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Month: March 2014
China’s criticism of Malaysia: unjust, unfair and below the belt
The following are the opinions of the author, and not necessarily those of China Daily Mail: I refer to “MH370: ‘Under siege’ Malaysians hit back at China,” Free Malaysia Today, March 28 with regard to China’s stinging and strident criticism… Read More ›
Philippines supply ship evades Chinese vessels
A Philippine government ship slipped past a Chinese coast guard vessel Saturday and brought food and fresh troops to a marooned navy ship used as a base by Filipino troops to bolster the country’s territorial claims in the disputed South… Read More ›
Australia denies Chinese journalists access to plane search media briefings
Chinese journalists covering the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Canberra are furious at what they see as Australian government control of the media. On Sunday, two Chinese crews decided to chase Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss into a car… Read More ›
This is why Germany doesn’t want China anywhere near Berlin’s holocaust memorial
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Germany for the next two days, meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other German officials. It’s the third leg of Xi’s European Union trip, and an important one – as Deutsche Welle notes, Germany is… Read More ›
China’s first lady attacks US because Michelle Obama ate Tibetan food
The following is a translation from Chinese media: It has been stressed that there was no politics in US first lady Michelle Obama’s China visit, but the arrangement of her last meal at a Tibetan restaurant gave China the message… Read More ›
Debunking myths: Was CIA involved with Taiwan’s demonstrations?
OPINION—While I’m sure some of our friends at CIA would be insulted if I said that they weren’t involved in everything that happens in the world, I suspect that Intelligence participation in the Taipei protests are minimal at most. This comes… Read More ›
An open letter to the Chinese Communist Party concerning press freedom in Hong Kong
Dear Chinese Communist Party, I’m not one of those Americans who thinks the way we do things in ‘Murica is always better than the way others do them, but when it comes to propagandising and controlling its population…well…USA #1!. Comparing… Read More ›
Analysis: Taiwan President Ma may have sold US military tech
In an analysis of publicly-known events, there may be an explanation for the US Military being years late on the Air Defense upgrades of Taiwan‘s Air Force. The decision was made in 2011 when Taiwan’s Air Force could have been doubled for… Read More ›
Persuading China’s communists to give up power is like trying to persuade a tiger to give you it’s skin
I once said that trying to persuade the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to give up its monopoly of state power is like trying to persuade a tiger to give you its skin. It is utterly impossible. In my book “Tiananmen’s… Read More ›
Mass protests in Taiwan explode into Executive Parliament: Has “Asian Spring” begun?
The following article reflects the views of the author, and not necessarily those of China Daily Mail. Hundreds of students bypassed the barbed wire and fences surrounding the Executive Yuan building and seized control of yet another crucial arm of… Read More ›
A Chinese blogger’s view: China is too sensitive about other countries’ actions
For many years, the Chinese government has been unstable about its diplomatic direction. A slight change from another country will make a huge difference about the attitude of the Chinese government toward that country. The same slight action will also… Read More ›
China opens door further to foreign stock investors
China has relaxed rules to allow more foreign participation in its main stock market, in the latest step towards liberalising the financial system in the world’s second-largest economy. From Thursday, foreign investors on the Shanghai stock exchange will be allowed… Read More ›
What exactly is happening in Taiwan? Revolution, that’s what!
