The following is based on a translation of an article on a Chinese news site: An article on war.163.com says that China is digging a tunnel and storage cave deep undersea. According to media report, due to the depth and… Read More ›
Month: December 2015
Cadence of Conflict: Asia, December 29, 2015
China steps up its game again. While companies won’t be required to give Beijing power to indiscriminately snoop the web, they are on notice to cooperate with coming procedures if they are asked. This time wasn’t the first, but it’s… Read More ›
Japan signs off biggest ever defence budget as tensions rise with China over Senkaku Islands
Tokyo approves 5.05tn yen on defence spending to counter growing Chinese influence in the region. Japan has approved its biggest ever defence budget, as it attempts to counter an increasingly assertive China and push through an unpopular move to relocate… Read More ›
China conducts training of H-6K bombers 1,000 km outside first island chain
The following is based on a translation of a report in Chinese media: Beijing Morning Post says in its report that Shen Jinke, spokesman of the Chinese air force, announced the news that China’s H-6K bombers and various types of… Read More ›
Cadence of Conflict: Asia, December 21, 2015
Tensions intensify in the China seas. Beijing knows it. Washington knows it. Everyone knows it. Japan delayed a US cooperation step-up due to popularity issues. The Japanese public is tired of the US war machine in their back yard, however… Read More ›
Will scarcity lead to anarchy in China?
Renowned American journalist Robert D Kaplan warned the West that, in the light of the quick deterioration of the arable land quality in interior China due to “deforestation, loss of topsoil and salinization”, when China’s population has reached “1.54 billion… Read More ›
China building 3 more large deep sea oil rigs to explore for oil in South China Sea
The following is based on a translation of a report in Chinese media: Global Times says in its report yesterday that it took 6 years and 6 billion yuan (USD940 million) for China to build its first homegrown deep sea… Read More ›
Cadence of Conflict: Asia, December 14, 2015
As elections push forward in Taiwan and Malaysia, China faces it’s own political issue: Military reform. The report from Reuters demonstrates two things. Firstly, we see that China’s military does, in fact, need reform. This is evidenced by the 300k… Read More ›
Lifeline for elephants: Ivory price halves in China after President pledges ban
The price of raw, illegal ivory has almost halved in China in the past 18 months because of growing public awareness, a promise from President Xi Jinping to ban the trade, a far-reaching anti-corruption drive and a slowing economy, according… Read More ›
China buys Russian Su-35 fighter jets to patrol South China Sea
The following is based on a translation of a report on a Chinese news site: A report in mil.huanqiu.com says that China had a long and hard discussion with Russia for 7 years for the purchase of Russian Su-35 fighter jets,… Read More ›
Cadence of Conflict: Asia, December 7, 2015
A day which shall live in infamy. While the world pauses to remember the day the US was provoked into entering WWII, the headlines paused over China the week before. All eyes, including Thailand’s, are on violence from the Mid… Read More ›
China pledges $60 billion in funding support to Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Friday that the country will pledge a new round of funding support to Africa‘s development, worth $60 billion. Analysts had wondered if the pace of Chinese investment in Africa would slow, particularly in infrastructure projects,… Read More ›
Chinese submarine in first-degree combat readiness in South China Sea
The following is based on a translation of a report on a Chinese news site: A report in people.com.cn says that a real war may break out between China and the U.S. in the South China Sea, as Chinese submarine… Read More ›
Understanding the two Chinas
Our view that China may be heading for a mild cyclical upswing next year needs to be set against the background of the broader economy, which is changing rapidly. We think that it makes sense to view the economy as… Read More ›
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