Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1900, Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China. In 1942, Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1963, A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. In 1967, Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon. In 1981, Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (born 1889) passed away. In 1984, Si Tianfeng, Chinese race walker was born. In 1992, A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II). In 2001, Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919) passed away. In 2013, Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (born 1927) passed away. In 2020, Jean Kennedy Smith, American activist, humanitarian, author and diplomat (United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-1998) (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Does China have a smart or dumb diplomacy?
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
China recently raised eyebrows across the Indo-Pacific by slapping unilateral sanctions on Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and his immediate family, citing his “erroneous remarks” against Beijing’s paramilitary activities in the South China Sea. The response from Manila was swift and defiant. “That is truly what they [China] do to those who speak the truth []
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