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| South
China Sea Disputes
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US Suggestion for Japanese Patrols in South China Sea Prompts ADIZ
Threat (2015-02-04)
(China
Brief 15(3), Jamestown Foundation, By Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga) A recent U.S.
suggestion for Japanese patrols in the South China Sea has elicited a sharp
rebuttal by the Chinese government and reignited Chinese media discussion of a
South China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.
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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Pentagon Rules Out Aircraft Carrier Visit to
China (2015-02-06)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Julian E. Barnes and Dion Nissenbaum) The Pentagon announced
it wouldn’t send an aircraft carrier to visit China this year, in a move a U.S.
official said is intended to persuade China to seek diplomatic solutions to
territorial disputes.
US-Beijing Links Relatively Upbeat (2015-02-04)
(Taipei
Times, By Andrew Hammond) Taken overall, the short-term outlook for China-US
relations is relatively positive, despite regular bilateral irritants.
Significant downside risks remain, but both Beijing and Washington appear to
have resolved to manage tensions better, while cooperating more in areas where
there are potentially significant overlapping interests.
Academics Says US, China Fighting for Taiwan's
Heart (2015-02-06)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) China has a secret plan to draw Taiwan into its
campaign to replace the US as the global superpower, Hudson Institute Center for
Chinese Strategy director Michael Pillsbury said.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Ma Says Cross-Strait Pacts Indicate Peaceful
Relations (2015-02-04)
(Taipei
Times) The agreements that have been signed between Taiwan and China can be seen
as “peace pacts” in a broad sense, because they would not have been possible
without a peaceful environment across the Taiwan Strait, President Ma Ying-jeou
said.
Koo Criticizes Worldview of DPP's Tsai (2015-02-05)
(China
Post) Taiwan independence advocate Koo Kuan-min announced his stance on the DPP
upcoming nominations for the presidential election, hinting that incumbent
Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen did not have a fully developed global
perspective.
China May ‘Overreact’ at Tsai Win: US Expert (2015-02-08)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Beijing might overreact if DPP Chairperson Tsai
Ing-wen wins next year’s presidential election, a US expert said.
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| PLA
and Military Balance
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China May be behind US Health Data Breach: Report (2015-02-07)
(AFP)
Data on as many as 80 million customers at U.S. health insurance giant Anthem
was stolen by hackers, in a cyberattack investigators have reportedly linked to
China.
Projecting Strategy: The Myth of Chinese
Counter-Intervention (2015-01-26)
(Washington
Quarterly, By M. Taylor Fravel and Christopher P. Twomey) Identifying
“counter-intervention” as the focus of China's military strategy, and
attributing it to Chinese sources, sustains a flawed assessment of China's
military modernization, mistaking an operational concept for a military strategy
or even a grand strategy aimed at pushing the United States out of the Asian
littoral.
US Analyst Urges Japan to Sell Taiwan Submarines (2015-02-07)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) A US defense expert is urging Japan to sell
Soryu-class submarines equipped with US communications and weapons systems to
Taiwan.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Lee Urges Amending Constitution (2015-02-03)
(Taipei
Times) Former president Lee Teng-hui said he is in favor of lowering the
threshold for constitutional amendments and the voting age, and suggested that a
referendum on whether the Constitution should be amended to replace the current
semi-presidential system of government with a parliamentary system be staged
alongside next year’s presidential election.
US Official Upbeat on Bilateral Ties (2015-02-06)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Danny
Russel is predicting that this will be a good year for US-Taiwan
relations.
Australia Holds Door Open to Taiwan FTA (2015-02-04)
(China
Post) Australia needs to complete its existing free trade agreements with other
countries, including China, before it can begin considering talks with Taiwan on
the possibility of singing an FTA, the nation's top envoy to Taiwan said.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Thousands March Again for Democracy in Hong Kong (2015-02-03)
(AFP,
By Dennis Chong) Thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of
Hong Kong Sunday for the first time since mass demonstrations shut down parts of
the city for more than two months.
HK Warned Against Confronting Beijing (2015-02-06)
(Reuters)
Hong Kong Liaison Office Director Zhang Xiaoming has warned democracy
campaigners in the former British colony against pushing for independence and
confronting Beijing, Xinhua news agency reported.
China Cuts Reserve Requirement Ratio (2015-02-04)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Lingling Wei) China’s leadership freed up more than $100
billion for its banks to lend, signaling new worries about the country’s slowing
economic growth and a recent surge of money leaving its shores.
Thailand, China Bolster Military Ties (2015-02-07)
(Reuters)
The two nations agreed to closer military cooperation as Thailand switches its
focus from the US to China following a military coup in Bangkok last
year.
Executive
Editor: Dalton Lin
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