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Established East China Sea ADIZ
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Biden, in Japan, Calibrates Message Over Tension with
China (2013-12-03)
(New
York Times, By Mark Landler) Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered a
carefully calibrated show of support for Japan, but he stopped short of
demanding that China retreat, and urged the feuding neighbors to talk to each
other.
Biden Faces a Delicate Two-Step in Asia (2013-12-03)
(New
York Times, By Mark Landler and Martin Fackler)With Japan locked in a tense
standoff with China over disputed airspace, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
arrived here for a weeklong visit to Asia intended to reassure a close ally and
demand answers from a potential adversary.
Biden Urges Restraint by China in Airspace
Dispute (2013-12-05)
(New
York Times, By Mark Landler) Chinese leaders pushed back at visiting Vice
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. over what they assert is their right to control a
wide swath of airspace in the bitterly contested East China Sea.
No Stranger to Asia, Biden Deploys Political
Experience (2013-12-07)
(New
York Times, By Mark Landler) The Obama administration decided almost two years
ago to try to establish a strong relationship between Biden and Xi, the
then-vice presidents. This effort has proven to be both very successful and very
important.
Taiwan Vexed by China's ADIZ: NSB Chief (2013-12-05)
(China
Post) Director-General of the National Security Bureau Tsai Der-sheng noted that
Taiwan had already responded to mainland China's promise to establish an ADIZ in
the South China Sea, declaring its position to the Ministry of National Defense
of the PRC.
Ma Calls for Dialogue with China (2013-12-06)
(Taipei
Times) “China did not consult us before setting up the ADIZ, and such a move
does not contribute to positive developments in cross-strait relations,”
President Ma Ying-jeou told former US deputy secretary of state James Steinberg
at the Presidential Office.
Taiwan ‘Need Not’ Choose Sides on Zone (2013-12-05)
(Taipei
Times) Taiwan’s handling of Beijing’s demarcation of an ADIZ is not a matter of
choosing between the US-Japan alliance and China, and President Ma Ying-jeou’s
administration’s call for resolving the dispute through dialogue is welcome,
former US deputy secretary of state James Steinberg said.
Japanese PM Calls for Summit with China's Xi
Jinping (2013-12-08)
(Taipei
Times) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a summit with Chinese
President Xi Jinping to reset relations after an escalation in bilateral
tensions, invoking a 2006 visit to Beijing during his first
administration
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Established East China Sea ADIZ－Comments
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In the East China Sea, a Far Bigger Test of Power
Looms (2013-12-02)
(New
York Times, By David E. Sanger) Robert M. Gates said in January 2011 that he
believed the long-term goal of the Chinese was to push the United States to “the
second island chain,” keeping American air and naval assets ever farther from
the region around China’s coast.
Rory Medcalf on the Meaning of China's Air Defense
Zone (2013-12-03)
(Sinosphere,
By Austin Ramzy) Rory Medcalf argues that China miscalculated and that the
United States should use the moment to persuade China and others to establish
mechanisms in the region to minimize the risk of an incident that could trigger
a conflict.
Safeguarding the Sea (2013-12-03)
(Foreign
Affairs, By Michael J. Green) The reality is that the new ADIZ is part of a
longer-term attempt by Beijing to chip away at the regional status quo and
assert greater control over the East and South China Seas.
Chinese Leader's Rise Came with New Attention to Dispute with
Japan (2013-12-03)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) The new air defense zone declared by China appears
to have been approved by President Xi Jinping, the culmination of more than a
year of pressure by Beijing to weaken Japan’s grip on disputed islands in the
East China Sea, and by extension to expand China’s long-term access to the
Western Pacific.
China's East China Sea ADIZ: Framing Japan to Help Washington
Understand (2013-12-05)
(China
Brief 13(24), Jamestown Foundation, By Peter Mattis) The ways in which Beijing
described the ADIZ’s establishment indicates China has used this opportunity not
only to reinforce its claim on the Diaoyu Islands, but also to drive a wedge
between Japan and the United States.
Forget Japan: China's ADIZ Threatens Taiwan (2013-12-05)
(The
Diplomat, By Zachary Keck) The East China Sea ADIZ effectively cuts off US
forces in Japan and South Korea from Taiwan.
