September 25, 2009

China expected to show off new Julong-2 SLBM at
Oct. 1 parade

Beijing-controlled media in Hong Kong report China will disclose its new submarine-launched ballistic missile, the Julong-2, during the October 1 National Day celebrations. Other new missiles expected to be shown during the military displays include the DF-31A ICBM and DF-25 medium-range missile, and DF-11 short-range missile. (FULL STORY)
Launch of a JL-1 SLBM. A Chinese TV station for military personnel aired footage of another SLBM launch thought to be the JL-2.       
Promotion of Mao's grandson raises questions on qualifications of PLA top brass
Apart from Vice President Xi Jinping’s unexpected failure to make it to the policy-setting Central Military Commission (CMC), the hottest piece of military news out of China is the promotion of Mao’s grandson, Mao Xinyu, as a major general. Mao, 39, deputy director of the Research Department on War Theory and Strategy at the prestigious Academy of Military Sciences, is now the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) youngest general.  (FULL STORY)
Mao Xinyu, left, the grandson of late Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, has become the youngest general in the People's Liberation Army at age 39.    AP/Greg Baker
PLA sees 'relative contraction' of U.S. power
Documents detail extensive covert assistance by China, N. Korea to Iran's missile program
   
U.S. believes Kim Jong-Il in improved health after report by Clinton's doctor
Unusually strong statements by Seoul signals doubts on U.S. diplomacy
DPJ member says new liberal government will cut budget, missile defense
Stability warning hints at fears over control of 1.3 billion Chinese

  INSIDE  NORTH  KOREA     By John J. Tkacik, Jr.
Beijing gives top priority to assisting North Korean 'bilateral talks' with U.S.
Beijing's policies toward North Korea are not the province of China's Foreign Ministry but are formulated by the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party leadership.
Gates changes tune on China: Cites asymmetric threat, need for long-range strike capability
Indian leader: Maoism poses 'gravest internal security threat'
New U.S. intelligence strategy report on China, Russia alludes to, but understates threats

 
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