April 28, 2010

China article on 'defensive' nuclear strategy published two weeks after Pentagon report

A former Chinese general has used state media to propagate Beijing's position that its nuclear buildup is defensive rather than offensive in nature. Retired PLA Maj. Gen. Xu Guangyu wrote in the official military newspaper PLA Daily last week that China’s nuclear strategy includes developing weapons to carry out a second-strike following a nuclear attack. (FULL STORY)
China’s secret nuclear buildup includes the recently unveiled land attack DH-10 Cruise Missile.  Illustration
Departing 'Xinjiang Emperor' rewarded for harsh treatment of minorities

Finally, the leadership under President Hu Jintao has summoned enough political will to transfer “Xinjiang Emperor” Wang Lequan out of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region (XAR). The hard-line policies of Wang, who was party chief since 1995, were partly responsible for tension between Beijing and the Uighurs in Xinjiang, which erupted into bloody riots in Urumqi last July.  (FULL STORY)
Wang Lequan, left, Communist Party secretary in Xinjiang, and Nuer Baikeli, Xinjiang's governor.   Reuters/Claro Cortes IV
Key China aerospace firm announces missile plans, eight new industrial bases
Tokyo protests China's 'dangerous' helicopter passes near Japan destroyer
   
Significant PLA Navy submarine facility spotted
Attempted hit on top defector reveals rise of North Korean intel bureau
N. Korean spies believed operating in the South disguised as refugees
Video shows collapse of private market in North Korea

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Defector: Sinking of Cheonan a provocation meant to trick South into military response

High-ranking North Korean defector Hwang Jang-Yop said it was "obvious" the communist regime's ruler Kim Jong-Il masterminded the blast of the recent South Korean warship that left 40 dead and six missing.
Wen article signals plans for ostensible political reform
Report: Iran-N. Korea ties strained by leak on visit to Pyongyang by scientists
China compares Obama's anti-nuclear stance to that of Soviets

 
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