Category: China

"China: The View from Hawaii"

September 1, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"While Washington sounds an uncertain trumpet, Pacific Command has no illusions about the rise of China."

"IISS Says China Now Has More Warships Than U.S."

August 31, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"In a must read article  on rising weapons costs and defense spending, the Economist puts up an interesting chart from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) showing that China now has more warships than the U.S." And here is the Economist link.

"China’s Secret Satellite Rendezvous ‘Suggestive of a Military Program’"

August 31, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Earlier this month, two Chinese satellites met up in orbit. Depending on who you believe, it’s either a sign of China’s increasingly-sophisticated space program — or a sign of its increasingly-sophisticated space warfare program."

"China targets U.S. troops with arms buildup"

August 17, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Pentagon cites 'anti-access' missiles in report"

"China Favors Euro Over Dollar as Bernanke Alters Path"

August 17, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"China, whose $2.45 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves are the world’s largest, is turning bullish on Europe and Japan at the expense of the U.S."

"A Threat Worse Than 9/11"

August 12, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Two new reports—one secret and one little noticed—confirm America faces a threat far worse than 9/11. We must demand immediate action before the nation is literally thrown back to the Stone Age."

"Concerned about China's rise, Southeast Asian nations build up militaries"

August 9, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The nations of Southeast Asia are building up their militaries, buying submarines and jet fighters at a record pace and edging closer strategically to the United States as a hedge against China's rise and its claims to all of the South China Sea."

"China to hold large-scale air force drill"

August 3, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"China's air force begins a five-day exercise on Tuesday with fighter jets, spy planes and helicopters, state media said, against a backdrop of increased diplomatic and military tensions with Washington."

"Latest Launch Brings China Closer to ‘GPS’ Of Its Own"

August 3, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"At 5:30 on Sunday morning, the Chinese government fired a Long March 3A rocket into orbit. It carried a navigation satellite — the fifth in a planned constellation of 30 or more Beidou orbiters that Beijing hopes will soon rival America’s Global Positioning System."

"In The Land Of Mao, A Rising Tide Of Christianity"

July 22, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Official Chinese surveys now show that nearly one in three Chinese describe themselves as religious, an astonishing figure for an officially atheist country, where religion was banned until three decades ago. . . . . The biggest boom of all has been in Christianity, which the government has struggled to control." (This is part 1 in a 5 part series at NPR.)

"U.S. Tomahawk Missiles Deployed Near China Send Message"

July 9, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"If China's satellites and spies were working properly, there would have been a flood of unsettling intelligence flowing into the Beijing headquarters of the Chinese navy last week. A new class of U.S. superweapon had suddenly surfaced nearby. It was an Ohio-class submarine, which for decades carried only nuclear missiles targeted against the Soviet Union, and then Russia. But this one was different: for nearly three years, the U.S. Navy has been dispatching modified 'boomers' to who knows where . . . . Read more »

"China Seizes on F-35 Remarks"

July 6, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"It may or may not turn out to be true, but one U.S. publication’s report about the possible cancellation of an American fighter jet program is being seized on by Chinese media as evidence of the Asian giant’s growing military prowess."

"China Air Force Steps it Up"

July 6, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"US assumptions about China’s air power look outdated. It’s building a force that will be without rival in the Asia-Pacific."

"New Space Treaty Could Kill Missile Defense"

June 30, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Treaty could scrap the 'terminal high altitude area defense' interceptor."

"Like the START follow-on, we'd be doing most of the cutting, instead of powers like Russia and China--while entrusting our vast commercial and military space assets to the good faith of adversarial regimes. It would be best to kill any restrictive space treaty before it gets off the ground."

"NATO Ponders Returning Fire"

June 7, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Multiple cyber intelligence sources have warned for some time now of the growing cyber threat from Russia, China and others. The Albright Group recently released a report that stated that a cyber attack targeting the critical infrastructure of a NATO country or countries could equate to an armed attack, justifying retaliation. The warnings appear to now have come true. Recently, NATO members were the target of a series of cyber attacks said to be linked back to Russian hackers."

"Losing Asia?"

June 3, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"If we stint on our military investment in the Pacific, we’ll pay a high price."

"China May Shield North Korea"

May 27, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"China wants to avoid a conflict on the Korean peninsula, and is concerned that taking South Korea’s side may provoke North Korea into further escalations and even lead to war . . . ."

"John R. Bolton: Iran and North Korea March On"

May 26, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"North Korea's nuclear-weapons capability undergirds its belief that it can commit acts of aggression with impunity and therefore shows unambiguously why we must stop Iran. It also shows that the Security Council is gridlocked and impotent. The risks are growing as our president cheers on a world in which unilateral American power is diminished."

"Dissident Web Site Reports Kim Jong Il Ordered North Korean Military Ready for Combat"

May 25, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

Sabers rattle.

"US mum over China's links to Iran"

May 24, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"China and the United States have been down a rocky road together over the past two decades with respect to China's missile technology transfers to Iran. Today, China's ongoing contributions to the buildup of Iran's missile forces warrant closer scrutiny."