Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets to Diaoyu Islands
Japan sent fighter jets to the disputed Diaoyu Islands on Thursday after it detected several Chinese military planes in the area, according to Japanese media. From AFP (via the South China Morning...
View ArticleU.S. Flies B-52 Bombers into Air Defense Zone
Japan and the U.S. have both voiced displeasure with China’s establishment of an “air defense identification zone” (ADIZ) over the Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands, whose ownership is disputed by China and...
View ArticleDefiance of China’s Air Defense ID Zone Meets Mixed Response
Following the flight of two U.S. B-52 bombers through China’s newly declared Air Defense Identification Zone on Tuesday, and a subsequent procession of emboldened Japanese and South Korean aircraft,...
View ArticleTensions Rise as Liaoning Anchors in South China Sea
With international tensions mounting over China’s newly declared Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, the South China Morning Post reports that the Liaoning, China’s premier...
View ArticleBiden in Japan to Start Asia Trip
Hours after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Tokyo on Monday evening to kickoff a week-long visit to Asia, the U.S. called on China withdraw its claims to an Air Defense Identification Zone...
View ArticleYu Hua: The Hijacking of Chinese Patriotism
At The New York Times, author Yu Hua uses China’s new East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone and the death in July of watermelon vendor Deng Zhengjia to illuminate difference facets of Chinese...
View ArticleADIZ Tensions Overshadow Biden’s Asia Agenda
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in China today amid international concern about China’s recently announced Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea—a zone that American,...
View ArticleChina’s ADIZ: Can Conflict Be Avoided?
China’s November 23 announcement of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) has stoked Sino-Japanese tensions and overshadowed U.S. vice president Joe Biden’s trip to Asia this month. But while...
View ArticleChinese, U.S. Warships in Near Collision (Updated)
CNN reports a near-miss between Chinese and American naval vessels in international waters the South China Sea last week: The incident last Friday, which was resolved peacefully, was the latest sign of...
View ArticleShould the U.S. Make China Uncomfortable?
At Foreign Policy, Elbridge Colby and Ely Ratner of the Center for a New American Security argue that softness from Washington over China’s actions in the East and South China Seas risks emboldening...
View ArticleChina’s Nuclear Missile Drill Seen as Warning to U.S.
As historically rocky Sino-Japanese relations have been growing ever more tense amid the ongoing Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute, the PLA has flexed its naval muscles more than once, and Japan’s Prime...
View ArticleU.S. Weighs In on South and East China Sea Disputes
Since the Xi administration came to power in 2012, China has become more assertive about longstanding territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas, regularly showing off the extent of the...
View ArticleU.S. Committed to Defending Japan, Kerry Says (Updated)
Reuters reports that the United States has emphasized its intention to defend both Japan and stability in the Asia-Pacific region “against a backdrop of increasingly assertive territorial claims by...
View ArticleIn Speech Commemorating Xinhai Revolution, Xi Says “Reunification” With...
In a speech marking the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, Xi Jinping said peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable and claimed Sun Yat-sen’s legacy as the Chinese Communist Party’s...
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