Right in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Hungary has published its new National Security Strategy (NSS), which lists illegal migration, demographic change, armed attacks, and hybrid warfare as some of the biggest threats the country faces.

The country states that NATO is the cornerstone of the country’s security architecture in the 179-point document, which has been expanded from 51 points in the previous one published in 2012. The country regularly updates its NSS every eight years, with additional interim updates if and when warranted. Source Re-Mix

The Japanese government plans to completely lift the state of emergency over the novel coronavirus pandemic on Monday, before it expires on May 31, government sources said Sunday. Source The Japan Times

Taiwan’s laws already provide help to Hong Kong citizens whose safety and liberty are threatened for political reasons. Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with “necessary assistance”, President Tsai Ing-wen said, after a resurgence in protests in the Chinese ruled territory against newly proposed national security legislation from Beijing. Source Al Jazeera

A 17-year-old minor, suspected of having hit a 72-year-old pensioner during a rodeo, was released under judicial supervision, by decision of the liberty and detention judge. The prosecution had requested his detention on remand after being charged with aggravated manslaughter (hit and run, driving under narcotics, endangering the lives of others). Source 20Minutes

Turkish military forces have reportedly occupied an island in the Evros River, the natural border between Turkey and Greece. Athens has denied the reports, yet relations between the Mediterranean neighbors remain tense. Border tensions between Greece and Turkey aren’t new. Back in 2012, Greek authorities erected a 3-meter (10-foot) high barbed wire fence along 10 kilometers (6 miles) of the Evros River, which runs between the two countries, to stem “irregular migration.” Source Deutsche Welle

Boris Johnson has been forced to cave into to Conservative backbench rebels opposed to the presence of Huawei in 5G networks and has drawn up plans to reduce the Chinese company’s involvement to zero by 2023. Source The Guardian

• The rhetoric towards the self-ruled island has hardened in Premier Li Keqiang’s annual work report
• Beijing regards Taiwan as one of its core national interests and says it ‘resolutely opposes’ any separatist activity

Beijing has hardened its rhetoric towards Taiwan, removing references to “peaceful reunification”, in the government’s annual work report. Source The South China Morning Post