AsianSIL’s interest group of international humanitarian law held a symposium at China University of Political Science and Law on 16 November 2024
The interest group of international humanitarian law held a symposium at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) in Beijing, China on 16 November 16 2024. The theme of the symposium is “Achievements and Challenges of International Humanitarian Law in a Diverse Asia”. It was jointly organized by the School of International law and…
Read MorePutin sells Russian-Chinese plan to diffuse North Korea crisis (Fox News, 6 September 2017)
Putin sells Russian-Chinese plan to diffuse North Korea crisis (Fox News, 6 September 2017) Speaking after the talks with the visiting South Korean president, Putin in televised remarks urged North Korea’s neighbors to support the Russian-Chinese roadmap. He said it “offers a genuine way to defuse the tensions and a step-by-step settlement.” “We should not…
Read MoreIndia and China agree to end border standoff (Channel News Asia, 28 August 2017)
India and China agree to end border standoff (Channel News Asia, 28 August 2017) India and China have agreed to an “expeditious disengagement” of troops in a disputed border area where their soldiers have been locked in a stand-off for more than two months, India’s foreign ministry said. Indian and Chinese troops have been confronting…
Read MoreNorth Korea: US says ‘no value’ in UN Security Council meeting (BBC, 31 July 2017)
North Korea: US says ‘no value’ in UN Security Council meeting (BBC, 31 July 2017) The US says it will not call for a UN Security Council meeting over North Korea’s missile tests because it would produce “nothing of consequence”. Such a meeting would send a message to North Korea that the international community was…
Read MoreUS, allies prepared to use ‘overwhelming force’ in North Korea, general says (Fox News, 30 July 2017)
US, allies prepared to use ‘overwhelming force’ in North Korea, general says (Fox News, 30 July 2017) The statement from Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander, came after the militaries of the U.S., South Korea and Japan spent 10 hours conducting bomber-jet drills over the Korean Peninsula. The training mission was a…
Read MoreUN condemns DPR Korea’s ballistic missile launch (UN News, 22 May 2017)
UN condemns DPR Korea’s ballistic missile launch (UN News, 22 May 2017) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Pyongyang to return to the path of denuclearization saying the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is a threat to peace and security in the region. DPRK fired the missile while the…
Read MoreSecurity Council strongly condemns DPRK nuclear test (UN News, 10 September 2016)
Security Council strongly condemns DPRK nuclear test (UN News, 10 September 2016) The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear test on 9 September and said it is a clear violation of repeated calls on the country to halt such activity. In a press statement after the…
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