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Pivot to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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US Asia Policy: Things Fall Apart? (2013-12-02)
(The
Diplomat, By Zachary Keck) More generally, at least from the outside, there does
not appear to be a senior level official who is the Obama administration’s point
person on Asia or even China.
Time for US and China to Establish Maritime Rules of the
Road (2013-12-02)
(The
Diplomat, By Margaret K. Lewis) Given persisting legal ambiguities about
military activities at sea, as well as the increasing frequency of encounters
due to assertive U.S. maneuvers and growing Chinese military might, the two
countries should take the lead in establishing specific, practical “rules of the
road” for use when their military forces encounter each other to lessen the
chance of future incidents.
China Pressures U.S. Journalist, Prompting Warning from
Biden (2013-12-04)
(New
York Times, By Mark Landler and David E. Sanger) China appears ready to force
nearly two dozen journalists from American news organizations to leave the
country by the end of the year, a significant increase in pressure on foreign
news media that has prompted the American government’s first public warning
about repercussions.
Joe Biden: The Bull in the China Shop (2013-12-08)
(The
Diplomat, By Elizabeth C. Economy) Biden called on young Chinese seeking to
visit the United States to “challenge the government, challenge your teachers,
challenge religious leaders.”
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Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Sharp Decline in
Support for More Open DPP China Policy (2013-11-29)
(TISR)
According to the most recent Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey(in
Chinese), 38.6 percent of Taiwanese believe that the DPP should pursue a more
open China policy, down from 52.5 percent in July 2011 the last time the survey
was conducted.
Trade-in-Goods Pact Expected H1 2014 (2013-12-03)
(China
Post) China's top negotiator said he expects the signing of Taiwan-China
trade-in-goods agreement in the first half of 2014.
China's Top Negotiator Leave Island After
Tour (2013-12-04)
(CNA)
China's top negotiator with Taiwan left for home after concluding an eight-day
visit of Taiwan that focused on visits to free trade pilot zones and issues
related to cross-Taiwan Strait trade cooperation.
Ma Ying-Jeou Says China's New Air Zone ‘Not
Helpful’ (2013-12-07)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou said China’s announcement of a new ADIZ over the
East China Sea has not helped with cross-strait development and the government
would urge Beijing not to demarcate a similar zone over the South China
Sea.
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Critical Node: Taiwan's Cyber Defense and China's
Cyber-Espionage (2013-12-05)
(China
Brief 13(24), Jamestown Foundation, By Russel Hsiao) Taiwan’s defense planners
and stewards of the U.S.–Taiwan defense relationship—increasingly faced with a
resource constrained environment—need more than ever to prioritize developments
of asymmetric capabilities in the cyber-domain to deter China’s increasing
coercive capabilities against Taiwan.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Taiwan's Trade Test (2013-12-05)
(Wall
Street Journal) Ma signed a cross-Strait services pact with China in June, yet
the legislature is withholding approval, with the opposition saying it fears job
losses and overreliance on China. But the solution to the dependency problem
isn't less trade with China—it's more trade with other major economies,
too.
Taiwan Has Not Asked to Join TPP: US Forum Told (2013-12-07)
(Taipei
Times) A US academic from the CSIS told a forum that Taiwan has not requested
membership of the emerging Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Gambia's Break with Taiwan (2013-12-02)
(The
Diplomat, By Joel Atkinson) Taiwan now has one less so-called “diplomatic ally,”
but the truce with China endures. However, it would be a mistake to think that
is the end of the story. The Gambia episode actually speaks volumes about what
is going on just beneath the tranquil surface of the China-Taiwan diplomatic
truce.
Government to Receive Report on US VP's Meetings in
Asia (2013-12-04)
(CNA)
Taiwan is set to receive a report from the United States on U.S. Vice President
Joe Biden's weeklong Asia visit that will take him to Japan, China and South
Korea, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, Second Half of November 2013 (2013-11-29)
(TISR)
According to the latest Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese), President Ma Ying-jeou's approval and disapproval numbers both
increased in late November. The president's approval rating edged up 1.6
percentage points bringing it to 14.4 percent. Meanwhile, his disapproval rating
increased 0.8 percentage point bringing it to an even 76 percent.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Retired Beijing Security Chief Accused in Xi Assassination
Plot (2013-12-07)
(China
Post) Retired Chinese domestic security Chief Zhou Yongkang was involved in a
plan to assassinate Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping in
order to take over the country, New York-based Mingjing News reported.
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