Brace yourselves, as now more and more students and energetic activists are getting ready to show up at the Taiwanese Parliament to perform their own version of an Occupy movement. Only today, we know how monumental and catastrophic these sorts… Read More ›
A Chinese netizen’s speculation about what might have happened to Flight MH370
The following is speculation on the part of a Chinese netizen, and reflects the growing concern about this issue by Chinese Internet users. The post was made on March 15 2014. The opinions expressed do not reflect those of China… Read More ›
Prelude to Conflict: Asia, March 23
EDITORIAL—China and the West want China and the West to know that they are in a prelude to war. Here are a few reasons why from recently… State TV says Russia could turn US to ‘radioactive ash’ …Comment about Russia,… Read More ›
Philippines offers US forces access to military bases
The Philippines has agreed to allow the United States access to its military bases under a new security deal being negotiated by the two allies, amid mounting concern over China’s increasing assertiveness in the disputed waters of the South China… Read More ›
Australia’s diplomatic dilemma as China intervenes in Indian Ocean plane search
The Australian government faces a potentially delicate diplomatic balancing act as China seeks a greater role in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Under pressure from the families of the 153 Chinese citizens onboard, China has sent three… Read More ›
Taiwan legislature “occupied/retaken”: USA media ignores
Students have taken over Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan meeting chamber for over 106 hours. 12:00pm Friday marked the deadline the student-led mass gave to Taiwan’s dominant party, the KMT, to acknowledge and respond positively to their demands. The unarmed assortment of… Read More ›
China refused permission to search for missing plane in Indian waters
India has declined China’s proposal to allow four of its warships to join the hunt for the MH370 jetliner near the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, even as it is now dispatching two aircraft to Malaysia to join the international search… Read More ›
Top executives refuse to work in China; slowing economy and pollution the main reasons
China‘s smog is making it harder for foreign firms to convince top executives to work in the country, the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing said on Wednesday, offering some of the strongest evidence yet on how pollution is hurting… Read More ›
China’s rapid growth hits the brakes; slowest in more than a decade
New pockets of economic weakness in China emerged on Tuesday, as the collapse of a highly indebted real estate developer and weak home sales pointed to a slowdown in the sprawling property sector. The latest batch of difficulties add to… Read More ›
China warns Philippines: We will never tolerate ‘occupation’ of disputed shoal
China warned the Philippines on Monday to abandon a disputed shoal in the South China Sea after Manila said it planned to challenge a Chinese naval blockade of the area by sending supplies to its troops stationed there. Last week,… Read More ›
Malaysia’s handling of lost plane irritates China; reveals limits of Beijing’s influence in Asia
The search for a missing jetliner with Chinese travellers aboard has revealed the limits of Beijing’s influence in its own backyard and left communist leaders facing outrage from their public. Beijing has demanded Malaysia do more to find the missing… Read More ›
From his Pakistan hideout, Uighur leader vows revenge on China
Entrenched in secret mountain bases on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, Uighur fighters are gearing up for retribution against China to avenge the deaths of comrades in Beijing’s crackdown on a separatist movement, their leader told Reuters. China, Pakistan’s only major… Read More ›
Venezuelan state’s economic response to protests: Rationing plus Chinese and Russian loans to float a liberal dollar market
As protests continue against Venezuela’s faltering “oil revolution,” the political strategy of the Chavista administration is striking for its intransigence. President Maduro has refused to recognise any grievances by students or other protesters. He calls protesters “fascists” and blames them for all… Read More ›
China to bypass Malacca Strait by Kra Isthmus Canal in Thailand
The following article was translated from Chinese media: The trade route to the Indian Ocean through the Malacca Strait has the problems of pirates, shipwrecks, haze, sediment and shoals. Its rate of accidents is twice as high as the Suez Canal… Read More ›
Prelude to Conflict: Asia, March 16
EDITORIAL—China and the West want China and the West to know that they are in a prelude to war. Here are a few reasons why from recently… Missile downed Malaysia Airlines jet? Follows near miss by North Korean rocket last… Read More ›
Taiwan could resist a Chinese invasion for just one month
The clock is ticking – China grows more powerful by the day as Taiwan withers. In early March, Taiwan’s defense minister Yen Ming estimated the island nation could resist a Chinese onslaught “at least one month” – and that’s assuming… Read More ›
China’s premier warns on economic slowdown
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned on Thursday that the economy faces “severe challenges” in 2014 – comments that came as weak data fanned speculation the central bank would relax monetary policy to support stuttering growth. Li, speaking at a news… Read More ›
