The protective wing of US has emboldened Japan over the Diaoyu Islands, but it should not test China’s patience too far Facing the latest strained and complicated developments following Japan’s provocative behaviors on the Diaoyu…
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Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our…
Dan Rather: International News Coverage in 60s and 70s Better Than Today [Video] This is the first in a series of exclusive video interviews with veteran journalist Dan Rather, former anchor of CBS Evening News,…
An Asian tour with mammoth impact. A baby wooly mammoth found in Russia five years ago is set to visit Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan. Baby Lyuba is a rare example of…
Pakistani authorities have completed the demolition of Osama Bin Laden compound in the city of Abbottabad. A raid by the US SEALs, carried out last May, killed the terrorist in his Pakistani home where he…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/china-philippines-usa-military-127/ia9eaa4ff880c27dd69d1d893e913063a_guest-wong.flv] The US decision to station forces in the Philippines could have dangerous repercussions. Beijing may enact economic sanctions after Manila invited in US troops in response to an escalating territorial dispute over the South…
Two conferences on the South China Sea issue were recently held in the capital cities of China and the US. The one in Beijing was the fourth round of senior official meetings between China and…
Mexican political analyst Alfredo Jalife-Rahme analyzes the recent Pentagon and White House strategic and budgetary options. While an extremist fringe continues to nurture the unaffordable dream of US domination over the entire globe, President Obama…
On UN Day, at a panel on Nuclear Disarmament, Secretary General Ban-ki Moon spoke about his 2008 five point proposal for nuclear disarmament, including the requirement for negotiations to ban the bomb. It was dismaying …
For over a decade, many of the relevant academic journals are full of articles prophesizing the 21st as the Asian century. The argument is usually based on the impressive economic growth, increased production and trade…