#MoFA

Jamaica Jamaica

JAProsperity

1/ Ironically, spoke to a group of about 10 Jamaican Ship Workers (via a fam member of one) now disembarked in US who want the Govt to open borders &

Irishmonk

castlvillageman

I see the Japanese have been very dispassionately pragmatic . They have given the UK a Trade deal , full text. 6 weeks to agree or forget it.It is rather

Sebastian Veg

sebastianveghk

Unsubstantiated allegation by Dr Tedros that Taiwan gov condoned racist attacks against him will further undermine WHO credibility at time when global coordination is most needed.Earlier misleading WHO statements arguably

William Wright

Williamw1

It is good news that the UK and Japan have created a joint regulatory forum in financial services as part of their trade deal (detail from p106): a few quick

Kristin Diwan

kdiwaniya

I've been assessing statements of GCC states re the situation in Jerusalem.All condemn Israel's storming of the alAqsa mosque. This includes the 2 signatories of the Abraham Accords UAE &

Richard Horsey

rshorsey

Detailed MoFA statement on Covid-19 preparations in Rakhine State. Much ink spilled on Arakan Army terrorist designation. Whatever the merits of this in addressing the conflict (likely to be counterproductive),

Ori Pomson

OriPomson

Assuming no dramas like in 2017, one can expect 'clean slates' for Js Xue and Iwasawa, and for Pr Nolte.Pr Nolte's #ICJ candidacy was announced back in late 2018: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/themen/internatr

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itrulyknowchina

one of the most consistently dishonest and troubling behavior patterns at Chinese diplomacy has been their official readouts of meetings and phone calls between a Chinese leader and foreign counterparts.this

Dhruva Jaishankar

d_jaishankar

With NHK + Kyodo confirming that Shinzo Abe is stepping down as Japan's prime minister, a thread on at least one aspect of his legacy: Japan's military normalization. A lot

J Michael Cole (寇謐將)

JMichaelCole1

It seems there is no bottom to the lows which @DrTedros and the @WHO can sink. Tedros alleged yesterday that #Taiwan — not "Taipei and environs" — has orchestrated a

Shifa

mariamshifaa

A collection of excuses by the gov regarding the situation in North India: - There’s a lockdown. We HAVE to wait till it is revoked. CANNOT do anything until then.[was

Economic/Geopolitical Updates

FertilizerMkts

This thread is dedicated to the next armed conflict/#war #Azerbaijan vs #Armenia. You heard it here 1st folks. The #EU is silent on Azerbaijan aggression to Armenia to appease #Turkey

JapanConsulateBoston

JPNCons_boston

Looking for online activities and events this weekend? Here are some ideas. #ThingsToDoDuringLockdown #QuarantineLife (Please chime in with what you have planned too!) Nothing beats live music in person.

William Yang

WilliamYang120

Lots of comments about #Taiwan's move to reveal its email to @WHO on December 31, 2019 have been circulating on here for the last 20 hours or so. Here's a

Derek Wessman

dwvcd

What does 幹事長代行 Executive Acting Secretary-General of the LDP do? Good question.  In short: Depends on who’s in the position. Btw, it’s only existed since 2011, when LDP was out of power

Kristin Diwan

kdiwaniya

Some observations about popular discussion of the UAE-Israel agreement in the Gulf.First, if you measure by battle of hashtags, the agreement would appear to be unpopular. The hashtag "Normalization is