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What the world's news carried on 27 December 2020
Summary
A look back at three developments from the days before 27 December 2020, involving Belarus, East Asia and the Central African Republic.
What was shaping the international agenda on 27 December 2020? The reports from the preceding days pointed to sanctions in Eastern Europe, military manoeuvres in East Asia and a deepening crisis in Central Africa.
Sanctions over Belarus
On 23 December 2020, the Trump administration imposed additional sanctions on Belarusian officials and four offices. The measures concerned human rights abuses that occurred during protests against President Alexander Lukashenko.
Aircraft near South Korea
On 22 December 2020, South Korea said it had scrambled fighter jets after four Chinese and fifteen Russian military aircraft entered its air defence identification zone. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said China had notified it in advance of a joint military exercise between China and Russia.
Crisis in the Central African Republic
On 21 December 2020, Rwanda deployed what it called a protection force to the Central African Republic. Its peacekeepers had been attacked by rebel forces advancing on the capital, Bangui. The Rwandan and Central African Republic governments accused former President François Bozizé of backing the rebels and plotting a coup, which he denied. Russia also sent troops and heavy weaponry to support the government.
