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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China. Unless you are a maritime power you can never aspire to be a global power,” Chawla said. India, already a regional power, is positioning itself “as a global player today, an upcoming global power,” he said. Though we don’t own it, but we are probably the most capable and responsible resident naval power,” Chawla said. Chawla said India doesn't have “strength to project power into the South China Sea right now” because of the vast Chinese maritime assets there.

Persons: Adm, Anil Kumar Chawla, “, ” Chawla, ”, Darshana, Chawla, it’s Organizations: Pakistan, Hamas, U.S, Carnegie Endowment, International, Ocean Initiative, NATO Locations: SRINAGAR, India, China, Yemen, Iran, Tehran, Red, Gaza, U.S, Visakhapatnam, Marshall, Gulf, Aden, Picardy, “ China, South China, Beijing, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Australia, Japan, Pacific, South, Asia, asia

☆ Japan's Kishida sends letter to China's Xi - NHK
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a summit discussion on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, at the Stanford, California, U.S., November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A Beijing delegation of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan's ruling party, handed a letter from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting with China's top leadership team on Wednesday, NHK reported. The broadcaster did not say what was in the letter. Komeito representatives and Kishida's office were not available to comment on Thursday, a public holiday in Japan. Yamaguchi and Cai also agreed to work toward a resumption of dialogue between the CPC and the coalition of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito, NHK reported.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Brittany Hosea, Xi Jinping, Natsuo Yamaguchi, Cai Qi, Yamaguchi, Cai, Makiko Yamazaki, Stephen Coates Organizations: Japan's, Economic Cooperation, Stanford, REUTERS, Rights, Komeito, Wednesday, NHK, Communist Party of China, CPC, Central Committee, Liberal Democratic Party, Thomson Locations: Asia, California, U.S, Beijing, Japan, Taiwan

☆ North Korea's Kim Heads Home After Final Stop in Russia's Vladivostok -KCNA
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Hyonhee ShinSEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was headed home after making a final stop in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok, where he visited a university, an aquarium and an animal food plant, state media KCNA reported on Monday. Kim spent two days in Vladivostok while inspecting various facilities in the fields of military, economy, science, education and culture, before bidding farewell at a send-off ceremony at the Artyom station, KCNA said. It wrapped up Kim's unusually lengthy, week-long trip to Russia, during which he pledged to step up military and economic cooperation with President Vladimir Putin. He also met North Korean students studying science and technology at the university, KCNA said, learning about their lives there and taking a photo together. The rare summit between Kim and Putin has prompted the United States and South Korea to warn against any weapons trade and other military cooperation as Russia presses its invasion of Ukraine and North Korea races to advance its nuclear programmes.

Persons: Shin, Kim Jong Un, Kim, KCNA, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Alexandr Kozlov, Hyonhee Shin, Lidia KellyEditing, Sandra Maler, Diane Craft Organizations: Eastern Federal University, North, Maritime Territorial Locations: Shin SEOUL, Russia's, Vladivostok, Russia, North, Korea, Kim, United States, South Korea, Ukraine, North Korea, Washington, Seoul, Moscow, Pyongyang, Russian

☆ North Korea's Kim heads home after final stop in Russia's Vladivostok, KCNA reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Kim spent two days in Vladivostok while inspecting various facilities in the fields of military, economy, science, education and culture, before bidding farewell at a send-off ceremony at the Artyom station, KCNA said. It wrapped up Kim's unusually lengthy, week-long trip to Russia, during which he pledged to step up military and economic cooperation with President Vladimir Putin. He also met North Korean students studying science and technology at the university, KCNA said, learning about their lives there and taking a photo together. Kim inspected a Russian fighter jet factory that is under Western sanctions, nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships last week, though Putin has said Moscow would not "violate anything." Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Additional reporting by Lidia Kelly Editing by Sandra Maler and Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim Jong Un, Kim, KCNA, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Alexandr Kozlov, Hyonhee Shin, Lidia Kelly, Sandra Maler, Diane Craft Organizations: North, Russia's, Natural Resources, Eastern Federal University, Maritime Territorial, Thomson Locations: Artyom, Vladivostok, Primorsky, Russia, SEOUL, Russia's, North, Korea, Kim, United States, South Korea, Ukraine, North Korea, Washington, Seoul, Moscow, Pyongyang, Russian

