Emanuele Scimia

This is the first case of its kind years. The bomber, who died along with four other people, carried out the attack because of a dispute with the authorities over compensation. Between 2005 and 2015, local governments took land from millions of farmers. Judges cannot limit the power of local officials.

Two cruise missiles fired, not banned under UN resolutions. The new US administration minimizes the incident. Kim Jong-un wants Washington to abandon aggressive tones. The clash between the United States and China endangers North Korea's denuclearization efforts.

Reinhard Bütikofer, one of the EU lawmakers sanctioned yesterday by China, warns against this kind of actions by Beijing. The EU has targeted four senior officials and a government entity for cracking down on the Uyghurs. The Chinese responded with counter-sanctions. EU, US, UK and Canada have coordinated their anti-China move.

Oversea sales grew for 12th consecutive month: in February an increase of 48.5%. Exports driven by requests for hi-tech products, especially from China and the United States. Taipei wants to reopen the borders to citizens from "motherland". Tension remains high with the Chinese.

US politicians tied to big business push to have US athletes go. It is more effective for the Chinese to use money to corrupt universal values than to threaten an adversary with nuclear weapons. For the Biden administration, the boycott would be a first foreign policy success.

The decline is due to a real estate scandal involving members of the president's party. Former Attorney General Yoon Seok-youl, a Conservative, favoured to become the next president. Effective management of the pandemic is not enough for Democrats to maintain power.

The top diplomats of the two countries hold the first high-level meeting of the Biden era. For Blinken, China is a threat to global stability. Yang Jiechi replies saying the United States is inciting other countries to attack China. However, both sides can cooperate against global warming and the pandemic.

Worldwide, drop of 54 million. The poor are growing: 131 million globally, 60% in India. At least 30 million Chinese now categorised in the low income bracket. China has not eradicated poverty despite recent proclamations by Xi Jinping.

This is the main aspect of the election reform imposed by the mainland on Hong Kong. The Committee appointing the head of the local executive gets more powers. Beijing wants to eliminate so-called anti-Chinese elements. For Taiwan’s former pro-China president, the law means the death of the “one country, two systems” principle.

The Chinese ambassador had ordered Senator Alain Richard not to visit Taiwan. For the Chinese it is a violation of the "one China principle". It is not the first time that China has threatened European politicians who want to visit the island.

The Biden administration approves the sale of sonars, combat systems and periscopes. The subs will help the island face off the Chinese threat. Donald Trump had authorised US$ 18 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. China opposes Taiwanese independence.

The EU is planning punitive measures for anti-Uyghur repression in Xinjiang. In April, it will also approve sanctions against China for violating the “one country, two systems” principle in Hong Kong. The Chinese admit that US restrictions are hurting. The EU and China are also split over the South China Sea and Taiwan.