by Tyler | Nov 29, 2019 | Asia, China, Donald Trump, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Politics, Thanksgiving, Trending
Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong staged a “Thanksgiving” rally on Thursday evening in response to President Donald Trump signing two bills in support of the city’s pro-democracy movement.
by Tyler | Nov 26, 2019 | Asia, China, Trending, Uighurs, Xinjiang, Zhu Hailun
(AP) — After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: a Han Chinese official fluent in Uighur, the language of the local Turkic Muslim minority.
by Tyler | Nov 24, 2019 | Asia, Beijing, China, Faith, London / Europe, Pope Francis, Taiwan, Trending, Vatican
Pope Francis sent subtle but clear signals of closeness to Beijing while distancing himself from Taiwan and Hong Kong during his flight to Japan from Thailand Saturday.
by Tyler | Nov 24, 2019 | Asia, Catholic Church, Faith, Japan, Pope Francis, Pope in Asia, suicide, tokyo, Trending, Vatican
Pope Francis held up Japan’s climbing suicide rate among the young as a sign of “loneliness, despair and isolation” in his first address in that country Saturday.
by Tyler | Nov 22, 2019 | Asia, China, National Security, Pacific, Taiwan, Trending, Tuvalu
The South Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Thursday rejected a $400 million plan to build artificial islands in the area proposed by companies linked to the Chinese government.
by Tyler | Nov 22, 2019 | Asia, Chosun Ibo, National Security, North Korea, Politics, South Korea, Trending, U.S. military, United States
The Pentagon said on Thursday that there is “absolutely no truth” to a report in a South Korean newspaper suggesting it is considering withdrawing troops there.
