The UK has taken a series of measures to reduce the threat posed to Taiwan by the regime in Beijing and its expansionist ambitions in the Asia–Pacific region, with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) an “epoch-defining and systemic challenge.” On March 13, the British government updated its foreign policy document,…

Global chip makers are expanding their operations in Japan as the East Asian nation’s economy recovers from a 30-year low. According to the Nikkei Chinese website, Japan’s stock market has been on a winning streak, closing at 31,086.82 on May 22—the first time it exceeded 31,000 points since July 26, 1990 (31,369.75). It was the…

Global chip makers are expanding their operations in Japan as the East Asian nation’s economy recovers from a 30-year low. According to the Nikkei Chinese website, Japan’s stock market has been on a winning streak, closing at 31,086.82 on May 22—the first time it exceeded 31,000 points since July 26, 1990 (31,369.75). It was the…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to hold another round of key talks at the G7 summit in Japan as the world’s most powerful leaders convene, with a rescheduled Quad meeting also on the agenda. The three-day summit spans global peace, including tackling Russian and Chinese aggression, as well as the transition to clean energy…

HIROSHIMA, Japan—The war in Ukraine takes center stage at this year’s Group of Seven (G-7) summit, with leaders planning to introduce new sanctions “to continue tightening the screws on Russia” as they begin their three-day meeting in Hiroshima. The G7 leaders are expected to issue a strong declaration of “unity, strength, and commitment” in reaction…

The Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders recently pledged to increase global supply chain diversification, with an expert describing the move as “de-Chinaization”. The G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Niigata, Japan, ended on May 13, laying the groundwork for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima from May 19 to 21. According to a Reuters report,…

Is the FBI engaging in retaliation against whistleblowers? That was the topic of a House hearing Thursday, as three former agents testified. President Joe Biden is in Japan for the Group of Seven Summit. What does he say as a debt ceiling crisis is looming at home? U.S. lawmakers are traveling to London to discuss countering Chinese…

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Hiroshima, where he will sign a new agreement with Japan designed to boost defence ties and tackle the growing military and cyber threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing. Sunak—who arrived in Tokyo on Thursday before flying on to the city made infamous as the…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has swerved questions on whether or not he would recommit to his party’s pledge to bring down legal immigration levels. Speaking to journalists as he travelled to the G7 summit in Japan, Sunak said he wants to see figures fall but repeatedly would not reaffirm the Tory manifesto pledge made under…

President Joe Biden is set to hold a private meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on May 18 ahead of the G-7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima, Japan, the White House has confirmed. Biden is currently in Hiroshima, Kishida’s home city, for the summit that will be attended by leaders from France, the UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada. “The President will…