Asia Pacific – Page 1132 – Prologue Journal

China Condemns Taiwan and U.S. Meeting in California

New York Times For Beijing, showing displeasure too openly carries risks, particularly of harming the chances for its preferred party in Taiwan’s coming presidential election. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/world/asia/taiwan-mccarthy-china.html

Australian mayor threatens to sue over alleged ChatGPT defamation, first case of its kind

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Brian Hood sent a legal notice to OpenAI after its web app wrongly implicated him in a bribery and corruption scandal – a crime he actually blew the whistle on. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3216191/australian-mayor-threatens-sue-over-alleged-chatgpt-defamation-first-case-its-kind?utm_source=rss_feed

Is rise of South Asians, Rishi Sunak and Humza Yousaf in UK politics because of increasing diversity or more wealth?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three of the UK’s most prominent politicians share not just South Asian roots, but also come from well-off families and are graduates of prestigious private schools. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3216155/rise-south-asians-rishi-sunak-and-humza-yousaf-uk-politics-because-increasing-diversity-or-more?utm_source=rss_feed

Tears of joy for domestic helper after Singapore employer buys her BTS’ Suga concert tickets

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kimberlee Ang gifted Nur ‘hard to get’ standing pen tickets for the June event after high prices left the K-pop fan disappointed. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216150/tears-joy-domestic-helper-after-singapore-employer-buys-her-bts-suga-concert-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed

Malaysia urges Chinese tourist to clear air on extortion bid by policeman

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A video of a Chinese national alleging she was extorted by a Kuala Lumpur policeman after failing to produce her passport has gone viral on social media. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216143/malaysia-urges-chinese-tourist-clear-air-extortion-bid-policeman?utm_source=rss_feed

North Korea says US-South Korea drills driving region to ‘brink of nuclear war’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. State media said the exercises have ‘turned the Korean peninsula into a huge powder magazine which can be detonated any moment’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3216129/north-korea-says-us-south-korea-drills-driving-region-brink-nuclear-war?utm_source=rss_feed

China support for Asean nuclear weapon-free zone ‘counter-intuitive’ if other states do not sign pact

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With Beijing growing its nuclear arsenal, it is also unclear how it intends to abide by the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3216105/china-support-asean-nuclear-weapon-free-zone-counter-intuitive-if-other-states-do-not-sign-pact?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Thursday Briefing: Diplomatic Visits Highlight Tension With China

New York Times Also, what’s next for Donald Trump and Israeli police raid a Jerusalem mosque. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/briefing/china-taiwan-diplomacy-trump-charge-israel.html

China Publishes Data Showing Raccoon Dog DNA at Wuhan Market

New York Times Scientists from the Chinese C.D.C. confirmed that DNA from raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to the coronavirus was found at the market in early 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/science/china-virus-origins-racoon-dogs.html

US-China relations: Taiwan ‘deterrence dilemma’ requires urgent talks to avoid war

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The moves and countermoves by China and the US in the Taiwan Strait are part of a deterrence dilemma, a spiral of actions ultimately undermining their own goal. Talks aimed at controlling the capabilities…