As Asia becomes more prosperous it spends proportionally more of its new wealth on defense. All regional actors get increasingly concerned about the ability to protect their economic interests to ensure sustainable growth. The disputed…
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US Provoking China Militarily in Both Rhetoric and Policy: The US accused China of militarizing the region, when Washington is the one doing the militarizing Recent US statements criticizing China for militarizing the South China Sea area have been bitterly rejected by Chinese authorities, who view Washington as doing the militarizing and trying to provoke China. Tensions between various Asian countries have been on the rise over territorial disputes and Washington keeps sticking its nose in where it doesn’t belong in an attempt to undercut its global competitor, China. “Judging from the outrage coming from China at being singled out, after Vietnam and the Philippines had taken steps, without being criticized, to secure resources in the contested sea before China’s own actions, the US statement seems to be backfiring,” Douglas H. Paal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
China, DPRK vow to develop economic zones President Hu Jintao has met with one of the DPRK’s top officials Jang Song Thaek in Beijing. The meeting comes near the end of Jang’s six-day visit,…
Contention between China and the United States is extending far beyond the current hot spot of the South China Sea. As China’s economy continues its rapid expansion, a truly global realignment of power is taking place. Regions that were dominated by the West for centuries are now coming into China’s orbit, challenging America’s position at the top on a once-unipolar world. This trend is particularly evident in Africa. The United States is now seeking to counter China’s economic and political inroads in the African continent. The Africa policies of both the US and China are important not only in their own right, but also because these policies serve to indicate the significant differences in these two powers’ general foreign strategies and world views. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been quick to question China’s relationship with Africa, and highlight the purported difference in Africa policy between the US and China. During her visit to Senegal (the first stop of her African tour), she promoted “a model of sustainable partnership that adds value, rather than extracts it”. She went on to promise: “America will stand up for democracy and universal human rights even when it might be easier to look the other way and keep the resources flowing.” [1]
The Japanese government on Friday decided to release the 14 Chinese illegally detained Wednesday by Japanese authorities at the Diaoyu Islands after the Chinese government repeatedly demanded their “immediate and unconditional” release. The 14 Chinese,…
The joint initiative by China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to build two special economic zones has entered a “substantive stage”, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. The statement followed a series…
We don’t need no thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom. Teacher, leave them kids alone. Hey, Teacher, leave them kids alone! Pink Floyd — Another Brick in the Wall After the Second World…
This is from the website of the US National Endowment for Democracy. In particular, from the NED’s 2010 report, listing grants made that year: China Free Press $220,000 To provide support and a forum for human…
What “The Situation in Syria” Really Means: The 133 prostitutes who voted with the Empire On August 3rd of this year, something truly remarkable happened at the United Nations: the UNGA passed a resolution formally condemning…
Prologue The Western media inform us on a regular basis about the cheap products sent to world from China, and about the substandard and even dangerous content of some of them. Lead in paint, melamine…