East Asia Digest by Ambassador Gautam Bambawale | September 2020
I Overview China:• Foreign Ministers meet at Moscow• Local Commanders meet at Chushul/Moldo• China – EU Summit held• TikTok arrives at agreement with Oracle Japan:• PM Abe steps down; Suga takes over as new PM• PM Modi speaks telephonically with PM Suga• Senior Officials of Quad meet virtually• PM Suga holds telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi• PM Suga addresses the UN General Assembly […]
East Asia Digest by Ambassador Gautam Bambawale | October 2020
I Overview China:• China’s Politburo holds Study Session on Quantum Science and Technology• China posts good economic results for Q3• China to impose sanctions on US firms selling arms to Taiwan• 5th Plenary Session of Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee meeting in Beijing• India – China border faceoff continues Japan:• Quad Foreign Ministers meet at Tokyo• External Affairs Minister Jaishankar […]
East Asia Digest by Ambassador Gautam Bambawale | November 2020
I Overview China:• 5th Plenary Session of Central Committee of CPC held• China’s Reaction to Malabar Naval Exercises• India – China Border Imbroglio Continues• G-20, SCO and BRICS Summits held virtually – PM Modi and Xi both attend Japan:• Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Tokyo• Japanese start-up Ispace Inc. to design lunar landers for NASA• Japan’s Consumer Prices fall at fastest […]
