October 31, 2008

Japan spots new advanced Chinese warships near Nagasaki

The Japanese Defense Ministry has reported that Maritime Self-Defense Forces P-3 patrol aircraft spotted a new type of Chinese navy Jiangkai-II frigate in the East China Sea off Nagasaki Prefecture and the Tsushima Island for the first time. While both vessels were located outside Japanese territory, the frigate was identified as a new type warship     (FULL STORY)
Type 054A Jiangkai-II class hull 529 Zhoushan [ZOOM / ANOTHER VIEW]. SinoDefencecom

'Moderate' heir apparent Xi Jinping rallies base with new Marxist emphasis

While President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao are busy reassuring the international community that China will fully cooperate with the West in fighting the global financial crisis, Hu’s heir apparent, Vice President Xi Jinping has for the past month or so been talking about resuscitating “Chinese-style socialism.”  (FULL STORY)
Outgoing Chinese Vice-President Zeng Qinghong, right, shakes hands with his successor Xi Jinping in Beijing, on March 15.  Xinhua Photo
Pro-Beijing Stonebridge dominates Obama Asia advisers
Beijing charges U.S. using 'Global Hawk' UAVs throughout Pacific to 'surround' China
   
Speculation turns to Kim Jong-Il's oldest son after being spotted in Paris by Japanese film crew
Bolton: ‘Surrender’ to North Korea encourages proliferation
U.S. activist accuses Kim Jong-Il of 'genocide'

World’s second economy stumbling, but Yen-rich firms ready to shop for bargains / China no longer celebrating U.S. meltdown / Chinese food scandals don’t stop / Another North Korean famine on the way
Analysts warn Seoul of Chinese incursion in the event of N. Korean collapse
China Communist Party ideology shift called more than semantics
Lawmaker calls China-Pakistan nuclear deal proliferation threat, blames U.S.-India accord
Japan fires officer for leaking data on Aegis air defense system

 
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