COP26 | Nov. 2, 2021

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What is COP26?
In 1992, countries agreed to an international treaty called the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which set ground rules and expectations for global cooperation on combating climate change. It was the first time the majority of nations formally recognized the need to control greenhouse gas emissions, which cause global warming that drives climate change.

That treaty has since been updated, including in 2015 when nations signed the Paris climate agreement. That agreement set the goal of limiting global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F), and preferably to 1.5 C (2.7 F), to avoid catastrophic climate change.

COP26 stands for the 26th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC. The "parties" are the 196 countries that ratified the treaty plus the European Union. The United Kingdom, partnering with Italy, is hosting COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 through Nov. 12, 2021, after a one-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic...     more

see also in Wikipedia
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference. It is being held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, between 31 October and 12 November 2021, under the presidency of Alok Sharma.[1][2] The conference is the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the third meeting of the parties to the Paris Agreement.
This conference is the first time that parties are expected to commit to enhanced ambition since COP21. Parties are required to carry out every five years, as outlined in the Paris Agreement, a process colloquially known as the 'ratchet mechanism'.[3]
The venue for the conference is the SEC Centre in Glasgow. Originally due to be held in November 2020 at the same venue, the event was postponed for twelve months because of the COVID-19 pandemic...     more

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
U.S. will make sure Taiwan has ability to defend itself: Blinken

Nov. 1 - ​U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the United States will remain committed to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and make sure Taiwan has the ability to defend itself.

In an interview on CNN's State of Union, Blinken reiterated there has been no change for his country when it came to Taiwan. He was asked to comment on President Joe Biden's recent remarks in which Biden said the U.S. would defend Taiwan in the event of an attack from China.

​"There is no change in our policy," Blinken said. "We've had a longstanding commitment that, by the way, then-Senator Biden strongly supported when he was in the United States Senate, a longstanding commitment pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act to make sure that Taiwan has the means to defend itself, and we stand by that."

"The President stood by that strongly, and we want to make sure that no one takes any unilateral action that would disrupt the status quo with regard to Taiwan. That hasn't changed," Blinken added...     more

James Blunt | Face The Sun

 Face The Sun/臉朝向太陽

Yes, this love's not good enough
It's time to let it go
Our weary hearts just fall apart
I feel it in my bones

And God knows
That it's hard to find the one
But in time
All the flowers turn to face the sun
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So silently just walk with me
Like any other day
No sad goodbyes, no tears, no lies
Just go our separate ways

And God knows
That it's hard to find the one
But in time, all the flowers
Yes, in time, all the flowers
Turn to face the sun

And God knows
That it's hard to find the one
But in time, all the flowers
Yes, in time, all the flowers
Turn to face the sun

James Blunt - Face The Sun Lyrics | AZLyrics.com

《臉朝向太陽》

對，這份愛情還不夠好
現該是休棄它的時候
我們疲憊的心只是碎了
我對它的感覺很強烈

還有老天曉得
要另外再找一份的話可不容易
但在還未來不及之前
所有花兒們的臉全都朝向太陽

所以我們只是和我一同悄悄地離開
和以往一樣每隔幾天這事就會發生
沒有傷心的道別、沒有眼淚、也沒有虛假
我們只是各走各的路

還有老天曉得
要另外再找一份的話可不容易
但在還未來不及之前，所有花兒們的
是的，在還未來不及之前，所有花兒們的
臉全都朝向太陽

還有老天曉得
要另外再找一份的話可不容易
但在還未來不及之前，所有花兒們的
是的，在還未來不及之前，所有花兒們的
臉全都朝向太陽

Anatoly Antonov | Oct. 13, 2021

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China Says U.S.-China War Is Imminent

Oct. 13 - ...In other words: America’s “special operations forces” might be killed when China sends its military forces into Taiwan so as to deal with the insurrection that’s now occurring in this province. China is saying that it will be sending those troops and planes onto the island before America publicly invades the island, in order to be in a better position to deal with the U.S. invasion if and when it occurs. China is clearly aiming here to avoid there being “a de facto US garrison on the island.” China — if it is going to kill U.S. troops on that island — wants to be killing only those few “special operations forces” personnel, and NOT any “garrison.” It wants to minimize the damage.

