https://www.scmp.com/rss/519733/feed Cao Zhong is a senior student at the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com New year, new greetings. And the most notable feature of North Korea’s festive diplomacy is its emphasis on its relationship with Russia – and its downgrading of its ties with China. Clearly, Pyongyang intends to flatter Russia and pressure China to extract benefits from both while operating from a stronger position. This approach is reminiscent of the late Kim Il-sung’s tactics in securing maximum benefit from the Soviet Union and Mao-era China. When his grandson, Kim Jong-un, sent New Year... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3293433/china-north-korea-relations-start-new-year-new-low?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3293433/china-north-korea-relations-start-new-year-new-low?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:30:08 +0000 The US-Japan-South Korea partnership could face the threat of dissolution after major political changes in all three countries. Initiated by the late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, promoted by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and effectively led by the Biden administration, the partnership aims to counter China and North Korea. In the United States, Donald Trump, who disagrees with many of the Biden administration’s plans, is set to return as president. In South Korea, Yoon, a staunch... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3291263/how-china-can-hasten-break-us-japan-south-korea-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3291263/how-china-can-hasten-break-us-japan-south-korea-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Dec 2024 01:30:07 +0000 Mainstream global opinion since Donald Trump won the US presidential election has been that his administration will bring instability to the world by imposing stiff import tariffs and abandoning America’s role as a security provider. On Trump’s proposed tariffs, there are two main views: one is that he sees them as a bargaining chip for concessions, the other is that he is serious about implementing and broadly enforcing his campaign promises. Experts generally agree that Trump’s focus on... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3287435/exit-america-enter-china-how-beijing-can-benefit-isolationist-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3287435/exit-america-enter-china-how-beijing-can-benefit-isolationist-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:30:08 +0000 Amid the war with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Mongolia on September 3 with two main goals: seeking financial support from the East and stabilising Mongolia’s “third neighbour” policy in the hope of preventing Mongolia from aligning with the United States, Japan or Nato. Achieving both objectives presents difficulties. Without support from China, financial resources are unlikely to be secured. If financial goals remain unmet, stabilising Mongolia’s foreign policy will be... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3278046/why-mongolias-third-neighbour-policy-has-russia-worried?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3278046/why-mongolias-third-neighbour-policy-has-russia-worried?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:30:08 +0000