Thehistoricresolutionadoptedatthesixthplenumofthe19thCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)demandscarefulstudyandseriousreflection.Alas,mostWesterncommentarywillinsteadoverwhelminglyinterpretitintermsofthepresidentsgrowingpower.Thisistoignoreitshistoricalsignificance.The...

OntheheelsofthePentagonreleasingitsannualreportonthemilitaryandsecuritydevelopmentsinvolvingChina,theUShasmadeanotherprovocativemoveagainstBeijingbysendingadelegationofCongressmemberstoTaiwan,whichlandedontheislandinamilitaryplaneonTuesday.BeijinghasstronglycondemnedtheUScongress...

IstheFiveEyes,anAnglo-SaxoncliqueofintelligencesharingandWWIIrelic,openinguptomoremembers?USpoliticianshavebeenhypingitupfromtimetotime.AmostrecentproposalcamefromRepublicanCongressmanRubenGallego,chairmanoftheHouseArmedServicessubcommitteeonspecialoperationsandintelligence,whoar...

RussianForeignMinisterSergeyLavrovsaidinaninterviewwithRussianstateTVrecentlythatWashingtonisseekingtodeploymilitarybasesinneighboringcountriesofAfghanistan.HesuggestedthattheUShasbeentryingtopersuadeIndiatoprovideopportunitiesonitsterritoryfortheUSmilitary.ButIndiasstanceremains...

TheUSmediahaverecentlyfrequentlyhighlightedtheweaknessesofTaiwansdefense.TheyarguethattheUScannotwinawarintheTaiwanStraits.Forinstance,theWashingtonPostquotedareportfromtheWashington-basedthinktanktheCenterforaNewAmericanSecurity,claimingtheUShasfewcredibleoptionstorespondifChina...