East-Asia-Intel.com - October 10, 2008

October 10, 2008

China space mission approach to International Space Station seen as signal

China’s recent space mission will have implications for future space warfare and could also have damaged the International Space Station. China conducted its first space walk on Sept. 27, with the orbiting Shenzhou 7 coming within 36 kilometers of the International Space Station. (FULL STORY)

A TV grab shows Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang waving a small Chinese flag after completing a space walk, hailed by President Hu Jintao hailed as a "major breakthrough". AFP/CCTV

Closing the gap: Hu Jintao hails beginning of the end of U.S. 'world domination'

China’s economic juggernaut has shown strains and stresses due to the global financial meltdown that started with the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States. However, the Chinese leadership under President Hu Jintao is super-upbeat about at least one thing: American domination over the world is about to be over. (FULL STORY)

A Wall Street roadsign near the entrance of the New York Stock Exchange. AFP/File/Stan Honda

Alarming report: China espionage did a vacuum on top U.S. strategic tech classified data

Pentagon: China only major nuclear power 'expanding the size of its nuclear arsenal'

N. Korean activity detected near sites of 2006 nuclear, missile tests

Defectors not buying N. Korea reports of Kim Jong-Il reappearance

N. Korean officials increasingly listening to foreign radio broadcasts

S. Korea eyes N. Korea refugee camps in Thailand, Mongolia, Russia

Now, will the Chinese slipper drop? / AIG may have to give up its Asian roots / That Dubai balloon, too, looks prickable / Mainland tourism disappointing in Taiwan

China funding Venezuela, transferring tech, selling weapons systems, obtaining oil Japan expert urges ending Afghan refueling mission to monitor China patrols PLA ideological training pins troop discipline to Marxist-Leninist principles

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