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Asian View

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Key words : taiwan US troops
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211028_22/

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has confirmed in a US TV interview that US troops have been deployed in Taiwan to train its military.

CNN says the interview was conducted on Tuesday. It comes as China is ramping up military pressure over Taiwan.

Tsai said the threat from Beijing is growing "every day."

Asked if the US support for Taiwan includes the training of Taiwanese troops, Tsai said, "We have a wide range of cooperation with the US aiming at increasing our defense capability."

Tsai also said the number of US military personnel was "not as many as people thought."

CNN says Tsai is the first Taiwan president in decades to acknowledge the presence of US troops for training purposes. The last US troops left Taiwan in 1979, when the US switched formal diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing.

Tsai was also asked if she has faith that the US would defend Taiwan if China were to try to move on Taiwan. Tsai responded, "I do have faith."

Tsai's words are apparently intended to keep Beijing in check. But a sharp reaction is expected from China, which maintains that Taiwan is part of its territory.

Key words : china ambassador twitter
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211028_11/

China's ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, has opened an official Twitter account to deepen mutual understanding between the two countries.

Kong tweeted in Japanese on Wednesday that he is happy to have created one more route to connect with the people of Japan.

He posted a photograph of a stone lantern in the embassy compound that was a gift from Japan. He also tweeted that he is from China's Heilongjiang Province and has enjoyed speed skating since he was very young.

The Chinese Embassy in Japan says the Twitter account aims to deepen mutual trust and friendly exchanges between the people of China and Japan.

The embassy also says it will send out messages to respond to Japanese people in various fields who are interested in the progressing Japan-China relationship and China's present situation.

The United States and European nations are becoming increasingly concerned over China's aggressive diplomatic style referred to as "wolf warrior diplomacy."
Chinese President Xi Jinping instructed officials this May to create a humble, credible, lovable and respectable image of China.

The Chinese government restricts the use of Twitter and most Chinese do not have access to the site. But China's diplomats and state-run media have been actively tweeting messages.

Key words : south intelligence
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211028_34/

South Korea's intelligence agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lost weight by about 20 kilograms, but he appears to have no health problems.

Kim looked much slimmer when he made public appearances to watch a parade of paramilitary and public security forces in September and other occasions.

Some media outlets in South Korea and the United States have speculated that there was a double of Kim.

South Korea's National Intelligence Service briefed parliamentarians on Thursday about its assessment on Kim's health.

Lawmakers who attended the briefing said the NIS has concluded that Kim had reduced his weight by 20 kilograms from 140 kilograms in 2019.

The agency reportedly used artificial intelligence and high-resolution monitors in the analysis.

The NIS ruled out the possibility of a stand-in for Kim as groundless.

The agency also reported on Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development.

It said there are signs that the North operated its main nuclear complex in Nyongbyon, and it could have reprocessed spent nuclear fuel rods there.

The NIS also said that Pyongyang test-launched for the first time a newly developed hypersonic missile in September, and it will likely carry out additional tests.

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