​The U.S. Government has officially recognized that Taiwan is — as the Chinese Government itself says — a province of China, not a separate nation. Therefore, what the U.S. Biden Administration is now doing is actually in violation of official (and actually longstanding) U.S. Government policy on the matter...     more

The navies of the Quad countries commenced the second phase of theMalabar exercise in the Bay of Bengal.
India, Japan, Australia, US commence phase two of Malabar exercise

Oct. 13 - The navies of the Quad countries—India, Australia, Japan, and the United States—have commenced the second phase of the Malabar naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal.The Indian Navy is represented by Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay, Shivalik-class stealth frigate INS Satpura, P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft, and a submarine.The three-day exercise (Oct 12-15) will focus on interoperability, coordination, and synergy between the countries...     more details

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Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov
Russia, US achieve practical results in combating cybercrime — Russian ambassador
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​At the same time, the diplomat noted that Russia is also facing major cyber attacks on its web resources

Oct. 13 - Russia is responding to all US concerns in the cybersecurity domain, and the two countries have managed to achieve practical results in combating cybercrime, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday.

​"The presidents of Russia and the United States have agreed to launch dialogue on cybersecurity. Four rounds of expert consultations under the auspices of the Security Councils of the two countries have taken place," he said at the opening of the Annual Meeting of the US-Russia Business Council via videoconference. "There are some little, but concrete results in curbing hacker activity. We are responding to all the concerns that Washington conveys to us through the established channels."

At the same time, the diplomat noted that Russia is also facing major cyber attacks on its web resources.

"One of the most recent incidents - heavy attacks against information network of the Russian Central Election Commission during the State Duma elections. Fifty percent of those attacks have been committed from the territory of the United States," he said.

In his words, it is important to understand that the fight against crime in the virtual space is only one of the aspects of international information security.

"This issue is much broader and, given the dynamic development of communication technologies, will require more and more attention," Antonov said. "In this regard, we have reiterated the proposal of the President of Russia from September 25, 2020, to establish comprehensive cooperation on cybersecurity issues in their entirety, including to prevent militarization of Internet and cyberweapons arms race."

Positive signs

According to the diplomat, first positive signs have emerged following the Geneva summit between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden.

"The constructive and businesslike meeting of the presidents made it possible to outline ways out of the dangerous impasse in the bilateral relations," he said.

"It has to do with the resumption of dialogue on strategic stability, which has always served as a kind of barometer of the general condition of Russian-U.S. relations. The second round of consultations between interagency delegations headed by deputy foreign ministers was held in Geneva on September 30," the diplomat continued. "The talk was professional and useful. A common understanding was reached regarding the goal of the strategic dialogue which is to define parameters of the arms control architecture as a follow-up to the existing New START Treaty."

Two working groups have been established, and this will help focus discussions, make them more substantive, Antonov went on.

"Our delegations deliberated on principles and tasks of the future arms control as well as capabilities and actions that could have a strategic effect," he said.     Source from TASS

US Lawmakers Try to Ruin US-Russia Relations By Proposing New Sanctions - Antonov

Oct 13 - US lawmakers who are proposing a set of sanctions on 35 Russian individuals are attempting to ruin the relationship between the two countries, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday.
“It is honestly puzzling, the maniacal persistence with which local legislators are trying to ruin Russian-US relations. The new attempt to impose sanctions on 35 Russians under completely far-fetched pretenses is a striking confirmation of this,” Antonov said in a statement.

In late September, the US House of Representatives’ Rules Committee approved legislation that would recommend sanctions against 35 Russian individuals, including civil servants, businessmen, top banking and energy company officials, as well as several media personalities.

Antonov said the proposed sanctions are a way for US lawmakers to give voters the illusion of a fight with the US enemies instead of focusing on domestic problems. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has similarly called the proposal an attempt by politicians to improve their chances of reelection.

