VIENNA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands have been Chinese territory since ancient times and China’s claim to their sovereignty is legal and reasonable, says an Austrian expert on international law….
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China sent its first aircraft carrier into formal service on Tuesday amid a tense maritime dispute with Japan in a show of force that could worry its neighbors. China’s Ministry of Defence said the…
Media organizations observed a joint drill Saturday of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps on the western Pacific island of Guam, aimed at strengthening their ability to defend remote islands from…
Early this week, sixty-five American soldiers landed in Kathmandu and moved to Dhikurpokhari of Kaski district of Nepal. They are also travelling in Manang and Mustang districts bordering China’s Tibet region. Ostensibly they are on a “humanitarian mission” of assessing the quality of healthcare services available to the local people. They have been meeting health workers and holding talks with NGOs working in these parts. This job could have been better accomplished by a team of public health experts in civilian dress.
A French official who spoke on condition of anonymity France and its allies are discussing the establishment of a no-fly-zone over Syria, according to a French official says. “We are working, but not only us, a lot of countries are working on the issue of a no-fly zone, but for the moment it is clear that it’s very difficult to set up for several reasons,” AFP quoted a senior French official as saying in Washington on Friday. “We are talking with all our partners, with the Turks, with the Americans, with the Brits, with others,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He went on to say that the decision must be approved by the United Nations Security Council, where it will probably face opposition from Russia and China. “It is a very complex decision for legal reasons and for practical reasons. The military assessment is that this is extremely complicated. This has to be looked at very carefully by the Pentagon, by our military people, the British military, the Turks,” the French official added.
Historical documents dating back to the Ming Dynasty establish Diaoyu Islands as Chinese territory. The challenge to Chinese ownership came from Japanese annexation of the islands in 1894-5 following the first Sino-Japanese War. Da…
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“Proceeding from the Japanese people stand of opposition to militarism, one should reject the name Senkaku Islands, which was adopted by Japanese Militarism after seizing them from China. Use the only correct name in history,…
China’s defence chief warns his US counterpart over American claim to a stake in the conflict In a meeting with his US counterpart yesterday, Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie voiced “strong opposition” to…
Europe’s redemption lies in the re-affirmation of the Lisbon Strategy of 2000, a ten-year development plan that focused on innovation, mobility and education, social, economic and environmental renewal. * * * * * Back to…