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China has decided to join the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

June 23, 2020

The people’s Republic of China will join the multilateral Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), this was decided during a three-day meeting from 18th June to 20th June of the top lawmaking committee in China- Legislative Affairs Committee. China was one of ..

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U.S. Russia talks on new Nuclear Disarmament Treaty begins without China

June 23, 2020

Delegations from the United States led by Marshall Billingslea and the Russian Delegation under their Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov begin their 2-day talks on 22nd June 2020 at the capital city of Austria, Vienna.  The talks for extending the nuclear ..

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Last Satellite of China’s BeiDou Satellite System 3 (BDS-3) Launched

June 23, 2020

In an effort to compete with the United States Government’s NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia’s GLONASS, and the Galileo Systems of the European Union,  China completed the launch of its final satellite on 23rd June 2020. The satellite was ..

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Bill to Rename ‘Tonoshiro’ to ‘Tonoshiro Senkaku’ triggered tensions between Japan and China

June 23, 2020

A group of Islands without inhabitants located at the South China Sea has been a point of disagreement between Japan and China since 1972. The island is known by the name Senkakus in Japan, while in the People’s Republic of ..

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India becomes 12th Largest Holder of US Government Securities at April 2020 end

June 22, 2020

Despite low returns, the Treasury Securities (are of four types- Bills, Notes, Bonds, Inflation-Protected Securities) backed by the United States Treasury Department is one of the safest assets for any Central Bank around the world. With USD 157.4 billion at ..

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China plans to Establish National Security Bureau in Hong Kong

June 22, 2020

On 28th May 2020, Beijing passed legislation that empowered the Chinese Parliament to draft security laws for Hong Kong. Now China continues to tighten its grip on Honk Kong by planning to establish a ‘Special Bureau- National Security Office’ in ..

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China sets up “National Security Agency” in Hong Kong

June 22, 2020

China is to set up a “National Security Agency” in Hong Kong. The Agency will oversee the implementation of new law that aims to crack the dissent in the city. What is the new security law? The new Security law ..

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Trump signs bill focusing on human rights crisis in Xinjiang

June 20, 2020

The US President Trump signed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020. This makes the US the first country to enact law to address the human rights crisis in East Turkistan. It holds accountable the perpetrators of human rights ..

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