Philippines air-drops supplies to troops on disputed reef after ships blocked by China
The Philippines air-dropped food and water to soldiers posted on a grounded transport ship on a disputed South China Sea shoal, after China blocked two supply ships from reaching the troops, a senior navy official said on Wednesday. Chinese ships… Read More ›
China tries to become “Asia’s policeman” in missing plane saga; sends team uninvited to Malaysia to “advise” on search and rescue mission
In the aftermath of the March 8 disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board, 153 of them Chinese nationals, Beijing is flexing its muscles. The Chinese government has dispatched two warships, 10 satellites, over 50 marines to the… Read More ›
China claims it forced Philippine ships away from disputed shoal
China said on Monday that coast guard ships had driven away two Philippine vessels which had tried to approach a shoal in the South China Sea in the latest flare-up of a long-running territorial dispute. The Chinese ships were patrolling… Read More ›
China and Malaysia hint at Uighur Muslim terrorist attack on missing plane
The opinions expressed in this article are those of “The Star Online” (published by Malaysian Chinese Association), and not necessarily those of China Daily Mail. There is speculation that militants from China’s Uighur Muslim minority could be involved in the… Read More ›
China February exports plunge by 18%
China‘s exports unexpectedly tumbled in February, swinging the trade balance into deficit and adding to fears of a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy despite the Lunar New Year holidays being blamed for the slide. The sharp drop in exports… Read More ›
Prelude to Conflict: Asia, March 9
EDITORIAL – China and the West want China and the West to know that they are in a prelude to war. Here are a few reasons why from recently… China Fields New Intermediate-Range Nuclear Missile Russia And China ‘In Agreement’… Read More ›
Hong Kong: Lawmakers shave heads in protest over China’s Liu Xia
Activists in Hong Kong launched a campaign in support of Liu Xia, the wife of a jailed Nobel peace laureate who has been held under house arrest since 2010. Supporters of Liu Xia and Liu Xiaobo gathered in a busy shopping district to… Read More ›
China apprehending boats weekly in disputed South China Sea
Chinese patrols enforcing disputed new fishing rules in the South China Sea are apprehending foreign boats on a weekly basis, Communist Party officials said on Thursday. In comments that provide the first window on how China is enforcing new rules… Read More ›
China humiliates itself with racist attack on outgoing US ambassador
A few days ago in Beijing, as Gary Locke wrapped up his tenure as United States ambassador to China, he was lambasted in a Chinese state media editorial. The piece called Locke a “guide dog.” It said he had stirred… Read More ›
China offers no hard evidence that Uighurs committed Kunming “terrorist” attack
Within minutes of the deadly stabbing attack at Kunming Rail Station in southwest China, the Chinese government were blaming Muslim separatists from the country’s northwest province of Xinjiang, but are yet to provide hard evidence for the claim. Police said… Read More ›
Philippines rejects China deal in South China Sea; China denies making any such offer
The Philippines has rejected a Chinese offer to withdraw its ships from the Scarborough Shoal, if Manila did the same and delayed international arbitration on the territorial dispute. China‘s offer was made “informally through back channels”, Roilo Golez, a former… Read More ›
China’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is insincere
It was only a month ago that the close ties between Russia and China were on prominent display, with Chinese president Xi Jinping vowing that the two countries would “continue deepening our consultations and cooperation on major international issues and… Read More ›
China’s media says deployment of troops for war with Japan is now complete; waiting for opportune time to attack
The following is a translation from Chinese media: China has completed military deployment for its war with Japan. All its deployments of troops for the war have been carried out in the name of military drills to fool the enemy. China… Read More ›
Chinese spies attending US universities, says expelled Peking University professor
A prominent Beijing scholar who recently fled to the United States has warned that China was sending “spies” to American universities, and urged US institutions to tread carefully on academic co-operation. Xia Yeliang is one of the original signatories of… Read More ›
Prelude to Conflict: Asia, March 2
EDITORIAL—China and the West want China and the West to know that they are in a prelude to war. Here are a few reasons why from recently… Philippines protests over South China Sea water cannon attack Another indication of Chinese aggression… Read More ›
Malaysia joins forces with Philippines and Vietnam against China in sea dispute
The submerged reef would be easy to miss, under turquoise seas about 80 km (50 miles) off Malaysia’s Borneo island state of Sarawak. But two Chinese naval exercises in less than a year around the James Shoal have shocked Malaysia… Read More ›
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