November 20, 2009

Obama in Tokyo reassures Beijing on containment: U.S. favors 'strong' China

President Obama offered conciliatory comments about China’s economic and military rise during a speech in Tokyo, signaling a new soft-line approach to Beijing. “The rise of a strong, prosperous China can be a source of strength for the community of nations," Obama said. He also declared that the U.S. does not seek to “contain” China. (FULL STORY)
U.S. President Barack Obama at a joint news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on Nov. 13. Reuters/Jason Reed
Why PLA generals balk at both 'partnership' with U.S., tough line on N. Korea

. . . A thaw in relations with the U.S., coupled with the dramatic lessening of tensions over the Taiwan Strait, could rob the PLA of a pretext to continue taking a disproportionately large share of the national economic pie. It is significant that Gen. Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of the policy-setting Central Military Commission (CMC), toured the Nanjing Military Region (NMR) on the eve of Obama’s Asian trip.  (FULL STORY)
President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao during an arrival ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Nov. 17.    Reuters/Jason Reed
N. Korean hardliner was assigned to border area before inter-Korean naval clash
Beijing on Obama's new 'strategic reassurance' China policy: 'Ridiculous'
   
China goes public on fifth-generation fighter, contradicts Gates
China's new global TV network seen as strategic propaganda tool
China dissidents unsuccessfully applied to meet Obama
Kim Jong-Il voiced fears he would face Saddam's fate

  INSIDE  NORTH  KOREA     
No terms of endearment: N. Korean party officials alarmed by subversive graffiti, leaflets

In North Korea, party and security officials regard criticism of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il as unthinkable and intolerable. Politically incorrect graffiti artists can be sent to the gulag for hard labor or even sentenced to death
Higher North Korean narcotics prices seen causing inflation
Obama's 'tight schedule' leaves no time to meet Japanese abductee families
Charm offensive: North Korea will reportedly invite members of U.S. Congress

 
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