Blinken warns China against 'coercion and aggression'
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Blinken warns China against 'coercion and aggression'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Tuesday against using "coercion and aggression" as he sought to use his first trip abroad to shore up Asian alliances in the face of growing assertiveness by Beijing.
A warning to China from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (March 16) - as he cautioned it against using "coercion and aggression".
Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are in Japan's capital Tokyo for their first trip overseas as top members of President Joe Biden's cabinet - in a bid to strengthen ties between the two powers, and solidify Asian alliances in the face of growing assertiveness by Beijing.
China's extensive territorial claims in the East and South China Seas have become a priority issue in an increasingly strained Sino-U.S. relationship - and are an important security concern for Japan.
"We're united in the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, where countries follow the rules, cooperate whenever they can, and resolve their differences peacefully.
And in particular we will push back if necessary when China uses coercion or aggression to get its way." China's foreign ministry spokesman responded Tuesday, saying that cooperation between Japan and the U.S. should not harm the interests of others in the region.
Blinken also reaffirmed Washington's commitment to human rights, raising concerns about autonomy in Hong Kong, democracy in Taiwan, and abusing human rights in Xinjiang and Tibet.
North Korea was also in sharp focus, after the White House said Pyongyang had rebuffed its efforts at dialog.
"One key element of this is the denuclearization of North Korea.
We will continue to work on that as friends and partners." Leader Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, issued a warning to the Biden administration that, quote, "If it wants to sleep in peace for the coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step." The Japan meeting follows a virtual summit last week between leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India - known as the Quad alliance.
Blinken and Austin will also visit South Korea this week, before flying back to the U.S. for their first in-person talks with China in Alaska to discuss their frayed ties.
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Mumbai Becomes Asia's , Billionaire Capital , on Global Rich List.
NBC reports that Mumbai has become the Asian
capital with the highest number of billionaires,
dethroning Beijing at the top of the exclusive list. .
NBC reports that Mumbai has become the Asian
capital with the highest number of billionaires,
dethroning Beijing at the top of the exclusive list. .
According to the Hurun Research Institute's
global rich list, India's financial capital
registered 92 billionaires in 2024. .
Beijing comes in just below Mumbai with
91 billionaires, and Shanghai rounds out
the top three with a total of 87 billionaires.
Beijing comes in just below Mumbai with
91 billionaires, and Shanghai rounds out
the top three with a total of 87 billionaires.
The top of the list globally is New York
with 119 billionaires, followed by
London with a total of 97. .
The top of the list globally is New York
with 119 billionaires, followed by
London with a total of 97. .
According to the report, there are a total
of 3,279 billionaires globally in 2024,
an increase of 5% compared to 2023. .
NBC reports that China as a whole still has the
most billionaires overall with 814 in 2024, but
the country lost 155 billionaires compared to 2023. .
China had a bad year.
Wealth creation in China has gone
through deep changes these last few
years, with the wealth of billionaires
from real estate and renewables down, Hurun Research Institute's global rich list report, via NBC.
The United States comes in second with
800 billionaires, and India registered
a distant third place with 271.
The United States comes in second with
800 billionaires, and India registered
a distant third place with 271.
According to the report, artificial intelligence
played a significant role in increasing the
number of ultra wealthy people in the U.S. .
Whilst [Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang
has grabbed many of the headlines
as Nvidia broke through the $2 trillion
mark, catapulting him into
the Hurun Top 30 as a result, , Hurun Research Institute's global rich list report, via NBC.
Whilst [Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang
has grabbed many of the headlines
as Nvidia broke through the $2 trillion
mark, catapulting him into
the Hurun Top 30 as a result, , Hurun Research Institute's global rich list report, via NBC.
... the billionaires behind Microsoft,
Google, Amazon, Oracle and Meta
have seen significant surges in
their wealth as investors bet
on the value generated by AI, Hurun Research Institute's global rich list report, via NBC
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Tensions Rise Amid , US-South Korea , Military Drills.
'Newsweek' reports that North Korea has issued
a clear warning to the United States and South
Korea in response to annual joint military exercises. .
'Newsweek' reports that North Korea has issued
a clear warning to the United States and South
Korea in response to annual joint military exercises. .
On March 4, the U.S. and South Korea began Freedom
Shield, prompting North Korea to carry out large-scale
artillery drills along the country's western coast.
On March 4, the U.S. and South Korea began Freedom
Shield, prompting North Korea to carry out large-scale
artillery drills along the country's western coast.
The large-scale war drills staged
by the world's biggest nuclear weapons
state ... in the Korean Peninsula, where
a nuclear war may be ignited even with
a spark, can never be called 'defensive.', Korean Central News Agency, via 'Newsweek'.
North Korea's long-range artillery display
is meant to reinforce perception of the
nation's formidable military capabilities. .
The North Korean provocations that
Kim Jong Un enjoys the most, and the
South Korean military is most nervous
about, are ballistic-missile and long-
range-multiple-rocket-launcher fire. , Kim Minseok, research fellow at the
Korea Defense and Security Forum, via 'Newsweek'.
However, North Korea used 122 mm,
130 mm, 155 mm, [and] 220 mm field
artillery and multiple rocket launchers
in this drill—no large 400-plus mm
multiple rocket launchers and
short-range ballistic missiles. , Kim Minseok, research fellow at the
Korea Defense and Security Forum, via 'Newsweek'.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff are closely
monitoring North Korea's military activity amid
the ongoing Freedom Shield joint military exercises.
Reuters reports that this year's exercises
involve twice the number of troops
than previous iterations.
North Korea's artillery fire drills are
demonstrations to show off their
numbers, not tactical exercises.
Firing hundreds of field artillery
pieces at once in a dense area
only measures that they were fired. , Kim Minseok, research fellow at the
Korea Defense and Security Forum, via 'Newsweek'.
Modern artillery combat is more
about firing accurately from
a dispersed position, like the
'shoot and scoot' artillery tactic. , Kim Minseok, research fellow at the
Korea Defense and Security Forum, via 'Newsweek'
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