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Shared bycsis.org – By Elke Larsen, Research Assistant, and Kathleen Rustici, Research Associate, Pacific Partners Initiative (@PacPartnersDC), CSIS Fiji’s prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, released a draft…
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straitstimes.com – BRUSSELS (AFP) – The fight against tax evasion will be on the agenda of the next European Union (EU) summit in May, EU president Herman Van Rompuy said on Friday. “Every year a trillion euros are l…
Shared by4-traders.com – –Japan reaches agreement with U.S. to enter Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks –Prime Minster Shinzo Abe says the pact will have both economic and regional security benefits –The prime minist…
KeoneBoy @ April 12, 2013
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by Zhen Zehao (Associate Professor)
[National Defence University, China]
Ever since U.S. President Barack Obama proposed the high-keyed ”return to the Asia-Pacific” at the end of 2011, the U.S. has begun to frequently organize joint military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region. For those exercises conducted in 2012 by the U.S. in the Western Pacific region alone, there were as many as 17 code names. Why is the U.S. so interested in Asia-Pacific region? Why does it frequently conduct such “exercises”?
In geostrategic sense, containing China in the Asia-Pacific region is the basic content of the U.S. policy toward China.
There are three major means for the U.S. to conduct deep involvement in the Asia-Pacific region: first, wide alliance to win over various countries in the Asia-Pacific region; second, military forward deployment to realize strategic “re-balancing”; and third, occupy a “leading” position in the region to play “pro-active role”.
The U.S. believes that the time span from the end of the Cold War to 2015 is a period of “strategic opportunity”, during which the rise and development of such major regional countries as China and Russia will pose serious challenges to the U.S. around 2015. Among the two, China “is more likely to become the challenger”.
Therefore, the U. S. began to pay more attention to putting more pressure on China over Asia-Pacific issues.
Read more: http://www.terminalx.org/2013/04/truth-behind-frequent-us-military-exercises-in-asia-pacific-region.html#ixzz2QDNvUiFu
KeoneBoy @ April 11, 2013
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‘Powerful striking means’ touted as missile fears continue to grow
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric on Thursday with claims it has “powerful striking means” on standby for a launch, as Seoul and Washington speculated the country is preparing to test a medium-range missile during upcoming national celebrations.
Go here to China Daily for the full story:Pyongyang steps up the war of words
KeoneBoy @ April 11, 2013
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TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit the waters off of far eastern Russia. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami was generated.
The quake hit just before 1 p.m. local time Tuesday. It was centered in the Pacific Ocean 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of Poronaysk, Russia, at a depth of more than 625 kilometers (388 miles).
In Japan, the Meteorological Agency reported that there was no risk of a tsunami from the quake. Its readings showed the quake was mildly felt on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and in the northeastern section of Honshu, Japan’s main island.
KeoneBoy @ August 13, 2012
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frustratedarab.com – I have gone back and forth, a rapid mental pacing of sorts from one corner of my mind to the other, when it comes to ongoing and very-much armed conflict in Syria; but not for reasons assumed by th…
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smileyandwest.com – Smiley and West’s complete conversation with the Saxophone Colossus, Sonny Rollins, recorded in December 2011.
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washingtonpost.com – Tom Toles goes green: A collection of cartoons about the environment and global warming.
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businessinsider.com – The jobs report number is out, and it’s good. But it’s not amazing. There were 163K net new jobs, well ahead of last month, and well ahead of expectations. Analysts had only been looking for 100K n…
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KeoneBoy @ August 5, 2012
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blogs.state.gov – Kurt M. Campbell serves as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. In my visit to the Pacific over the next few days, the delegation and I look forward to engaging with the…
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wn.com – Volunteer Pacific Ocean Rescue Team recovers a drowning boy from the surf using a Jet Ski Order: Reorder Duration: 2:44 Published: 11 Aug 2011 Updated: 12 Jul 2012 Author: K38rescue The Volunteer P…
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theage.com.au – De Jun ‘Kevin’ Zheng is led away by police yesterday after his arrest over the 2009 death of Abraham Papo. Photo: Craig Abraham DETECTIVES have charged a suspected member of a sex trafficking syndi…
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lowyinterpreter.org – The PNG-Australia relationship has had a pretty rough year. Comparisons can be made with the fragility of our relationship with Indonesia – seemingly small issues can trigger a large backlash. Desp…
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KeoneBoy @ August 4, 2012
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radioaustralia.net.au – Overfishing is the main culprint, but man-made pollution and poor environment management programs also contribute to the crisis. On a more positive note reefs in the Pacific are threatened, but if …
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wyld-pacific-business.blogspot.fr – Chinese GDP missed expectations growing 7.6 percent in the second quarter, and down from 8.1 percent in the first quarter. This was the slowest growth rate since the first quarter of 2009. But ther…
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KeoneBoy @ July 13, 2012
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summitcountyvoice.com – Candy wrappers, styrofoam and other debris showing up in high percentage of dead birds along West Coast SUMMIT COUNTY — Despite its vastness the Pacific Ocean is not immune to increases in plastic …
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KeoneBoy @ July 9, 2012
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blogs.newzealand.usembassy.gov – This past June 6th was a special day for my good friend Adimaimalaga (Adi) Tafuna’i. She was in Washington with seven other extraordinary women from around the world to be honored at this year’s Vi…
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KeoneBoy @ July 2, 2012
Friday, Apr. 12, 2013 Politics Pacific Partners Outlook: Paradise Lost: Fiji’s Failing Democratic Transition Shared by PacificPartnersDC csis.org – By Elke Larsen, Research Assistant, and Kathleen Rustici, Research Associate, Pacific Partners Initiative (@PacPartnersDC), CSIS Fiji’s prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, released a draft… Tax evasion on May European Union summit agenda Shared by Asia Pacific [...]
Truth behind frequent US military exercises in Asia-Pacific region by Zhen Zehao (Associate Professor) [National Defence University, China] Ever since U.S. President Barack Obama proposed the high-keyed ”return to the Asia-Pacific” at the end of 2011, the U.S. has begun to frequently organize joint military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region. For those exercises conducted in 2012 by the [...]
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