Emanuele Scimia

New Zealand joins Japan in support of Taiwan’s application, noting that those who abide by the pact's high standards are welcome. This is a warning to China, another applicant, which should reform its state economy. Peru, which is very close to Beijing, could sink Taiwan’s bid.

Trump's tariffs, confirmed by Biden, have so far failed to rebalance the trade deficit between the two powers. Roosevelt Institute expert: without the 2018 duties, we would not have had an agreement like the EU deal on sustainable steel. The two sides of the Atlantic coordinate intervention to counter Chinese unfair practices.

Approval of the CCP's third "historic resolution" is expected. The document will exalt the future of the country under Xi's leadership and could criticize the excesses of Deng Xiaoping's openings. The regime's internal balance remains unclear; a key clue will be Premier Li Keqiang's replacement.

The sanctioned officials include Taiwan’s prime minister, foreign minister and parliamentary speaker. The Chinese government is ready to prosecute those on its list. China attacks MEPs visiting Taiwan. European countries are afraid about their relations with China.

Chung pleaded guilty to secession and money laundering, but rejected the charge of sedition. He is also said he is not ashamed of what he did as the leader of Studentlocalism. The sentence against delivery man Ma Chun-man will be read on 11 November.

Taiwan’s foreign minister is in Brussels after visiting Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Lithuania is next on his schedule. At the IPAC summit in Rome, he urged the EU to sign an investment agreement with his country. Taiwan’s international activism is beginning to pay dividends in the Old Continent.

Tomorrow the country goes to the polls. Prime Minister Kishida is expected to get a smaller majority. His pledges include more actions against COVID-19 and a "new capitalism". For his opponents, the Liberal Democrats favour only the rich. The opposition is divided over foreign and defence policies.

The authorities arrested Wu Lijie for the 2018 protests at the Jasic plant. Chai Xiaoming, editor of the Maoist website Red Reference, remains in prison. Ma Houzhi also stays prison – he tried to register the Maoist Communist Party of China. On the eve of the Party’s 6th Plenum, Xi does not tolerate any challenges to his power, from either left or right.

The Agni-V has a range of over 5 thousand km. A possible signal to Beijing, while the two countries face off on the Himalayan border. Chinese and Indians very active in missile development. Beijing worries Washington with its hypersonic launchers; India wants to sell supersonic missiles to China's adversaries in the South China Sea.

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has approved changes to the film censorship law. It could be extended to online videos, putting at risk masterpieces like "From Beijing with love" and "Ten Years". For Commerce Secretary, there will not be any fallout on East Asia’s Hollywood.

Officially, the cleric was taken away on "vacation". He is often subjected to brainwashing to push him to join the "official" church, controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Targeted on the eve of the month of the dead. Persecuted like Msgr Lin Xili, first bishop of Wenzhou.

The Chinese are accused of imprisoning 1.8 million Uyghurs, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz in camps. The number of signatories has more than doubled since the first official complaint in 2020. They include Turkey, which is suspected of deporting Uyghur refugees to China in exchange for economic aid. Beijing: "groundless" accusations.