Before the US began to adopt its pivot to Asia to contain China, China was an active US supporter in many events. A typical example was its support for the UN resolution on Libya in spite of the heavy loss… Read More ›
Month: January 2015
China’s long-awaited day of reckoning is close
All the devils have come together for the Chinese economy and the country’s “long-awaited day of reckoning” is upon us, writes Societe Generale analyst Wei Yao in a recent note. To China bears who’ve said that the country is a… Read More ›
The Russian Far East: Russia’s land, China’s funds
The Russian Far East has always been a strategically important region to Russia because of its rich mineral resources and access to the Pacific Ocean, though it is largely neglected and underdeveloped compared to other regions in Russia. More than… Read More ›
China’s grand military parade ‘meant to deter Japan and corrupt officials’
Hong Kong’s SCMP says in its report “Xi Jinping‘s first grand military parade ‘meant to deter Japan and corrupt officials’” today that China will hold a huge military parade in Beijing later this year, probably on September 3, to mark… Read More ›
Confirmed: China is building a military base near Japan
New satellite images have largely confirmed earlier reports that China is building a military base near the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands that Japan also claims and administers. Last week IHS Jane’s reported that satellite images from October 2014 show that China is… Read More ›
Prelude to Conflict: Asia, January 26
US Congress questions HK: Beijing vets HK politicians; is HK not China? “Experts” say Washington appeases Beijing, but the big issue: Don’t pee in the international pool, consider HK’s Hague membership. Washington and Beijing have only found excuses to raise… Read More ›
China says its drones superior to US in every aspect
The following is a translation from Chinese media, with commentary: China Youth Daily, the mouthpiece of China’s Communist Youth League, published an article by an expert from the National Defence University that provided detailed information about China’s unmanned aerial vehicles. I… Read More ›
China argues it’s not really world’s largest economy
China‘s statistics agency said Tuesday that the International Monetary Fund is wrong in saying China has topped the U.S. as the largest economy in the world. According to the latest IMF figures based on purchasing power parity, China produced $17.6… Read More ›
China is pushing South China Sea situation to the brink of miscalculation
Security experts believe China is pushing the region to the “brink of miscalculations” in the South China Sea with its expansive land reclamation in disputed territories as the Philippines anticipates more blockades by the Chinese in the West Philippine Sea… Read More ›
China ‘has the power’ to introduce tough security laws in Hong Kong
Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa said on Tuesday tough Chinese national security laws could be introduced in Hong Kong, stoking fears China may tighten control in its southern financial hub after last year’s pro-democracy street protests. Pro-Beijing politicians and… Read More ›
China’s deception to get its first aircraft carrier, and how the world saw through it
Chinese state media recently published a story which it thought glorified it’s superior business strategy in securing its first aircraft carrier by deception. However, in reality, it shows the stupidity of a Chinese businessmen, who lost $120 million on the… Read More ›
As Obama visits, signs that India is pushing back against China
When Sri Lanka unexpectedly turfed out President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an election this month, it was the biggest setback in decades for China’s expansion into South Asia – and a remarkable diplomatic victory for India. Despite New Delhi’s protestations, diplomats… Read More ›
Chinese media fakes editorial by famed western journalist to glorify China
A New Yorker journalist famed for his reporting from China wrote that the state-run newspaper China Daily faked an editorial under his byline after interviewing him. Peter Hessler said on Facebook on Tuesday that he didn’t write the piece posted… Read More ›
China deploys DF-21 nuclear missiles, capable of destroying US military bases in Japan
The following is a translation from Chinese state media: Qianzhan.com says in its report: The DF-21 series of ballistic missiles are China’s most advanced ballistic missiles, with accuracy close to cruise missiles. They are capable of destroying US military bases… Read More ›
Prelude to Conflict: Asia, January 19
All eyes turn to Tainan, Taiwan. Mayor Lai refuses to attend city council meetings until the investigation of the speaker’s dubious election is resolved. A political opponent holds a sign on the council floor referring to “Emperor Lai”. Beijing’s new… Read More ›
China stock market crash; biggest one-day drop since 2008
China stocks suffered their biggest one-day percentage drop in more than six and a half years, dragged down by record tumbles in financial stocks as authorities battled excessive market speculation. Regulators cracked down on margin trading, which has been blamed… Read More ›
Chinese spies stole F-35 fighter design
U.S. National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden said Chinese spies stole a huge volume of data related to Lockheed’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Australian Associated Press reported, and military experts say Beijing likely used the information to help develop… Read More ›
China’s Special Operation Forces have limited capacity compared with America’s
US War on the Rocks published an article on China’s special operation forces (SOFs), providing details of the size and organisation of the Chinese SOFs but nothing about their harsh training and tests. China’s qianzhan.com reports some [unverified] details about… Read More ›
Japan, US, ASEAN direct investment in China drops dramatically, as China considered less attractive
Japan‘s direct investment in China in 2014 dropped 38.8 percent from the previous year to $4.33 billion, the Commerce Ministry said Thursday. The plunge, which compares with a decline of about 4 percent in 2013, reflects soured bilateral relations over… Read More ›
China claims 055 destroyer surpasses US Aegis warship in capabilities
The following is a translation from Chinese media. It contains unreferenced citations from unnamed US media publications to support its claims: A picture showing the ceremony on the commencement of the construction of the Type 055 destroyer last December has… Read More ›
