In the fun-house mirror of the global economy, Russia is the mirror opposite of China. China consumers are the driving force behind the market. Russian consumers are hobbling along and maybe stuck in a middle income trap. China needs less investment. Russia needs more. China used to be all about infrastructure investment: new roads, new […]
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With Russia in Middle East, China Claims Central Asia
6/10/2013Moscow’s diplomatic push in the Middle East will fail, even as it loses influence in more vital regions. Russia’s Middle East policy is all the rage these days. An article in the Washington Post on Tuesday notes what we at The Diplomat have long been discussing: Moscow’s diplomatic offensive in the Middle East region. The […]
Red Tide
6/10/2013Just how strong is China’s navy, really? In late July, Chinese President Xi Jinping shared his views on sea power and maritime territorial disputes. Beijing is amenable to “shelving disputes and carrying out joint development” in waters such as the South China Sea, where, according to the official line, it enjoys “indisputable sovereignty.” It will […]
V.O. Kistanov – Japan is looking for partners all around the world for counteraction to the “Chinese threat”
6/10/2013During the last three years the territorial dispute between Tokyo and Beijing about belonging of desert Senkaku islands (Diaoyu in Chinese) in the East China Sea has gained an unprecedented intensity. What is focused on in it is quickly strengthening economic and military and political rivalry between two Asian giants: the old one – Japan, […]
China, Russia sound alarm on world economy at APEC summit
4/12/2012By Timothy Heritage China and Russia sounded the alarm about the state of the global economy at a summit on Saturday and urged Asian-Pacific countries to protect themselves by forging deeper regional economic ties. Chinese President Hu Jintao said Beijing would do all it could to strengthen the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and boost prospects […]
Three Truths about the Senkaku Islands
13/11/20121. The Senkaku Islands are an inherent part of the territory of Japan in light of historical facts and based on international law – From 1885, surveys of the Senkaku Islands had been thoroughly conducted by the Government of Japan through the agencies of Okinawa Prefecture and by way of other methods. Through these surveys, […]
Valery Timoshenko – Territorial disputes involving China and the United States’ position
11/10/2012Recently United States pay close attention to the issues of territorial claims in the Asia-Pacific region. In July 2009, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. Senate held hearings on the issue of territorial disputes in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States’ role in the resolution of these disputes. The hearing was led […]
Nuclear states shun ASEAN treaty
16/08/2012Supalak Ganjanakhundee, Asia News Network (The Nation), Phnom Penh | World | Mon, July 09 2012 Nuclear weapons states will not sign the protocol of the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone treaty (SEANWFZ) at this week’s ASEAN meeting as many of them still have reservations, Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said Sunday. Nuclear powers including […]
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16/08/2012Associated Press, Hanoi | World | Sun, July 01 2012 A group of Vietnamese marched through the capital’s streets shouting “Down with China!” in a rare protest Sunday following growing tensions over disputed territory in the South China Sea. About 200 people chanted in the rain, some waving flags and holding signs, as they walked […]
Russia to boost military cooperation with China
18/07/2012Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he will boost military cooperation with China, including holding more joint exercises, after the United States announced plans to shift most of its warships to the Asia-Pacific by 2020. Putin referred to recent Sino-Russian joint navy exercises in the Yellow Sea as an example of military cooperation which, […]