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| South
China Sea Disputes
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Philippines, Indonesia Reach Accord on Overlapping Seas
Boundary (2014-05-19)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Cris Larano) The Philippines and Indonesia reached a deal on
how to handle their overlapping maritime boundary claims, the Philippines'
Department of Foreign Affairs said.
As Xi Speaks of Conciliation, Neighbors Voice
Disquiet (2014-05-22)
(Sinosphere,
By Bree Feng) Even as President Xi Jinping called this week for a new security
concept for Asia, frictions between China and several of its neighbors
underscored the challenges facing regional cooperation.
Philippines, Vietnam Reject Xi's Warning against Military
Alliances (2014-05-23)
(The
Diplomat, By Tyler Roney) Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stated in
Manila that both his country and the Philippines “are determined to oppose
China’s violations,” with a view to strengthening diplomatic and defense ties to
keep China at bay.
A Calibrated Takeover of the South China Sea (2014-05-22)
(YaleGlobal,
By Nayan Chanda) China may have taken advantage of fragmentation among its
neighbors and a preoccupied international community to set up a big exploration
drilling rig in disputed waters.
China Drills for Territory (2014-05-22)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Michael Auslin) China aims not only to assert control over
disputed waters but to gain acknowledgment of its territorial claims and of its
right to determine boundaries. That can help achieve Beijing's strategic goals
through non-military actions.
Vietnamese Representative Apologizes Over Riot
Losses (2014-05-19)
(Taipei
Times) Vietnam’s chief envoy to Taiwan apologized on behalf of his government to
Taiwanese businesses that suffered losses as a result of the anti-China protests
in his country.
Vietnam Attack on Taiping Unlikely, Ma Says (2014-05-21)
(Taipei
Times) Vietnam is unlikely to attack Taiwan’s military facility on the remote
Itu Aba in the South China Sea, President Ma Ying-jeou said.
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| Sino-U.S.
Engagement
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U.S. Charges Five in Chinese Army with Hacking (2014-05-20)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Davlin Barrett and Siobhan Gorman) The Justice Department
indicted five Chinese military officers, alleging they hacked U.S. companies'
computers to steal trade secrets, a major escalation in the fight between the
two superpowers over economic espionage.
Indicting China's Hackers (2014-05-20)
(Wall
Street Journal) The larger weakness of Monday's indictment is that it treats
cyber theft like a normal criminal case when it is really a state-sponsored act
of aggression.
With Spy Charges, U.S. Draws a Line That Few Others
Recongnize (2014-05-20)
(New
York Times, By David S. Sanger) By indicting members of the People’s Liberation
Army’s most famous cyberwarfare operation, the Obama administration has turned
to the criminal justice system to reinforce its argument that there is a major
difference between spying for national security purposes and the commercial,
for-profit espionage carried out by China’s military.
China's Cyberespionage Presents a 21-Century
Challenge (2014-05-23)
(Washington
Post, By Fareed Zakaria) Vladimir Putin might be a 19th-century statesman, using
old-fashioned muscle to get his way, but it has become clear that Chinese
President Xi Jinping goes one step further, comfortably embracing both 19th- and
21st-century tactics.
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| PLA,
Military Balance and Arms Sales
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U.S. Military Man Gates Sees Xi in PLA Control (2014-05-23)
(China
Real Time Report, By James T. Areddy) Mr. Xi is a more engaged commander of the
People’s Liberation Army than his predecessor Mr. Hu, said Mr. Gates. Mr. Xi
himself has fueled such an image, taking command of the armed forces earlier
than did Mr. Hu and inserting himself repeatedly in military
affairs.
China's Leader, Seeking to Build Its Muscle, Pushes
Overhaul of the Military (2014-05-25)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez and Chris Buckley) Driven by ambitions to make China
a great power, President Xi Jinping is staking his political authority on a huge
task: overhauling the Chinese military.
US Industry Feels Blocked from Sub Help (2014-05-24)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US defense industry believes it is being stopped
from helping Taiwan build its own diesel-electric submarines, a former
Washington official said.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Structure of Constitution Should Stay: Su (2014-05-22)
(China
Post) DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang said that the main structure of the R.O.C.
Constitution should not be altered in future amendments, as to avoid potential
disputes over Taiwan's unique political position.
US Expanding Ties with Old Friends in Asia: Daniel
Russel (2014-05-22)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US will continue to expand ties with “longtime
friends” such as Taiwan, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Daniel
Russel told US lawmakers.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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China and Russia Reach 30-Year Gas Deal (2014-05-22)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) China and Russia signed a $400 billion gas deal,
linking two major powers that have drawn closer to counter the clout of the
United States and Europe.
The New Non-Aggression Pact (2014-05-22)
(Wall
Street Journal) It may be that in the long run Russia and China will fall out
over the exact terms of the deal. Meantime, Mr. Putin's ambition of creating a
"Eurasian Economic Union" stretching from Crimea to Harbin has come closer to
fruition. The echoes of the non-aggression pacts of the 1930s get louder in this
age of American retreat.
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