Tensions a are also high betwee china and the United States over the South China Sea. The u. S. Has r rejected beijing Maritime Claims across most of the South China Sea as completely unlawful. In july, the u. S. Held military exercises in the area that included aircraft carriers. In the following months, the Chinese Military test fired Ballistic Missiles toward the sea. At wednesdays meeting, asean countries are expected to call for restraint. An expert says that china and the u. S. Need to understand asean does not want to see the dispute escalate in the south china a sea. Asean in particular is very interested in managing incidents in the South China Sea, and we hope that we can cononstructivey contntribute to managiging the tension in the South China Sea, including the tension between the u. S. And china. He expressed hope that asean meetings would push all the concerned countries to seek ways to solve the situation without increasing tension in the region. Strat separately chinese
Nuclear weapons, as well as Cyber Attacks on nuclear infrastructure. It appeals to current leaders to disarm before its too latate. The current leaders of 20 nato members, including canada, germany, and norway, will receive the letter, along with japan and south korea. Those countries have not joined the 2017 u. N. Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. They rely on the Nuclear Umbrella of the United States. The pact will take effect 90 days after it is ratified by 50 nations. The figure now stands at 44. The United States has unihat rally declared u. N. Sanctions on iran are back in place, but other members of the u. N. Disagree. Its chief says he cant proceed with sanctions while theres uncertainty. Secretarygeneral Antonio Guterres made the comment in a letter to the u. N. Security council. Last month, washington said it had started a process in the u. N. To restore sanctions on tehran from september 19th. But most Council Members argue the move was void as the u. S. Has alre
Japan. The powerful stotorm is expecte to approach the southwestern part of the country from sunday through monday with nearly its full force intact. Translator it is necessary to fully consider the possibility that the typhoon will have a bigger impact than weve ever experienced. Its the second major storm to hit in a week. Typhoon maysak brought heavy rain to the kyushu region earlier this week. The storm left at least five people injured and hundreds of thousands of homes without power. A search is underway for the crew of a cargo ship. It was sailing wednesday morning when it fell out of contact. Of the 43 crew members on board, one has been rescued so far. He told rescue workers that an engine malfunctioned and made it unable to cruise and the ship capsized when a wave hit it from the side. The storm system barreled across the Korean Peninsula inundating hundreds of homes achd leaving one person dead. South korean Officials Say they recorded more than 1,000 mill meet ergs of rain
Fukuoka, and hiroshima prefectures overnight raising river waters nearly to the point of overthrowing. It also means a strong possibility of landslides. Already hard hit areas wont see any relief soon as the search continues for more than a dozen missing people. 72 others have died. This weather expert says the rain that hit kumamoto e earlie thisis month poured in like a river and spread overr an area s wide as 500 kilometers and carried more than 500,000 tons of water vapor per second. Transnslator the amazon, th Worlds Largest river, carries about 200,000 tons of water per second. A rough estimate of twice that amount was flowing into the region. The situation has not changed much, so we can still expect a substantial amount of vapor to flow in. In the aftermath of the intense rain, communities are also pulling together to help those in need. Officials say more than 14,000 homes and other buildings have been damaged. Chinese media say heavy rainfall along the yanghtze has left 140 p
Discussing the draft law on sunday. It is scheduled to end on tuesday. It is aimed at cracking down on antigovernment activities in hong kong and lays out four criminal acts that beijing says threaten the country. They are advocating secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign or external forces. It also stipulates the Chinese Government will set up a National Security agency in hong kong that may exercise jurisdiction in certain circumstances. Provisions of the proposed law have yet to be disclosed. Hong kong media reported it could carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. After being approved the legislation is expected to be promulgated by the hong kong government. Concerns are growing among hong kong residents and the International Community that the one country two systems principle that guarantees a high degree of autonomy for the territory could be destroyed. The Chinese Government announced a countermeasure against the united states, saying it will impose