China’s boom is over, and here’s what you can do about it
The powerhouse that seemed ready to propel the global economy for decades is now stuck in a period of slowing growth. Here’s what that means for your portfolio Every so often an investment theme comes along that seems so big… Read More ›
China’s Xi Jinping to establish his powerbase through leadership reshuffle
Jiang Zemin, the core of the third generation of CCP leadership, has chosen Xi Jinping as his successor as the core of the CCP Dynasty, with a core like an emperor (see the section “Signs of Jiang Zemin’s Intention to… Read More ›
China prepares for war
The following are the views of the original author, and not necessarily those of China Daily Mail: Apart from their frantic dredging and island-building in the South China Sea, China is now also building an air and naval base in… Read More ›
China has just banned the burqa in its biggest Muslim city
Chinese authorities have banned women in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang—an autonomous western region where Muslims account for almost half of the population—from wearing burqas in public, according to a brief article on a government-run website, Tianshan News. Local legislators for Urumqi proposed… Read More ›
China claims breakthrough by training 8 more carrier-based fighter jet pilots, taking total to 13
The following is translated from Chinese media: A photo of 4 grey J-15 fighter jets appearing on China’s aircraft carrier the Liaoning has gone viral on the Internet in China. A Global Times reporter has learnt from an authentic source that… Read More ›
2014 Protests in Asia
I was in Hong Kong a few weeks before the Umbrella Movement broke out. And I made a prediction: The protests would change nothing, China would do nothing, there would be a lot of noise, then it would fizzle out… Read More ›
Prelude to Conflict: Asia, January 12
Power shuffling and truth-spinning throughout Asia—heads roll and chests puff-out as waning establishments grab for anything to stay afloat. China bails the floundering Communist oil world then doubles its amphibious infantry without a way to transport them. North Korea issues… Read More ›
Sri Lanka’s new president bids farewell to China’s dominance in Sri Lanka; thwarts China’s plans in Indian Ocean
Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa just conceded defeat to his one-time ally, Maithripala Sirisena, in an upset that will have an impact far beyond the teardrop-shaped island and its 20 million residents. Sri Lanka currently has a limited impact on global… Read More ›
China gives all highest science awards to weapons developers, in intensive arms race with America
Since China began its arms race with the US, all the National Highest Science and Technology Award have been won for weapons development. The award for 2014 was won by Yu Min for his achievement in developing a H-bomb. Those… Read More ›
China doubles its amphibious infantry for potential Taiwan invasion
China’s military has doubled the size of its Amphibious Mechanised Infantry Division (AMID) from about 30,000 to 60,000 men for a potential conflict in the East and South China seas as well as with Taiwan, according to Taiwan-based news site… Read More ›
China is bailing out the world’s teetering oil producers – on terms that could cripple them
Oil-exporting nations are facing budget crises, political instability and social upheaval thanks to the cratering of crude oil prices in recent weeks. Enter China. Despite an economic slowdown of its own—which has been a factor in plunging oil prices—Beijing is stumping up billions… Read More ›
China to expand unemployment benefits to lure migrants to cities
Urbanisation is now one of the key issues of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s further thorough economic reform. It will greatly expand domestic market and thus boost substantial economic growth, but the resistance of vested interests is very strong in opposing… Read More ›
A lesson from Hong Kong in pragmatism versus liberalism
While thousands of young elites risked their career future to launch an Occupy Central campaign for democracy (focus on free nomination for government’s chief executive candidateship), more than half of the Hong Kong citizenry disagreed with either their ideals or… Read More ›
Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin returns to Beijing in challenge to President Xi Jinping
I have pointed out in my book Tiananmen’s Tremendous Achievements (Expanded 2nd Edition) that there are three black boxes in China: The CCP Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), the group of powerful elders who control China behind the scene and the… Read More ›
Prelude to Conflict: Asia, January 5
When it comes to Chinese-speaking pastors and the Chinese government, the Chinese are very non-communicative. It’s a shame and a sham, literally—a shame because of the “Shame” culture that can’t man-up to face hard talks and a sham because it’s… Read More ›
China’s Maoist revival seeks to eliminate all western thought
They pounce on bloggers who dare mock their beloved Chairman Mao. They scour the nation’s classrooms and newspapers for strains of Western-inspired liberal heresies. And they have taken down professors, journalists and others deemed disloyal to Communist Party orthodoxy. China’s… Read More ›
China and the United States are preparing for war
Usually countries fight for gains or to prevent losses, but US experts are quite different. Michael Pillsbury, the director of the Centre on Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute, holds quite different views. In his recent article “China and the… Read More ›
Will China continue to provoke its neighbours in 2015?
A nudge by air in 2013. A probe by sea in 2014. Will China take a crack on land in 2015? For the sake of world peace, let’s hope not. However, China’s nudge and probe record, especially over the last… Read More ›
China says new strategic nuclear submarine will be able to attack anywhere in America
The following is a translation from Chinese media: The Russian Military Observation website published an article titled “China’s Nuclear Potential” on December 30, 2014. It says that China is upgrading and improving its strategic bombers, but the H-6K, the upgraded… Read More ›
2014 revealed the insecurity behind China’s economic might
Hong Kong protests, terrorist attacks and a crackdown on corruption by Xi Jinping characterised the year for China. On Sunday 28 September, Hong Kong exploded. Pro-democracy protesters barricaded major roads, as riot police tried in vain to disperse them with… Read More ›
