Taiwan welcomes Japan, US commitment to cross-strait peace
April 17, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Taiwan s President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during a launch ceremony for its first indigenous amphibious transport dock in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, on April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) TAIPEI (Kyodo) Taiwan on Saturday welcomed a joint statement issued by Japan and the United States affirming the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou said the Taiwan government will continue to work closely with Japan, the United States and other like-minded countries to safeguard democracy, universal values and a rules-based international order to ensure peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
DUNAMIS Senior Pastor, Paul Enenche
The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Center, Pastor Paul Enenche has commended Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on his response that contained the panic during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
Pastor Enenche gave the commendation at the ongoing 3-day crusade at the Lokoja Confluence Station.
“I want to congratulate Kogi State governor for how you dealt with coronavirus. You just mesmerized, yeyerized and smallified the thing,” he said.
He alluded that the Governor’s approach not to “glorify” the pandemic went a long way to relieve the citizens of the panic identified with the news of the spread of the virus during the early days of the virus.
China voices firm opposition to US-Japan summit statement
April 17, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
In this Feb. 22, 2021, file photo, a woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus sits near a screen showing China and U.S. flags as she listens to a speech by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Lanting Forum on bringing China-U.S. relations back to the right track, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) BEIJING (Kyodo) China on Saturday expressed strong concern and firm opposition to a joint statement released after a U.S.-Japan summit in which they voiced anxiety over several matters related to Beijing such as Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the nearby waters.