The two-day NATO summit concluded in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 25. It is rare that South Korean President Lee Jae-myung , Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese were all absent. The collective absence of key Asia-Pacific partners sent a striking diplomatic signal at this summit.
2025-07-01 00:49:15
The Middle East, a region scarred by decades of conflict, is once again teetering on the brink of catastrophe. As Gaza crumbles under Israeli bombardment and Iran faces escalating threats, US complicity in the bloodshed reveals a damning paradox at the heart of its global agenda.
2025-06-29 17:21:59
According to The Hague Summit Declaration, NATO member countries pledged to raise their annual defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Judging from the information released at the two meetings, NATO's military expansion plans are clearly aligned with US demands, but for European countries, they amount to economic overreach.
2025-06-28 16:03:55
Japan's Kyodo News reported that the US government has demanded Japan raise its defense budget to 3.5% of its GDP, a figure far beyond what Tokyo can realistically afford. This US move is aimed at shifting the financial burden of maintaining its global hegemony.
2025-06-27 21:07:43
If Japan truly wishes to turn the page on historical issues, it must first calibrate its historical understanding from the perspective of the Asian countries that once suffered from its aggression. This is not an undue moral demand, but rather a litmus test of Japan's sincerity in upholding its identity as a "peaceful nation."
2025-06-27 09:15:30
The NATO summit, a two-day event, opened on June 24 in The Hague, the Netherlands. One of the most closely watched topics was the proposed target for each NATO member state to raise its defense spending to 5 percent of its GDP. However, this target has met with strong opposition from Spain.
2025-06-26 22:41:44
The fallacies fabricated by Lai in contravention of history, reality and jurisprudence, including those he will voice in the following nine speeches of his de facto "separating the country" circus shows, are destined to be swept into the rubbish heap of history.
2025-06-26 08:23:15
On the evening of June 21, US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US military had completed attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran. Regional affairs experts pointed out that the US military's direct involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict marks a dangerous escalation that significantly raises the risk of further conflict and regional spillover.
2025-06-25 16:24:55
China will hold a military parade on September 3, where the country will display new combat forces including unmanned, intelligent, underwater, cyber, electronic, and hypersonic equipment in addition to traditional weapons and equipment.
2025-06-24 16:55:56
In 1961, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the "unwarranted influence" of the military-industrial complex in the United States whereby a powerful union of defense contractors, the armed forces and policymakers might get control of national policy. Subsequent decades have seen his words of caution turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy, with the US, the world's largest military spender, continually increasing its military budget for the benefits of certain interest groups.
2025-06-23 15:49:56
The US announced that it had launched airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran. This marks the first time the US has officially intervened militarily in this round of the Iran-Israel conflict, drawing widespread shock from the international community. US action, which seriously violates the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, not only heightens tensions in the Middle East but also risks triggering a wider crisis.
2025-06-23 11:32:42
What Australia needs is a more independent security strategy that does not rely on any major power and is based on its own geopolitical realities. Continuing to tie its interests to those of the US is akin to dancing blindfolded on the edge of a cliff, said Chen.
2025-06-21 16:14:40
Reality has proven that the narrow mindset of the G7 small clique fails to address the practical challenges it faces. Externally, it persists in Cold War thinking and unilateralism, while internally, it is fraught with deep contradictions. The G7 small clique is increasingly incapable of responding to the growing complexity of global issues and lacks broad recognition from the international community.
2025-06-20 19:39:48
French President Emmanuel Macron on June 15 visited Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, becoming the first foreign leader to visit the island since Donald Trump began his campaign to buy or annex Greenland after his re-election as the US President.
2025-06-20 19:19:03
With instability in the Middle East, achieving global peace is difficult. Efforts by all parties to promote a ceasefire and negotiations are not only necessary for the Middle East but also essential for global peace and stability. This requires coordination and consensus among major powers.
2025-06-20 11:30:53
