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Taiwan’s Han Kuang 23 Military Exercise and the Offensive Counterstrike Debate
The revelation that the command post exercise portion of the Han Kuang 23 exercise featured the use of “tactical shore-based missiles for fire suppression” to attack military targets on the mainland reignited a longstanding debate over Taiwan’s development of offensive military capabilities and prompted U.S.... MORE
Australian Defense Minister Attempts to Soothe China’s Concerns
Seeking to assure his Chinese hosts that Australia's increasing military cooperation with the United States and Japan was not aimed at containing China, Australian Defense Minister Brendan Nelson stated that "Australia stands ready to work more closely with China" (China Daily, July 10). In a... MORE
Australian Defense Minister Attempts to Soothe China’s Concerns
Seeking to assure his Chinese hosts that Australia's increasing military cooperation with the United States and Japan was not aimed at containing China, Australian Defense Minister Brendan Nelson stated that "Australia stands ready to work more closely with China" (China Daily, July 10). In a... MORE
Filling of China’s Strategic Oil Reserves Apparently Delayed
According to unidentified officials from Chinese oil majors, China's remaining two of four strategic oil reserve bases will begin to be filled with oil sometime within the next year. One based in Huangdao, Shandong province will start to be filled by the end of 2007,... MORE
Filling of China’s Strategic Oil Reserves Apparently Delayed
According to unidentified officials from Chinese oil majors, China's remaining two of four strategic oil reserve bases will begin to be filled with oil sometime within the next year. One based in Huangdao, Shandong province will start to be filled by the end of 2007,... MORE
Malaysia’s Hedging Strategy with China
The relationship between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is, by mutual consent, the best it has ever been. On the economic front, two-way trade is expanding by 20-25 percent per year, and Malaysia looks set to cash in on China’s growing appetite... MORE
Malaysia’s Hedging Strategy with China
The relationship between Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is, by mutual consent, the best it has ever been. On the economic front, two-way trade is expanding by 20-25 percent per year, and Malaysia looks set to cash in on China’s growing appetite... MORE
China’s Growing Energy Relations with the Middle East
It is no secret that even as China is attempting to diversify its foreign sources of energy, the Middle East remains a key supplier of the oil and gas that China depends upon to sustain its continuous economic growth. Numerous energy producing states in the... MORE
China’s Growing Energy Relations with the Middle East
It is no secret that even as China is attempting to diversify its foreign sources of energy, the Middle East remains a key supplier of the oil and gas that China depends upon to sustain its continuous economic growth. Numerous energy producing states in the... MORE
Healthcare Reform in China: Design by Committee
Since the disassembly of its comprehensive pre-1979 healthcare system, China has sought to shape and reshape the national healthcare system in an attempt to keep pace with rapid social and economic reforms. While reforms have been ongoing for over 10 years, an overhaul of the... MORE