Antonov also called on members of Congress to abandon the “destructive approaches and throw off their anti-Russian blinders,” and engage in constructive, mutually-respectful dialogues with Russia to address global challenges.     source from Sputnik

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Ambassador to the United States

Nomination and confirmation
Antonov is considered a hardliner against the West, earning him a reputation as a "bull terrier."[9] In early autumn 2016, he was considered to be the next Russian Ambassador to the United States as the Kremlin assumed that Hillary Clinton would win the presidential election and, therefore, bilateral relations would remain strained. However, despite the fact that Donald Trump won the election, Antonov was still chosen to take over the post from Sergey Kislyak, who had been the ambassador since 2008. In February 2017, Antonov was named the main candidate for this post.[10][11] On 11 May 2017, the Russian Foreign Ministry formally submitted Antonov to the Federal Assembly,[12] which voted to endorse him as ambassador on 18 May following a closed session of the State Duma's foreign policy committee.[13][14][15]

On 21 August 2017, Vladimir Putin formally appointed Antonov as the Ambassador of Russia to the United States by presidential decree.[16][17]

Term
Antonov was recalled to Moscow on 17 March 2021 after US President Joe Biden called Putin a "killer." On 1 April, after consultations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the diplomatic corps announced that Antonov was officially under ambassadorial recall until further notice. The decision to return Antonov to Washington, D.C. was made following the results of the 2021 Russia–United States summit.[18]
from Wikipedia

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Taiwan Strait | Oct. 6, 2021

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a briefing with reporters — 10/4/2021
​ Oct 5, 2021
White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing on Monday. President Joe Biden on Monday blamed Republicans for blocking efforts to raise or suspend the U.S. borrowing limit and avert a dangerous first-ever default on the national debt. The president slammed the GOP for what he described as hypocritical behavior: Adding nearly $8 trillion to the U.S. debt during the Trump administration and later refusing to pay for already-approved tax cuts and spending.

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The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer (110 mi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is 130 km (81 mi) wide.


The journey through the Taiwan Strait has angered China.
China accuses British navy of 'evil intentions' as UK warship sails through Taiwan Strait

​China's military followed and warned the British warship that sailed through the Taiwan Strait.

Sep. 28 - A British warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait - a move that angered China, which claims self-governing Taiwan as part of its territory. 

​China's military followed and warned the British warship that sailed across the waters the People's Liberation Army said on Monday, adding that Britain was engaging in behaviour that "harboured evil intentions".

"After a busy period working with partners and allies in the East China Sea, we are new en route through the Taiwan straight to visit Vietnam and the Vietnam People's Navy," the official account of the frigate HMS Richmond said on Twitter...     more

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US-China politics collide over Taiwan airspace

Growing conventional wisdom in Washington says that Beijing is preparing to attack the island. Not so fast.

Oct. 6 - Since late last year, the Chinese military has begun significantly increasing its offshore air activities near Taiwan. 

​This trend has grown over time to include a wide range of different types of military aircraft, often sortied in ever-larger numbers, mostly to the west and southwest of the island. But many flights are also crossing the so-called midline of the Taiwan Strait between the island and mainland China, and almost all of them cross into Taiwan’s very expansive Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), in each case forcing the Taiwan aircraft to sortie aircraft in response.

This significant increase in Chinese military activity near Taiwan is of considerable concern, as it represents a largely unprecedented set of actions (in scale and frequency and type of aircraft involved), thus raising tensions across the Strait. This situation has naturally generated all manner of both informed and uninformed speculation by a wide range of pundits on the meaning of the Chinese flights. 

Unfortunately, rather than shedding light on the issue, much of this commentary simply serves to reinforce the growing conventional wisdom in Washington that Beijing is preparing to attack the island at the first opportunity, or is at the very least gearing up for vastly more provocative actions, such as flights over Taiwan, or perhaps the seizure of a small offshore island under Taipei’s control, thus daring the U.S. to respond. 

The problem is thus seen as a very simple one of growing Chinese military aggression; hence, for most pundits, the answer is equally simple: we need ever greater levels of military deterrence, including far more arms for Taiwan. For some that means an unambiguous U.S. commitment to defend the island if attacked, regardless of the reason, and for others a call to place Taiwan within the U.S. defense perimeter, which could imply the placement of U.S. forces on the island...     more

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Oct 6, 2021

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