The mayor of Fukushima, Hiroshi Kohata, said on Saturday the city’s town hall alone had received about 200 such harassment calls in two days. Security officers in front of the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, on August 26, 2023. In an echo of the Japanese embassy’s statement, it urged Tokyo to protect the safety of Chinese residents in Japan. Many countries, including China, release treated radioactive water from their own nuclear plants, sometimes at higher concentrations than in Fukushima. Other prefectures are considering similar programs, with the Osaka governor proposing Fukushima seafood be served at all government cafeterias.

Persons: China’s, Hiroshi Kohata, It’s, ”, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Yoon Suk Yeol, Han Duck, Yoon, Han, Yuriko Koike, Rahm Emanuel, Matsuda, Xi Jinping, Fumio Kishida Organizations: Tokyo CNN, NHK, CNN, Security, Kyodo, Chinese Foreign Ministry, University of Tokyo’s Institute, Advanced Studies, South, Osaka, US, East China, Reuters Locations: Fukushima, Japan, China, Tokyo, Fukushima prefecture, Beijing, “, Qingdao, China’s Shandong, Suzhou, China’s Jiangsu, Asia, East

Even as the import ban kicked in, tables were filled at Japanese restaurant Fumi in Hong Kong on August 24, 2023. Kathleen Magramo/CNNHours before China’s announcement, the Asian financial center of Hong Kong – a semi-autonomous Chinese city – imposed its own ban on aquatic product imports from 10 Japanese regions including Tokyo and Fukushima. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reportedly “strongly” requested via diplomatic channels that China “immediately overturn” the ban. Still, Fei too thought that the bans from China and Hong Kong would have limited impact on Japanese trade. Consequently, even considering the reputational damage for Japanese seafood products, Japan’s overall exports will not be materially undermined,” Fei said.

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☆ US, Japan and South Korea condemn 'dangerous and aggressive actions' by China
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Acquire Licensing RightsCAMP DAVID, Maryland, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The United States prevailed on Japan and South Korea on Friday to use their strongest language yet in a joint statement to condemn China's "dangerous and aggressive actions" in the South China Sea. The statement said the three would launch a supply-chain early warning system pilot project to expand information-sharing and fight economic coercion together. "Regarding the dangerous and aggressive actions we recently witnessed by the People's Republic of China in support of its illegal maritime territorial claims in the South China Sea, we ... strongly oppose any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific waters," the statement said. Reporting by Hyonhee Shin, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom; Editing by Don Durfee and Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Yoon Suk Yeol, Antony Blinken, Camp David, Evelyn Hockstein, Hyonhee Shin, Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom, Don Durfee, Alistair Bell Organizations: Japan's, REUTERS, David, Reuters, Korean, Moscow, Thomson Locations: South, Camp, Thurmont , Maryland, U.S, Maryland, United, Japan, South Korea, South China, North Korea, Ukraine, Kiev, China, Beijing, Korea, People's Republic of China

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during the trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., August 18, 2023. MILITARY COOPERATIONThe three countries will agree to "significant steps" to enhance security cooperation among them, including a commitment to consult each other in times of crisis, they said in a joint statement. NORTH KOREA THREATSThe three leaders spoke forcefully in remarks to reporters about the nuclear and other threats of North Korea, and said they would cooperate to counter them. The three will also counter "potential arms transfer in support of Russia's brutal war against Ukraine" by North Korea, Biden said. Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt at Camp David and Hyonhee Shin in Seoul; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Yoon Suk, Camp David, Jim Bourg, Yoon Suk Yeol, David, Biden, Kishida, Trevor Hunnicutt, Hyonhee, Grant McCool Organizations: Japanese, South, REUTERS, NORTH, David, Thomson Locations: Camp, Thurmont , Maryland, U.S, Maryland, China, South China, People's Republic of China, NORTH KOREA, North Korea, Ukraine, Seoul

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