The United States said Friday that it hosted a working-level experts’ meeting with counterparts from China, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom in “an ongoing exchange” amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. According to the State Department, experts from the foreign and defense ministries of the five nuclear-armed states met on June 13 and 14 in…
Modi Urges UK Leader to Take ‘Strong Action’ After Protest Outside Indian Embassy
India’s prime minister has demanded “strong action” from the British government after Sikh separatists conducted protests and vandalism outside the Indian High Commission in London last month. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone conversation with his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, on April 13 and raised the security issue of Indian diplomatic establishments in…
Britain Joins Asia-Pacific Free Trade Pact in ‘Biggest Trade Deal Since Brexit’
March 31, 2023
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The United Kingdom has struck a deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after almost two years of “intense negotiations,” the British government said on March 31. In a statement, the British government hailed the Asia-Pacific trade deal as the country’s “biggest trade deal since Brexit,” referring to the withdrawal of Britain…
Japan Forms Pact With UK, Italy to Build Next-Generation Fighter Jet
December 9, 2022
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Japan has teamed up with Britain and Italy to jointly develop next-generation fighter aircraft by 2035, as Japan seeks to broaden its defense alliances in the face of emerging security threats. The three nations announced Friday the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), a collaborative effort to build next-generation fighter aircraft by combining Britain’s Tempest and…
UK Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Canadian Teenager
A British man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Canadian teenager who moved to England last year after meeting him online. Essex Police said Monday that Jack Sepple will spend a minimum 23 1/2 years in prison for the death of Ashley Wadsworth of Vernon, B.C. Wadsworth, 19, was…
South Korea and UK Hold 1st Minister-Level Strategic Defense Dialogue
South Korea and the United Kingdom held their first vice ministerial-level defense strategy dialogue on July 18 to put into action the bilateral framework adopted by the two regimes last month. South Korean Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul met with his British counterpart, Annabel Goldie, in London to discuss the framework for deeper cooperation, according…
The Epoch Times Launches ‘Hong Kong & the World’ Website
June 10, 2022
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Hong Kong is a place full of miracles, a famous international city in a small place, with more than 7 million proud Hong Kong people working hard in this blessed land free from natural disasters, creating a prosperous society with a fusion of Chinese and Western cultures. Sadly, the CCP betrayed its promise. China’s National…
Biden, AUKUS Leaders Announce Hypersonic Missile Plan
President Joe Biden, along with other leaders from the trilateral AUKUS international defense partnership, announced on April 5 the group will join in an effort to develop hypersonic missiles. The pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, known as AUKUS, was announced in September 2021. Its main piece is a plan to…
UK Partners With Japan To Build Fighter Jet Sensor
The United Kingdom and Japan on Tuesday signed a letter of arrangement to pursue cooperative research on a “world-leading” fighter jet sensor beginning in April, the British Ministry of Defense said. The project, known as Jaguar, will be designed to allow the armed forces to better detect “future threats from air, land, and sea quickly”…
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