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China Sea Disputes and Other Regional Issues
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TSR Interview with Dr. Robert Sutter (2014-06-19)
(Taiwan
Security Research, By Kristian McGuire) Taiwan Security Research’s Kristian
McGuire speaks with
Dr. Robert Sutter,
Professor of Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School of George
Washington University, about China’s perspectives on the recent coup in
Thailand, the alignment between Vietnam and the Philippines on the South China
Sea disputes, and the public outcry in Hong Kong over the territory’s democratic
prospect as well as its implications for Taiwan.
China Adding School to Outpost Island in Disputed
Waters (2014-06-16)
(AP)
China is building a school on a remote island in the South China Sea to serve
the children of military personnel and others.
For Vietnam and China, No Easing of Tensions (2014-06-19)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) China and Vietnam exchanged sharp views in their
dispute over a Chinese oil rig deployed in contested waters in the South China
Sea near Vietnam’s coast and appear to have made little headway in cooling
tensions, according to accounts by both governments summarizing a top-level
meeting in Hanoi.
Beijing Tells Hanoi to Stop ‘Hyping Up’ Territorial
Dispute (2014-06-19)
(AFP)
Beijing’s top foreign policy official yesterday slapped down Vietnamese claims
to disputed waters, in talks aimed at pulling relations back from their lowest
point in decades.
In Push to Assert Rights, China Plans to Send 2nd Oil Rig to Waters
near Vietnam (2014-06-20)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) The day after tough talks between Vietnam and China
that made no progress over a Chinese oil rig in the South China Sea, the Chinese
government said Thursday it was sending a second rig to waters close to
Vietnam.
Beijing Sends Four Oil Rigs to Disputed South China
Sea (2014-06-21)
(Reuters)
China has sent four more oil rigs into the South China Sea in a sign that
Beijing is stepping up its exploration for oil and gas in the tense
region.
The Nine-Dashed Line Isn't China's Monroe
Doctrine (2014-06-21)
(The
Diplomat, By James Holmes) While China’s methods in nearby waters bear some
resemblance to fin de siècle America’s, its goals could hardly be more
different.
Taiwan Sends Equipment to Build S. China Sea Island
Pier (2014-06-18)
(CNA)
Heavy machinery from Taiwan meant for use in building a pier has landed on
Taiping Island, in a show of sovereignty over the largest of the Spratly Islands
in the disputed South China Sea, a lawmaker from the ruling Kuomintang
said.
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| U.S.
Pivot to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Deterring China=Capability x Resolve x Belief (2014-06-19)
(The
Diplomat, By James Holmes) The U.S. shouldn’t unnecessarily antagonize China but
it must underscore its capability and resolve to Beijing.
Asian Economic Integration Fuels PRC Frustration with U.S.
Alliances (2014-06-19)
(China
Brief 14(2), Jamestown Foundation, By Timothy Heath) PRC leaders and media
commentary have stepped up criticism of U.S. efforts to strengthen its alliances
as counter-productive for the region’s long term security. Deep structural
drivers related to China’s pursuit of economic growth underpin these views,
making it unlikely Beijing will be easily dissuaded from its efforts to shape
the current order.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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China Says to Take Actions to Benefit Public in
Taiwan (2014-06-17)
(Taipei
Times) A senior Chinese official said China would take actions to benefit the
Taiwanese public, while insisting on the so-called “1992 consensus” and opposing
Taiwan independence, which some observers said shows that China continues to
employ a carrot-and-stick approach to cross-strait
exchanges.
Meeting with Xi to Lay Foundation: Ma (2014-06-21)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou said he and the Chinese president should meet ‘as
a natural development’ to establish a framework for cross-strait
dialogue.
US Academic Warns Over Pace, Extent of Cross-Strait
Moves (2014-06-20)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) John Garver said that Beijing might take some tips
from Russia’s actions in Crimea if it decides to make a move against
Taiwan.
No Meeting for Tsai and Zhang Planned: MAC (2014-06-20)
(China
Post) The Mainland Affairs Council stated that a meeting between TAO Minister
Zhang Zhijun and DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen has not been
planned.
Ex-DPP Legislator Seeks Independence Clause's
Freezing (2014-06-20)
(Taipei
Times) Former DPP legislator Chen Zau-nan submitted a petition demanding that
the party freeze the Taiwanese independence clause in its party charter in the
upcoming party congress, which he said would help the DPP regain power.
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| Military
Balance and Arms Sales
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China, US Create Tension Over Taiwan, Report Says (2014-06-21)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US should cut arms sales to Taiwan if China
reduces its “threatening stance” towards the nation, former US deputy secretary
of state James Steinberg said.
US Has Concerns Over Taiwan's Defense: Report (2014-06-22)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The Pentagon has “broadened its concern” about
Taiwan’s defense spending, its seriousness about self-defense and the protection
of secrets, a report by the US Congressional Research Service says.
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| Taiwan's
Foreign Relations
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Envoy Confirms Ally Leader's Stop in Beijing (2014-06-18)
(China
Post) A visiting senior official from Taiwan's African ally Sao Tome and
Principe confirmed that President Manuel Pinto da Costa did visit both Shanghai
and Beijing during his just-concluded China tour.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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U.S. Professors Call on Colleges to Re-evaluate Confucius
Institutes (2014-06-17)
(New
York Times, By Amy Qin) The American Association of University Professors is
calling on universities to uphold principles of academic freedom by either
terminating or renegotiating the agreements that have brought nearly 100 Chinese
government-backed cultural and language programs called Confucius Institutes to
campuses across the United States and Canada.
Q. and A.: Michael C. Davis on the Battle Over Hong Kong’s
Future (2014-06-20)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley) Hong Kong democratic activists have demanded that
residents win the right to elect Hong Kong’s top leader, called the chief
executive, without procedures that would ensure that only candidates approved by
Beijing appear on the ballot.
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