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China Sea Disputes
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Beijing Shows Resolve in South China Sea Claims (2014-01-08)
(AP)
In a broadening campaign to enforce its territorial claims, China says it's
beefing up its police powers in the disputed South China Sea and requiring
foreign fishermen to ask Beijing's permission to operate within most of the
vast, strategic waterway.
Beijing Moves to Bolster Claims in South China
Sea (2014-01-09)(Wall
Street Journal, By Brian Spegele) "The passing of these restrictions on other
countries' fishing activities in disputed portions of the South China Sea is a
provocative and potentially dangerous act," said U.S. State Department
spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
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| U.S.
Pivot to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Rebalancing,
China and Asian Dynamics--Obama's Good Fit (2014-01-06)
(PacNet
#1, Pacific Forum, CSIS, By Robert Sutter) While New Year assessments of Asia
often stress US policy challenges, the Obama administration’s rebalancing
actually fits well with Asian regional dynamics. US strengths look even stronger
when compared with China’s recent approaches.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Heated Debate Expected at DPP Meeting (2014-01-08)
(Taipei
Times) Senior party members have slammed the draft China policy report as being
‘conservative’ and lacking a conclusion on Taiwan’s political status.
DPP's Review of Its China Policy Lacks Major
Change (2014-01-10)(Taipei
Times) DPP completed a provisional review of its China policy without making any
dramatic recommendations, saying that the spirit of its 1999 resolution on
Taiwan’s future remained unchanged, but that the party would be flexible in the
way it engages with China.
DPP Defends Its China Policy Review (2014-01-11)(Taipei
Times) DPP responded to criticism from party members and across the Taiwan
Strait about its “lame” China policy review, insisting that the review was a
responsible move and an ongoing effort, and that the party’s core values and
position could stand the test of time.
Ma-Xi Meeting Unlikely This Year, Experts Say (2014-01-12)(Taipei
Times) Most Taiwanese academics believe that there is only a slight chance that
President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, this
year.
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| Military
Balance and Arms Sales
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Gov't Unveils 15-Year Plan for Naval Weapons
Upgrade (2014-01-10)
(CNA)
The Navy Command Headquarters unveiled a 15-year naval force upgrade plan, under
which the weapons systems of the country's major warships will all be
upgraded.
China Used Influence to Stop Taiwan Deals: Report (2014-01-11)(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) A new US congressional report hints that China may be
withholding its full cooperation on stopping the spread of weapons of mass
destruction in an effort to eliminate arms sales by the US to
Taiwan.
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| Taiwan's
Foreign Relations
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Ma Calls on EU to Negotiate Economic Cooperation
Pact (2014-01-07)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou called on the EU to again negotiate an economic
cooperation agreement with Taiwan.
Economic Integration Reduces China Dependence: Ma (2014-01-09)(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou stressed the government’s determination to join
regional trade blocs and said that increasing economic cooperation with major
trade partners would reduce the nation’s economic dependence on
China.
Taiwan's New Year Resolution (2014-01-07)(Wall
Street Journal) As Mr. Vincent Siew said, without expanded trade Taiwan risks
being the loneliest nation in Asia.
Obama Praises Taiwan's Non-proliferation Record (2014-01-09)(CNA)
U.S. President Barack Obama praised Taiwan as having a reliable record on
nuclear nonproliferation as he urged Congress to approve a bilateral accord on
cooperation on peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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China's '13 Trade Passes US$4 Trillion to Lead the
Globe (2014-01-11)
(China
Post) China's annual trade in goods passed the US$4 trillion mark for the first
time in 2013, official data showed Friday, confirming its position as the
globe's biggest trading nation.
China's Three Challenges for 2014 (2014-01-08)
(Project
Syndicate, By Minxin Pei) Having spent last year consolidating his position and
formulating his agenda, this year Xi will have to begin delivering on his
promises and demonstrating that he is as capable of applying power as he is at
accumulating it. His success will depend on how he addresses three major
challenges.
Party of the Century (2014-01-10)(Foreign
Affairs, By Eric X. Li) Coming just a year after China’s latest leadership
transition, the November Plenum offered the most concrete look at how the
country’s top leader, General Secretary Xi Jinping, intends to
lead.
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