May 9, 2012

U.S. tour of sensitive military sites delights Chinese delegation, media

Chinese military analysts are expressing delight over the number of sensitive sites that Defense Minister Gen. Liang Guanglie and his delegation are being shown during their tour of the United States. Despite the fact that China may become a campaign issue this election year, the Obama administration is giving the Chinese defense minister a five-star tour of some of America's most sensitive military sites.    (FULL STORY)

Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Guanglie Liang visits the San Diego Naval Base, principal home port of the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Navy.    
China mounts an almost all out propaganda offensive against the Philippines
Judging by the rhetoric of the official Chinese media and military commentators, the Chinese Communist Party authorities seem to be readying a small-scale naval skirmish to “teach the Philippines a lesson.” Yet at the same time, Beijing is brandishing non-military solutions, such as joint development of oil and gas in areas close to the disputed islets in the South China Sea.
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Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario (left) with Vice Admiral Alexander Pama, who holds a picture of two Chinese vessels on Scarborough reef. Reuters
PLA editorial ordering respect for Hu Jintao raises doubts about his authority
N. Korea jams navigational signals, endangering hundreds of airline flights
   

China newspaper’s 'mea culpa' for Chen attacks vanishes after going viral

Chinese admiral lectures senior U.S. officials on Beijing's worldview
Taiwan to build stealth ship to counter Chinese aircraft carrier
South Korea's first human rights report on North zooms in on prison camps

  INSIDE  NORTH  KOREA    BY LEE JONG-HEON
Risky business: N. Korea making capitalist accommodations to win foreign currency
North Korea's youthful leader Kim Jong-Un is taking another risky step to win much-needed foreign currency by allowing certain capitalist practices in the world's last Stalinist nation.
China charges Japan faked UN continental shelf report
Divide and conquer: PLA Daily faults U.S. for opposing Taiwan's military build-up in Spratlys
South Korea, U.S. launch largest-ever joint air defense drill

 
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