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Is China Carelessly Overextending Itself?
Over the past two weeks, Indian media has reported several border incursions along the two states’ disputed Himalayan border . [...]
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Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands: A “Core Interest” of China
Even as tensions with North Korea remain unresolved, East's Asia other flashpoint is once again in the headlines: the Senkaku/Diaoyu [...]
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Australia’s Julia Gillard: China Bound
This is an awkward time for an Australian prime minister to be going to China. War-drums on the Korean Peninsula and [...]
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China’s Navy Aims for Transparency
As it becomes more mature and self-confident, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in recent years has held exercises at [...]
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Tensions Mount Between Japan and China
More and more, the dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea is starting [...]
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Japan Explores War Scenarios with China
As Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party national defense task force announced on Jan. 8 that it would increase the nation’s defense budget by [...]
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Can Military Diplomacy Keep the Peace in 2013?
Is military diplomacy a contradiction in terms? Not according to two prominent Australians, who have recently been talking up the [...]
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China’s Maritime Surveillance Fleet Adds Muscle
As China continues to harden its stance on territorial disputes, a recent report notes that the People’s Liberation Army Navy [...]
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China’s New Passport Sparks Controversy
Several Asian countries last week reacted with unusual fury over the new design of the Chinese passport, which features watermarks [...]
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U.S.-Japan to Revise Defense Ties
Much has been said in recent months about the so-called U.S. “pivot” to Asia, a rebalancing that, though often discussed, [...]
