Day: November 27, 2022

 

27th November 2022 (VOV5) Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, vowing more resources to deal with China while working with the world’s second-biggest economy on climate change and trade issues. The 26-page document outlined 1.9 billion USD spending, including to boost Canada’s military presence and cyber security in the region and tighten foreign investment rules to protect intellectual property.

 

The blueprint is to deepen ties with a fast-growing region of 40 countries but the focus is on China, which is mentioned more than 50 times.

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government wants to diversify trade and economic ties that are overwhelmingly reliant on the United States. Official data for September show bilateral trade with China accounted for under 7% of the total, compared to 68% for the United States.

 

The document said Canada would boost its naval presence in the region and “increase our military engagement and intelligence capacity as a means of mitigating coercive behavior and threats to regional security.”

 

It said Ottawa is engaging in the region with partners such as the United States and the European Union.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

27^th November 2022 (VOV5) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s intends to have the world’s most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday. The announcement comes after Kim inspected a November 18 test of the Hwasong-17, North Korea’s largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and pledged to counter what he called US nuclear threats.

 

North Korea’s “ultimate goal is to possess the world’s most powerful strategic force, the absolute force unprecedented in the century,” Kim said in the order promoting the officers, adding that building up the country’s nuclear capabilities would reliably protect the dignity and sovereignty of the state and the people.

 

He described the Hwasong-17 as the “world’s strongest strategic weapon” and said it demonstrated North Korea’s resolve and ability to eventually build the world’s strongest army.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency