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China and Japan: Seven decades of bitterness
A dispute over islands in the East China Sea has inflamed relations between Japan and China for the last two years – but they were tense even before. The BBC’s Mariko Oi visited both countries with a Chinese journalist to find out why the wounds of World War Two refuse to heal. “Do you feel […]
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‘Nine-dash’ line talks needed: academic
A leading US academic with close ties to the White House is urging the US to open talks with Taiwan on the “nine-dash line.” Senior Fellow in International Diplomacy at the Brookings Institution Jeffrey Bader made the call in his new paper on ending ambiguity in the South China Sea. The so-called “nine-dash” demarcation line […]
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China to build South China Sea military base in waters claimed by Philippines and Vietnam
The following article was translated from Chinese media. Sources say due to changes in the international situation and the need to resolve South China Sea issues, Chinese military have recently drawn up a plan to conduct reclamation at Mischief and Fiery Cross Reefs. The construction of the two artificial islands will serve the same purpose […]
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Beijing slams US Navy official for ‘aiding Philippines’ remarks
China’s government on Friday slammed a US Navy official’s remarks concerning the South China Sea and asked the United States to keep its position neutral on territorial disputes between China and the Philippines. Admiral Jonathan Greenert, commander of the US Navy, said on Thursday that his country will come to the aid of the Philippines […]
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Vietnam and China: A Dangerous Incident
In early January 2014, video of a recent CCTV4 documentary “Blue Frontiers Guard” appeared online, providing a detailed history of the China Marine Surveillance (CMS) spanning from roughly 2007 up until the present. The documentary, in Chinese with English subtitles, begins with footage of an incident that occurred on June 30, 2007 between various government […]
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Moderating The China Threat
The empirical limitations of classical realism’s focus on balances of power are well understood. The theory goes that states balance against other threats simply based on the arithmetic of military hardware, which leads to all sorts of nasty arms races and security dilemmas. Of course, empirically we see examples of states – particularly smaller states […]
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Beijing could push nuclear button if US raises the stakes: expert
In an article written for the World Socialist Web Site operated by the International Committee of the Fourth International, James Cogan from Australia’s Socialist Equality Party said the United States and China are likely to go to war if the Obama administration does not stop its provocative policy towards Beijing. The US AirSea Battle concept […]
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Kerry Travels to Asia as Japan Moves Closer to Russia, India
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Diplomatic Relations, East China Sea Dispute, Foreign Policy, India, Japan, John Kerry, Russia, South KoreaU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Asia this week for talks with Chinese and South Korean officials. But he will not be visiting Japan, which is moving closer to Russia and India amid uncertain relations with Washington. Japanese paratroopers are training to defend disputed islands in the East China Sea, as China increases […]
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PH, China twit US general for views
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Foreign Policy, Herbert Carlisle, Japan, Philippines, USAThe Philippines and China appeared to have found a common ground in taking issue against the commander of the United States air forces in the Pacific, who over the past few days, had criticized both Beijing and Manila on matters related to the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Malacañang shrugged off a statement […]