🌏 Asia-Pacific News Thread

[blueharvest]

South Korean officials seek stability as Joe Biden says alliance ‘linchpin’ in region

Lee Jae-myung, the opposition leader, offers to work with the government of Han Duck-soo, the acting president after impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Korea’s president reportedly defies summons in martial law inquiry

Report comes day after MPs voted to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, who faces possible charges of insurrection

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

South Korean leaders seek calm after President Yoon’s impeachment

Main opposition party says it will not seek to impeach the acting president after martial law attempt.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[blueharvest]

FBI warns some lawmakers that China aims to create fake stories about them to erode support for Taiwan

The FBI has provided classified, “defensive” briefings to lawmakers targeted by the Chinese Communist Party with false stories about taking bribes from Taiwan, two U.S. officials told NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Fleeing Xi’s China: following the trail of migrants trying to reach Australia through Indonesia

A new and high-stakes escape route has been revealed, through the Indonesian archipelago to a smuggler’s boat

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Korean president fails to appear before corruption watchdog

Yoon Suk Yeol was summoned for questioning over attempt to impose martial law earlier this month

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

How China could try to strangle Taiwan without firing a shot

The Taiwan invasion everyone fears might never happen. Here’s what could take place instead.

www.vox.com

 

[blueharvest]

Will Japan’s close ties with US survive the caprice and quirks of Donald Trump?

Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a Trump-launched trade war

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Xi Jinping urges Macau to diversify economy away from casinos

Chinese president calls for city to ‘focus on cultivating new industries’ as he attends inauguration of new leader

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

China says US is 'playing with fire' after latest military aid for Taiwan

President Joe Biden authorized the provision of up to $571 million in military sales and assistance for Taiwan.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Korea opposition moves to impeach acting president in new political twist

If motion is successful, it would be country’s second impeachment of a head of state in less than two weeks

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo - BBC News

Han took over the role after President Yoon was impeached by parliament two weeks ago.

www.bbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says

A top White House official says a ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Koreans stage mass rally to demand removal of Yoon Suk Yeol

Hundreds of thousands gather in central Seoul to protest against president suspended over martial law declaration

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Cause of South Korea plane crash unclear as officials focus on bird strikes

Experts say bird strikes are relatively common and should not have been enough to cause landing gear failure

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Korean court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol

The warrant was sought over Yoon’s controversial and short-lived decision to impose martial law early in December

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Inside South Korea's right-wing YouTube world openly embraced by Yoon

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/inside-south-koreas-right-wing-youtube-world-openly-embraced-by-yoon-2024-12-16/

• Right-wing YouTubers echo Yoon's reasons for martial law
• Extreme YouTubers dividing South Korea, warns former ruling party leader
• Yoon, like Trump, turned to social media when criticised, analyst says
• Majority of South Koreans say YouTube source for news, survey

Terminally online incels and NEETs are a threat to global security truly.

 

[squeekness]

 

[blueharvest]

Xi says China’s economy on course to expand by 5% despite Trump concerns

President seeks to allay fears that world’s second-largest economy will falter in 2025 because of high US tariffs

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Cause of South Korea plane crash unclear as officials focus on bird strikes

Experts say bird strikes are relatively common and should not have been enough to cause landing gear failure

www.theguardian.com

US and Boeing investigators examine the site of a deadly South Korean plane crash

A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing have examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Taiwan president vows to boost the island's defense budget as China threats rise

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message as he faces possible detention

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters rallying outside his Seoul residence, vowed to “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces,” while his legal team warned that police officers attempting to detain him could face arrest by his presidential secur

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon's ouster as detention deadline looms

The one-week warrant for his detention is valid through Monday. There were no immediate indications that authorities were ready to send investigators back to the residence as of Sunday afternoon.

apnews.com