The conflict in the Pacific is turning into a brick wall at the speed of sound. Trump vowed to deny China access to islands that don’t exist on household globes and maps. China is run by a party that has… Read More ›

Month: January 2017
China ‘deploys long-range nuclear-capable missiles’ in response to Donald Trump’s ‘aggression’
China has moved long-range missiles to the Russian border from where they could reach the USA, apparently in response to President Donald Trump’s “aggression”, unconfirmed reports say. The missiles, which can carry ten nuclear warheads up to 8,700 miles, have reportedly… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, January 23, 2017
No one supports the Trump protests as strongly and loudly as China. They object, threaten, parade, demonstrate, opine, taunt, drill, march, and they do so despite response from America’s “riot police”, in the case of the Pacific, the US Navy…. Read More ›
Chinese aircraft carrier can sail into Indian Ocean at will, says top US commander
In a direct assessment of the increasing presence of the Chinese Navy in waters off the coast of India, Admiral Harry Harris Jr., the Commander of the United States Pacific Command has said, “I believe India should be concerned about… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, January 16, 2017
China had so much going for it. Billions of US dollars had gone across the Pacific. The Olympics went to Beijing, where the world watched a one-hour history introduction about China leading into one world with one dream. Hong Kong… Read More ›
America will block China’s access to artificial islands in South China Sea
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state said China must be denied access to artificial islands built in the South China Sea, a move that would raise the risk of conflict between the world’s biggest economies. Hours into a confirmation… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, January 9, 2017
http://podcasts.pacificdailytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2017/01/Symphony-Cadence-2017-01-09.mp3 Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen (蔡英文) is in Houston, TX. Joshua Wong (黃之鋒) and a few lawmakers from Hong Kong are in Taiwan. A new wave of smog is in Beijing. And, more threats from Beijing to Trump are in… Read More ›
China planned Tianamen Square massacre weeks in advance, and the UK knew about it
“Two hundred dead could bring 20 years of peace to China,” former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping was quoted as saying in recently declassified documents. His words were spoken weeks ahead of the bloody military crackdown on student protesters in Beijing’s… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, January 2, 2017
The recent UN Security Council vote against Israel won’t help China’s claim to Taiwan. Taiwan and Israel are poised to gain closer ties in light of last week’s “unintentional Antisemitism” that was heavily condemned and harshly responded to by Taiwan’s… Read More ›