The defense white paper for 2015 examines a range of global threats and pays particular attention to China’s growing military assertiveness in the East China Sea and South China Sea, accusing it of “high-handed” actions to change the status quo by force.’Source The Japan Times
CHINA has issued a stern new direct warning to Australia, saying we’re walking a “tightrope” between the US and China. In a blistering editorial, state media outlet The China Daily warned the nation not to be “led by the nose by America, cautioning the Morrison government against adopting a “Cold War” mentality. Source News.com.au
The hallowed Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), the alma mater of President Emmanuel Macron and his predecessor François Hollande, has reported a deficit of nearly £2.5 million for last year — despite receiving an annual state subsidy of more than £27 million towards its £36 million budget. Source The Telegraph
The U.S. Treasury is poised to render a verdict on President Donald Trump’s claim that China is manipulating its currency as a trade war between the two nations intensifies and rattles markets. Source: Bloomberg
