The Flying PLA
The Pentagon’s annual report on China says that the scale of the PLAAF’s modernization is “unprecedented in history.” Read Here – The Diplomat
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That Square In Beijing
It was a massacre. Most of the carnage occurred not in the Square or right around it, but in the western-approaching streets that led to the Square. I viewed the videotapes of bloody bodies that came in with camera crews, and I made phone calls to local hospitals and to the Chinese Red Cross. We […]
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Faced with greater diplomatic pressure from Beijing and belt-tightening in Washington, U.S. allies like Japan have started to rearm in earnest. Asia is quickly becoming “the most militarized region in the world.” U.S. partners and allies in the region plan to spend 53 percent more between 2013 and 2018 than they did in the previous five-year period. […]
The Insecure Global Power
Faced with growing expectations, China’s foreign policy is actually becoming more insecure. Read Here – The Diplomat
The World’s Most Important Bilateral Relationship
The U.S. and China have the most important bilateral relationship in the world. The rising global superpower and the status quo superpower are deeply cooperative and deeply competitive — at the same time. Read Here – Bloomberg
China-U.S. Ties: The Missing Trust
A survey finds that there is low level of strategic trust between the United States and China, which could make bilateral relations more turbulent. Read Here – Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
The Great Aircraft Carrier Debate
A new carrier like India’s does more than just denote blue-water capability. Read Here – The Diplomat
Easterly Tesnions
Both China and Japan are trying to centralize security decision-making. Could this help avoid a clash? Read Here – The Diplomat
Dangerous Dance In The East Seas
The Communist Party summit that recast Xi Jinping as a reformer extraordinaire has produced its first foreign-policy initiative: poking Japan in the eye, writes William Pesak. Read Here – Bloomberg
“China Won’t Like It”
“China won’t like it.” That has been a consistent refrain of the UPA government and the Congress party in shaping India‘s recent foreign policy. New Delhi‘s self-induced fear of provoking China has restricted the pursuit of beneficial engagement with other major powers and Asian neighbours. India’s self-denial is hardly consistent with its proclamations on “strategic […]
looking beyond borders 