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India-China Border Talks Shift From Resolving Disputes to Managing Them
The 17th round of India-China Special Representative Talks (SR Talks) on boundary disputes between the two countries concluded in New Delhi on February 11. China was represented by State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and India by National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon. An anodyne press release issued... MORE
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China Examines Military Strategy
During the start of 2014, Chinaâs official media have, by their own account, been undertaking a reexamination of Chinese military strategy, in response to a call issued by Chinese President Xi Jinping to improve ânational defense and army-buildingâ (Qiushi, January 16). Two major articles, published... MORE
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Mixed Messaging Surrounds Latest South China Sea Moves
On January 1, new fishing regulations for the South China Sea, issued by the province of Hainan, went into effect, prompting objections from Chinaâs territorial rivals in Southeast Asia, as well as the United States and Japan (Xinhua, January 10). Chinese spokespeople have sought to... MORE
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Xi Evokes âNew Leftâ Vision of Chinaâs Future
Chinese President Xi Jinping honored the 120th anniversary of Mao Zedongâs birth on December 26, using the occasion to speak at length about the significance of the founder of the Peopleâs Republic in Chinese and Party history (Xinhua, December 26). The speech was generally laudatory... MORE
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Philippine Military Modernization More Urgent and Less Likely after Hurricane
Typhoon Haiyan, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, killed 5,719 and injured 26,233 and displaced more than four million people (ndrrmc.gov.ph, December 4; Manila Bulletin, November 20). This is more than 4% of the country's total population. To put this into perspective, by comparison, approximately... MORE
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East China Sea Air Defense Moves: What for and Why Now?
Chinaâs declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) covering the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islandsâas well as the greater part of the East China Sea, including sections of Taiwanâs and South Koreaâs own ADIZsâdemands explanation. The announcement, issued by Chinaâs Ministry of National Defense (MoD) on... MORE
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Taiwan Trade Agreements with Singapore, Japan, Should Calm Fears of PRC Economic Domination
For Taiwan, November has been marked by a burst of activity on the regional trade front. On November 7, Taiwan signed a free trade agreement with Singapore, a day after signing five smaller economic deals with Japan on e-commerce, pharmaceutical regulation, railways, patent recognition and... MORE
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Third Plenary Session Calls for PLA Reform and Restructuring
The reforms announced by the recent Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee were headlined by economic pronouncements, but also contained ambitious language on the reform and restructuring of the Chinese military. The details remain sketchy, but according to the communiqué and subsequent press... MORE
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Chinese Party Meeting Calls for Establishing âNational Security Councilâ
The leaders of the Chinese Communist Party have resolved to establish a national security council (guojia anquan weiyuanhui) in order to âperfect the national security system and strategy, and guarantee national securityâ (Xinhua, November 12). The call, buried in the final communiquĂ© of the Third... MORE
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China-Japan Relations Worsen as Chinese Naval Aviation Flies Through âFirst Island Chainâ
China's relationship with Japan took a turn for the worse this past week, with a number of incidents and statements increasing tensions over the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. On October 27th, a formation of H-6 bombers and Y-8 surveillance aircraft passed the disputed area on their... MORE