Life sentences: Burma lowers the boom on illegal Chinese loggers
On July 22, a court in Myitkyina, Kachin State in northern Burma (Myanmar) sentenced 153 Chinese illegal loggers to life in prison and 2 underage youth 10 years in (more…)
Japan’s 2015 White Paper raises threat level on China provocations
Japan’s 2015 defense report placed unusual emphasis on China’s rapid development of large-scale oil drilling platforms just on the Chinese side of the maritime border between China and Japan. (more…)
China’s military inks helicopter deal with L.A -based investment firm
The USChina Investment Group, a Los Angeles-based merchant bank and investment management firm, signed a surprise large-scale agreement with the 12th Division of China’s Xinjiang Production Corps, a quasi-military (more…)
China threat prompts Philippines to reopen Subic Naval Base
The former U.S. naval base at Subic Bay, shut down since 1992, is for the first time to become a Philippine military base for the express purpose of beefing (more…)
China invites Japan’s Prime Minister Abe for bizarre WWII parade
China has issued an official invitation to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to attend the Sept. 3 victory parade in Beijing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the defeat (more…)
U.S.-Thai relations hit by Bangkok’s decision to buy Chinese subs
Thailand’s military government announced its decision to buy three Chinese-made Yuan-class conventional submarines, which displeased its close ally the United States. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Beijing unnerved by Hanoi’s warming ties with former enemy, the U.S.
On the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, President Barack Obama on July 7 spread the red carpet at the White House to warmly welcome Nguyen (more…)
Japan’s participation in U.S.-Oceania exercise angers China leaders
The biennial Australia-U.S. military exercise code named Talisman Sabre started in earnest July 5 off the northern coast of Australia with the historic first-time participation of Japan. SUBSCRIBE l (more…)
Japan-South Korea rapprochement closely monitored in China
The frozen Tokyo-Seoul relationship under President Park Guen-hye has shown remarkable sign of thawing in recent weeks and China is not very happy about it. Both coming to power (more…)