With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil. Analysts say that the power transitions, both in Seoul and Washington, could significantly alter the dynamics between East Asian neighbours South Korea, Japan…
Beijing has pledged to continue to promote close communication “in various fields” with Seoul despite its current political turmoil, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yeol on Tuesday. The 30-minute call marks the first publicly acknowledged ministerial conversation between Beijing and Seoul after President Yoon Suk-yeol imposed martial law earlier…
China’s trade with North Korea is expected to post a decline in 2024 from the previous year, as official data for the January-November period showed Wednesday a 6 percent fall on year amid speculation about worsening bilateral ties. The total value of China’s trade with North Korea amounted to some $1.93 billion in the 11…
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A Chinese student arrested in South Korea for illegally taking drone footage of a United States aircraft carrier is a model Communist Party member, local media reported. The incident happened on June 25 when USS Theodore Roosevelt, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, docked at the Naval Operations Command of South Korea in Busan, a port…
China claimed it and Russia did not “target any third party” while their nuclear-capable bombers patrolled near the allies of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. According to the defense ministry in Japan, the joint Russia–China air patrols were carried out on Friday over the Sea of Japan, also known as the East…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine, weeks after reportedly sending thousands of troops to fight for Russia. Observers said North Korea’s deepening military ties with Russia might leave China in a bind, with tensions on the Korean peninsula at the “most dangerous” point in more than 70…
Russia and China sent nuclear-capable bombers over the waters between Japan and South Korea, which are the treaty allies of the United States, for their ninth joint strategic air patrol on Friday. Two American conventional bombers on Monday simulated the release of weapons over Finland, a NATO ally that borders Russia. For Japan and South…
A warning issued last week by Chinese President Xi Jinping over heightened risks of instability on the Korean peninsula signals Beijing’s growing unease with the potential geopolitical turbulence ahead as former US president Donald Trump prepares for his return to the White House, observers say. “China does not allow conflict and turmoil to happen on…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country’s military to focus all efforts on completing war preparations, state news agency KCNA reported on Monday. KCNA reported Kim as describing the Korean peninsula as “the world’s biggest hotspot,” in a speech delivered to battalion commanders in Pyongyang on Friday. Kim also accused the…