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CIA Analyst: Beijing Poses A Greater Threat Than Russia
The naivete and clueless Obama White House has left a terrible strategic mess. While the Obama administration concentrated on global climate change and sold its soul to Tehran for a nuclear deal — China and Russia were concentrating on geographic change. And both China and Russia took full advantage of the weakness of the U.S. […]
China’s Strategy In Asia Is Simple: Kick America Out
Excerpts: Six Concerns Complicating Accommodation Behavior: China is a republic but not a democracy, and its government’s behavior toward its own citizens and toward foreigners and neighboring states, including Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, reminds Americans that bilateral relations cannot yet be normal and cooperation cannot yet be close. Collision: The […]
Sounding The Warning: DoD Report Examines The Growing Security Challenge From China
Sounding The Warning: DoD Report Examines The Growing Security Challenge From China heritage.org · by Dean Cheng Report Defense June 21, 2017 4 min read Download Report Dean Cheng Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center Dean brings knowledge of China’s military and space capabilities as a research fellow on Chinese political and security affairs. Summary The annual Department of Defense […]
Xi Jinping’s Marco Polo Strategy: By Joseph S. Nye
Xi Jinping’s Marco Polo Strategy project-syndicate.org · by Joseph S. Nye · June 12, 2017 CAMBRIDGE – Last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a heavily orchestrated “Belt and Road” forum in Beijing. The two-day event attracted 29 heads of state, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and 1,200 delegates from over 100 countries. Xi called China’s Belt and […]
How Big A Threat Is Extremism In Southeast Asia?
How Big A Threat Is Extremism In Southeast Asia? By Ashley Westerman, www.npr.org View Original June 11th, 2017 A recent string of violent episodes in Southeast Asian countries sheds some light on the challenges facing this region as it grapples with extremism. In Indonesia last month, two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a Jakarta bus station. […]
Pentagon: China Militarizing Disputed Islands In Bid To Control Asian Seas
Pentagon: China Militarizing Disputed Islands In Bid To Control Asian Seas Latest report on Chinese military outlines Beijing’s use of information warfare short of armed conflict Share Tweet Email A Chinese carrier group in the South China Sea / Getty Images BY: Bill Gertz Follow @BillGertz June 7, 2017 5:00 am China is militarizing disputed […]
Chinese Defense Adviser Says Djibouti Naval Facility Is A Much-Needed ‘Military Base’
Chinese Defense Adviser Says Djibouti Naval Facility Is A Much-Needed ‘Military Base’ By Minnie Chan, www.scmp.com View Original May 13th, 2017 An influential Chinese defence adviser explicitly called the navy installation China is establishing in the East African country of Djibouti a “military base” and said China will need more facilities like it to protect the nation’s […]
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