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China Sea Disputes
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Beijing Preparing New Air Defense Zone in South China
Sea (2014-01-31)
(Asahi
Shimbun, By Nanae Kurashige) China is laying out plans to define another new air
defense identification zone, but this time in the South China Sea, sources said,
which could further escalate tensions in the region.
U.S. ‘Could Change Military Posture’ If China Sets Up Second
ADIZ (2014-02-01)
(Kyodo)
The United States has asked China not to set up another air defense
identification zone in Asia, warning the move could lead the U.S. military to
change its posture in the region, a senior U.S. official
said.
China Says Japan's ‘Hype’ on Air Defense Zone Spreads
Tension (2014-02-02)
(Reuters)
China does not feel threatened by countries in Southeast Asia and is optimistic
about the situation in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said,
warning Japan not to "spread rumors" it plans a new air defense identification
zone.
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| Diaoyutai
Disputes Resurface and Japan Policy
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Japan to Teach of ‘Undisputed’ Islands (2014-01-29)
(AFP)
Japanese education chiefs will for the first time instruct schools to teach
children that islands disputed with China and South Korea belong unequivocally
to Tokyo, the government said.
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| U.S.
Pivot to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Baucus Tough on China Disputes (2014-01-30)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) US Senator Max Baucus, US President Barack Obama’s
nominee to be ambassador to China, said that he would “encourage China to reduce
military deployments aimed at Taiwan.”
Obama Keeps Mum on Asia in His State of the Union
Speech (2014-01-30)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) US President Barack Obama barely mentioned foreign
policy in his 65-minute State of the Union address and dealt with the
Asian-Pacific region in less than a sentence.
US-China Rivalry More Dangerous Than Cold War? (2014-01-28)
(The
Diplomat, By Zachary Keck) The prominent realist international relations scholar
John Mearsheimer says there is a greater possibility of the U.S. and China going
to war in the future than there was of a Soviet-NATO general war during the Cold
War.
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| Cross-Strait
Issues
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Jiang Says No ‘Three Noes’ Set for Wang-Zhang
Talks (2014-01-28)
(Taipei
Times) The Chinese-language United Daily News said the government has agreed
that three categories of topics — politics, the Republic of China and anything
related to human rights, democracy, rule of law and the use of the word
“president” — would not be raised during Wang’s stay in Nanjing, China, from
Feb. 16 to Feb. 19.
Beijing Says MAC Chief to Visit Mainland in Feb. (2014-01-29)
(China
Post) China's Taiwan Affairs Office confirmed that Mainland Affairs Council
Minister Wang Yu-chi will be visiting China from Feb. 11-14, and will meet with
China's TAO Minister Zhang Zhijun.
MAC Head Promises No Political Talks on Agenda (2014-01-29)
(Taipei
Times) MAC Minister Wang Yu-chi announced that he is to meet with his Chinese
counterpart, China’s TAO Director Zhang Zhijung, in Nanking, China, on Feb. 11,
and said political issues would not be on the agenda of their
talks.
Trade Trumps Missiles As China-Taiwan Talks Show Warmed
Ties (2014-01-30)
(Bloomberg,
By Chinmei Sung and Adela Lin) Less than two decades after China fired missiles
into the sea off Taiwan, the first formal meeting between the two sides’
governments may pave the way for discussions of political ties.
Ma Determined to Meet with Xi (2014-01-28)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou vowed to continue to create favorable conditions
so that he will be able meet with Chinese President Xi JInping, saying the main
purpose of such a meeting would be to ensure the continuity of what has been
achieved in cross-strait relations since he took office in
2008.
US Official Skirts around Issue of a Ma-Xi
Meeting (2014-01-31)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic
Communications Ben Rhodes danced around the question, giving little indication
of the White House’s reaction.
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| PLA
and Military Balance
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PLA Seen Seeking to Limit US Protection of Taiwan (2014-02-02)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US military believes that China is developing
“growing confidence” that it can deal with or deter US intervention if Beijing
attacks Taiwan.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Former Premier Confirms Intention to Run in DPP Chairperson
Election (2014-01-30)
(Taipei
Times) Former premier Frank Hsieh announced he would run for the chairmanship of
the Democratic Progressive Party in May.
US Lawmakers Reportedly Favor Economic Links (2014-01-31)
(Taipei
Times) During a 24-hour layover in Los Angeles on his way home from Honduras, Ma
spoke with 20 US politicians by phone, including former US president Bill
Clinton, former secretaries of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and Condoleezza Rice
and former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld.
King Keeps Mum on NSC Job Possibility (2014-02-01)
(Taipei
Times) Representative to the US King Pu-tsung declined to comment on media
reports that he has been tapped to take over as head of the National Security
Council next month.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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China Appears Set to Force Times Reporter to
Leave (2014-01-28)
(New
York Times, By Andrew Jacobs) Despite objections raised by Vice President Joseph
R. Biden Jr. in meetings with its top leaders, China appears set to force a
correspondent for The New York Times to leave the country this week.
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