Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Political Asylum for Lee Hsien Yang and Rising Tensions in Asia
Lee Hsien Yang, son of Singapore's founding leader, has been granted political asylum in the UK amid claims of persecution from his brother's government. Meanwhile, Japan faces political uncertainty as the dollar surpasses 150 yen, and a new alliance of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea raises alarms. U.S. intelligence warns of foreign interference in the upcoming presidential election, highlighting the complex interplay of politics and international relations.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-69436209
https://m.jiemian.com/article/11860459.html
https://www.dw.com/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BF%84%E7%BD%97%E6%96%AF%E4%BC%8A%E6%9C%97%E6%9C%9D%E9%B2%9C%E6%82%84%E7%84%B6%E5%BD%A2%E6%88%90%E9%82%AA%E6%81%B6%E6%96%B0%E8%BD%B4%E5%BF%83/video-70553718
https://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB/20241022-%E7%BE%8E%E6%83%85%E6%8A%A5%E5%AE%98%E5%91%98%E8%AD%A6%E5%91%8A-%E4%BF%84%E4%B8%AD%E4%BC%8A%E6%9C%89%E6%84%8F%E5%9C%A8%E5%A4%A7%E9%80%89%E5%89%8D%E5%88%86%E5%8C%96%E7%BE%8E%E5%9B%BD%E9%80%89%E6%B0%91
Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:44) Lee Hsien Yang: Lee Kuan Yew's second son was granted political asylum in the United Kingdom Showing documents to the BBC showing when and why he was asylum
(00:03:07) Political clouds loom over the prospect of a rate hike in Japan, and the dollar breaks the 150 mark against the yen
(00:05:00) China, Russia, Iran, North Korea quietly forming a new axis of evil?
(00:06:43) U.S. intelligence officials warn that Russia, China and Iran intend to divide United States voters before the election