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Post by Admin on Oct 19, 2021 19:19:42 GMT
TOKYO (Reuters) -A group of 10 naval vessels from China and Russia sailed through a strait separating Japan's main island and its northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the Japanese government said, adding that it is closely watching such activities.
It was the first time Japan has confirmed the passage of Chinese and Russian naval vessels sailing together through the Tsugaru Strait, which separates the Sea of Japan from the Pacific.
While the strait is regarded as international waters, Japan's ties with China have long been plagued by conflicting claims over a group of tiny East China Sea islets. Tokyo has a territorial dispute with Moscow, as well.
"The government is closely watching Chinese and Russian naval vessels' activities around Japan like this one with high interest," Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki told a regular news conference on Tuesday.
"We will continue to do our utmost in our surveillance activity in waters and airspace around Japan."
A Japanese Defence Ministry spokesperson said there had been no violation of Japanese territorial waters and no international rules were broken by the passage of the vessels.
Russia and China held joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan as part of naval cooperation between the two countries from Oct. 14-17 involving warships and support vessels from Russia's Pacific Fleet.
Moscow and Beijing have cultivated closer military and diplomatic ties in recent years at a time when their relations with the West have soured.
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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2022 13:20:44 GMT
Is China the only country Putin can turn to? - BBC Newsnight 1,484 views Mar 18, 2022 Russia is almost completely cut off from the West, economically and culturally. Where can Moscow turn?
As the Kremlin turns its back on the West and pivots into China, how will President Xi respond?
And will Beijing’s support come at a price?
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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2022 20:03:16 GMT
Varney: Biden call with China raises the stakes big time 33,768 views Mar 19, 2022 Stuart Varney: Biden call with China raises the stakes big time
FOX Business' Stuart Varney on President Biden's call with Xi Jinping and whether they'll discuss Hunter's laptop implications.
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The president is on the phone with China's Xi Jinping. This is no ordinary great power conversation. There's a war on! And China and Russia are going to help each other. Not us.
This phone call is all about how much help China gives. Because China is the one country that can offer what Russia needs: money, electronics and weapons.
If President Biden can't persuade Xi to back off, China will be sanctioned, and that raises the stakes big time.
We're waiting on any news from that call.
We're also waiting for another big foreign policy announcement – the Iran nuke deal.
It’s hard to believe we're going through with this, but the word is a deal is about to be signed.
The Iranians would get a lot of money, and be allowed to sell more oil. In return, they agree to slow walk towards a bomb, without any snap inspections of Iranian nuclear sites. And get this: the Russians take Iran’s enriched uranium.
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Post by Admin on Mar 20, 2022 17:39:31 GMT
Gen. David H. Berger says it should be assumed the Chinese military is studying the war in Ukraine 161,229 views Mar 17, 2022 “We should assume that the PLAN [People’s Liberation Army Navy] leaders are studying what’s happening in Ukraine. I think it should definitely give them pause about any degree of confidence an assault, an invasion of another country… especially if it’s across a body of water, is not going to be easy and it’s not going to be quick.” - Gen. David H. Berger
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Post by Admin on Jun 26, 2022 20:07:22 GMT
President Biden on Sunday relaunched a global infrastructure initiative meant to counter China’s growing influence, saying the U.S. would commit $200 billion to the effort in public and private financing to boost projects in developing and middle-income countries.
Describing the globe as at an inflection point, Biden said the initiative by the Group of Seven (G-7) nations would help set the world on a strong path for the future by investing in sustainable projects that are “grounded in our shared values.”
“It’s built using the global best practices — transparency, partnership, protections for labor and the environment,” Biden said in a speech from the G-7 summit in Germany on Sunday.
“We’re offering better options for countries and/or people around the world to invest in critical infrastructure that improves … their lives, all of our lives, and delivers real gains for all of our people,” he continued.
In addition to U.S. commitments, Biden said the G-7 countries collectively would aim to mobilize $600 billion for the partnership by 2027. The $200 billion in funding the U.S. is committing over the next five years is a combination of federal financing, grants and private sector investment, according to a White House fact sheet distributed ahead of Biden’s remarks.
The plan, called the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, is a rebranding of the “Build Back Better World” initiative that Biden unveiled at last year’s G-7 summit. The partnership was initially named after Biden’s sweeping domestic policy agenda, which has since stalled in Congress.
The White House fact sheet said that Biden administration officials had traveled to nations over the past year to hear from countries about how the initiative can meet their needs, improved coordination with other G-7 nations and “closed game-changing deals.”
Biden on Sunday highlighted a handful of projects that the initiative is already funding, including a new plant in Senegal that will produce vaccines for COVID-19 and other diseases.
The initiative focuses on four pillars: addressing climate change and investing in clean energy; building a secure and open internet and information systems; advancing gender equity and equality; and upgrading health infrastructure.
While Biden did not make explicit mention of China in his remarks on Sunday, the initiative is widely viewed as an effort to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative launched in 2013 that aims to invest in infrastructure development in dozens of countries.
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