Britain’s Johnson might visit Japan in February if U.K. political situation allows
Tokyo and London are coordinating the schedule for mid-February and Johnson is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Geopolitics
Blinken hits out at China in key policy speech in Jakarta
The US Secretary of State Antony also shared plans to more closely integrate United States allies and security partners in Asia
Biden ‘considering’ US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
The move is aimed at protesting China’s human rights record, including what Washington says is genocide against minority Muslims
China could make ‘high-risk’ Taiwan invasion amid declining U.S. deterrence, U.S. report says
The report says it has become less certain that U.S. conventional military forces alone will continue to deter China’s leaders from initiating an attack on Taiwan.
China expresses strong protest, firm objection to Taiwan’s Lithuania move
Lithuania's act created the false impression of "one China, one Taiwan" in the world, Beijing said
China expanded maritime militia to assert control in South China Sea: Report
China expanded maritime militia to assert control in South China Sea: Report
Taiwan opens office in Lithuania, in move set to anger
The self-governing island and Lithuania agreed in July that the Vilnius office would bear the name Taiwan rather than Chinese Taipei
Washington demands Tokyo pay more for U.S. troops in Japan
Japan is said to be proposing to increase the budget in areas that contribute to Japan’s security, such as improving the training environment for U.S. forces in Japan
Japan envoy pulls out of US news conference over islet dispute with S. Korea
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was left to answer questions on her own in the absence of South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun and Japanese Vice…
Hong Kong lashes out at US government’s report on National Security Law
In a statement, the HKSAR govt said it strongly opposed the report released by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission