My opinion is that China's claims in the ECS and SCS have always been primarily about securing access to undersea energy resources, and less about fisheries, ancient territorial claims or restricting...
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My opinion is that China's claims in the ECS and SCS have always been primarily about securing access to undersea energy resources, and less about fisheries, ancient territorial claims or restricting...
NYT: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/world/asia/china-cia-spies-espionage.html
So much for the Trump-Xi deal. The rejection of North Korean coal was a bit of theater and true "fake news", and Xi seems more interested in the increased U.S. presence than Kim's slow progress...
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-philippines-china-idUSKCN18F1DJ
Well, at least the discussion is more honest than the absurd references to "freedom of navigation" or...
Yawn. The Chinese have had plenty of time and space to resolve the following issues without any external pressure:
15 years to renounce using military force against Taiwan
10-15 years to disarm...
From Jamestown:
From the Asia Times:
Harris, the PACOM commander, has made clear that militarily the disputed Chinese military facilities in the South China Sea, currently airfields, HQ-9 air defense missiles and...