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Cowpens Incident
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USS Cowpens Incident Reveals Strategic Mistrust between U.S. and
China (2013-12-17)(The
Diplomat, By Carl Thayer) The USS Cowpens incident reveals that after sixteen
years of efforts to negotiate an agreement on maritime and air safety there is
little evidence that Sino-U.S. military-to-military consultations and strategic
dialogue have reduced strategic mistrust and raised
transparency.Hagel Criticizes Chinese Navy, Citing Near Miss (2013-12-20)(New
York Times, By Thom Shanker) The Chinese Navy has been “irresponsible,” and its
actions risk escalating tensions with the United States, Defense Secretary Chuck
Hagel said in the highest-level rebuke of Beijing since a Chinese warship came
dangerously close to an American guided missile cruiser this month.
Turbulence Ahead for U.S., China Ties (2013-12-17)(Wall
Street Journal, By Andrew Browne) China is demonstrating that its patient wait
to assert itself on a global stage is drawing to a close: Its moment has
arrived.
(The
Diplomat, By James R. Holmes) So who won the December 5 encounter between the
Aegis cruiser USS Cowpens and the ships escorting aircraft carrier Liaoning? Sad
to say, methinks this round goes to China’s navy.
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| U.S.
Pivot to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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US Takes Aim at China, Ups Aid to SE Asia (2013-12-17)
(AP)
Taking clear aim at China’s growing aggressiveness in territorial disputes with
its smaller neighbors, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced that
Washington would boost maritime security assistance to Southeast Asian countries
amid rising tensions with Beijing.
Sen. Max Baucus, Nominee for China Ambassador, Steeped in Trade,
Finance (2013-12-22)(Wall
Street Journal, Neil King Jr. and Ian Talley) In turning to Sen. Max Baucus as
his next ambassador to China, President Barack Obama has picked a veteran
lawmaker with long experience in China trade fights but scant exposure to the
sort of national-security tensions that have recently roiled relations with
Beijing.
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| Diaoyutai
Disputes Resurface and Japan Policy
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Japan Invests in New Military Kit As China Row
Simmers (2013-12-17)
(AFP)
Japan announced it will buy stealth fighters, drones and submarines as part of a
splurge on military hardware that will beef up defence of far-flung islands amid
a simmering territorial row with China.
A Three-Pronged Approach to the ADIZ (2013-12-17)(The
Diplomat, By Amitai Etzioni) Beyond the specific disputes lies a more general
question that the U.S. has not yet adequately addressed. What is the U.S.
position toward China’s rising power?
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| Cross-Strait
Issues
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MND Rules out Spy Exchange Deal Involving Former
General (2013-12-18)
(China
Post) Taiwan will not free a Taiwanese general convicted of spying for China in
exchange for Taiwanese spies currently jailed in Chinese prisons, the Ministry
of National Defense said.
Cross-Strait Review Pushed to March (2013-12-21)(Taipei
Times) KMT backed away from its plan to call an extra legislative session next
month to push through the controversial cross-strait service trade agreement,
meaning that the review process for the deal is not to begin until March next
year.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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MOFA Rejects Most Allies' Aid Projects (2013-12-17)
(Taipei
Times) Taiwan’s diplomatic allies have applied for money to support a number of
development projects, but most have been turned down due to a lack of
funds.
US Tries to Avoid Taiwan in S China Sea Dispute (2013-12-18)(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) During a briefing about John Kerry’s current visit to
Asia, a US Department of State official struggled to keep Taiwan out of the
questions.
Beijing Could Hold Key to Taiwan's TPP Bid:
Analysts (2013-12-16)(Taipei
Times, By Shih Hsiu-chuan) Taiwan’s prospect for entry into the US-led Trans
Pacific Partnership hinges on China, and the process is likely to be delayed
because China itself is unlikely to join the trading bloc in the near future, US
analysts said.
Taiwan Eyeing Trade Pacts: Minister (2013-12-20)(Taipei
Times) Taiwan is aiming to be considered a second-round candidate for the TPP
and to accede to the RCEP in the next two years, Council for Economic Planning
and Development Minister Kuan Chung-ming said.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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China Focusing Graft Inquiry on Ex-Official (2013-12-16)(New
York Times, By Jonathan Ansfield and Chris Buckley) Sending tremors across
China’s political landscape, President Xi Jinping and other party leaders have
authorized a corruption inquiry against the powerful former head of the domestic
security apparatus, Zhou Yongkang, according to sources with elite political
ties.
Xi Weakens Role of Beijing's No. 2 (2013-12-20)(Wall
Street Journal, By Jeremy Page, Bob Davis, and Lingling Wei) Mr. Xi is
subverting a nearly two-decade-old division of power whereby the president, who
is also party chief, handles politics, diplomacy and security, while the premier
manages the economy.
Top Chinese Security Official Investigated in Corruption
Inquiry (2013-12-21)
(New
York Times, By Edward Wong) Xinhua reported that Li Dongsheng, a vice minister
of public security, is the subject of an inquiry by the Central Commission for
Discipline Inspection.
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