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  • Thursday December 9th, 2021

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [December 09, 2021]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [December 09, 2021]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [December 09, 2021] 150 150 Cambodia Development Center
HOT NEWS
  1. The U.S. announced their plans to hold talks with Russia with regards to NATO’s eastward expansion despite the frailed diplomatic ties that reached a post-Cold War low point. Source: teleSUR
  2. Britain and Canada joined the U.S. in the diplomatic boycott for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic as China denounced the move as mere political posturing. Source: Reuters
  3. The U.S. House of Representative voted 428-1 to ban the imports from the China’s Xinjiang region over the allegation of genocide against Uyghur Muslim minority. Source: Deutsche Welle
WORLD
  1. Israeli and the U.S. Defense Chiefs are set to hold a possible military drill to prepare for the potential external threats in destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities should the diplomacy fails. Source: The Jerusalem Post
  2. The U.S. lawmakers called on the White House to change their hostile policy against Cuba as the sanctions and threats did not achieve Washington’s expected results. Source: teleSUR
  3. German lawmakers elected Social Democrats Olaf Scholz as the country’s new Chancellor, bringing an end to the 16-year of conservative rule under Angela Merkel. Source: Shanghai Daily
REGIONS
  1. Anotony Blinken will make an official visit to Southeast Asia to show the importance of the region for the U.S. strategy in confronting China and addressing the crisis in Myanmar. Source: CNA
  2. The Pentagon top official for Asia stressed that strengthening Taiwan’s defense capability is an urgent and essential task to deter the threats of invasion from China. Source: Reuters
  3. The Meta Platforms announced a ban on all Myanmar businesses that are controlled by the junta from appearing on all their platforms to curb the military’s influence. Source: The Straits Times
CAMBODIA
  1. The U.S. announced an arm embargo on Cambodia, including in-country transfer of sensitive items subject to the EAR, in a bid to curb what they called the Chinese influence. Source: Khmer Times
  2. In a meeting with Cambodian FM, Myanmar counterpart said they are looking forward to welcoming the Special Envoy from Cambodia to implement the five-point consensus. Source: Fresh News
  3. Cambodian and Singaporean defense representatives discussed bilateral cooperation in the military sector and pledged to deepen national defense cooperation. Source: AKP