Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Controversy over Taiwan’s History Education, Japan-US Diplomatic Meetings, Hong Kong Judges Resign, US-France Political Relations
China criticizes 'Taiwan independence textbooks' while scholars argue that the history syllabus abandons the 'Great China Historical View'. Japan and the United States plan to hold a 2+2 meeting and consider a quad foreign ministers' meeting. Worried about the political situation, two senior British judges of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong resign. France and the United States have politically close ties but complicated economic relations. Stay informed about these international developments and their implications for cross-strait relations, regional security, Hong Kong's legal system, and global affairs.
Sources:
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-released-a-video-taiwan-province-to-criticize-dpp-government-s-de-sinicization-of-education-20240607/7646646.html
https://china.kyodonews.net/news/2024/06/eed1712b60e4-722-quad.html
https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/06/07/a103887638.html
https://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20240608-%E6%B3%95%E7%BE%8E%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E4%B8%8A%E4%BA%B2%E5%AF%86-%E7%BB%8F%E6%B5%8E%E5%85%B3%E7%B3%BB%E5%A4%8D%E6%9D%82
Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:44) China criticizes "Taiwan independence textbooks" Scholars: History syllabus abandons the "Great China Historical View"
(00:03:05) Japan and the United States plan to hold a 2+2 meeting in late July, and are also considering holding a quad foreign ministers' meeting
(00:04:43) Worried about the political situation, two senior British judges of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong resigned Political Situation in Hong Kong | Supreme Court of Hong Kong | Hao Liansi
(00:06:32) France and the United States are politically close and have complicated economic relations