fired about 10 ballistic missiles on Saturday, Yonhap News agency reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, days after leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a second test this week of cruise missiles from the country’s newest warship. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

Xi Is Content to Stay Silent as Trump’s Iran War Backfires

25. März 2026 um 10:59
The war is working out well for the Chinese leader but further out things may get trickier.

Xi Jinping, China's president, shown on a screen during the opening session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. China set its most modest growth target since 1991, in a tacit acknowledgment that the model powering the country’s rapid rise for the past four decades is showing strains. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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  • How the Security Law Used Against Jimmy Lai Has Changed Hong Kong
    After pro-democracy protests rocked Hong Kong in 2019, mainland China tightened its grip by imposing a broad national security law on the former British colony. Since then, dozens of opposition figures have been arrested, including Jimmy Lai, a former media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner. On Feb. 9, Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of national security crimes in a trial that demonstrated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s resolve to stamp out political disse
     

How the Security Law Used Against Jimmy Lai Has Changed Hong Kong

10. Februar 2026 um 05:44
After pro-democracy protests rocked Hong Kong in 2019, mainland China tightened its grip by imposing a broad national security law on the former British colony. Since then, dozens of opposition figures have been arrested, including Jimmy Lai, a former media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner. On Feb. 9, Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of national security crimes in a trial that demonstrated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s resolve to stamp out political disse

Jimmy Lai, second from left, is led away from his residence by law enforcement officials in Hong Kong, in 2020.

Xi’s Purges Raise Questions Over Chinese PLA Capability

27. Januar 2026 um 10:59
The near-elimination of an entire generation of senior commanders has consequences.

Xi Jinping, China's president, stands in a vehicle while inspecting members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Chang'an Avenue at Tiananmen Square during a military parade to mark 80 years since Japan's defeat in World War II held in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. The once-a-decade parade is part of the Communist Party’s broader effort to fan nationalistic sentiment and showcase China's growing diplomatic sway and military might. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

China’s Envoy Sends Letter to UN Over Japan’s Taiwan Remark

22. November 2025 um 06:49
China sent a letter to the United Nations vowing resolute self-defense if Japan “dared to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait,” as Beijing tries to rally international support for its position on the spiraling spat.

Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), during a United Nations conference on a Palestinian two-state solution in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Canada, the UK and Australia on Sunday formally recognized a Palestinian state, joining a growing global consensus and pushing ahead with a policy that has drawn criticism from US President Donald Trump.
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