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President-Elect Donald Trump Questions US Adherence to Beijing’s One China Policy

Donald Trump questions utility of US recognizing One China policy, hoping to leverage issue to negotiate trade with China Donald Trump interview on Fox News Sunday December 11, 2016 United States President-Elect Donald Trump expressed a willingness to disregard the People’s Republic of China’s “One China” policy with regard to Taiwan, which calls itself the […]

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Trump Nominee for Ambassador to China and the PRC’s Anti-Masonic Laws

Could Trump’s nominee for Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China change the communist nation’s longstanding anti-Masonic laws? Report: Branstad to be U.S. Ambassador to China from KCCI The People’s Republic of China banned Freemasons shortly after the success of the communist revolution. Interestingly, Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the PRC is a practicing Freemason, […]

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Territorial Disputes in East Asia: Japan’s Military Buildup to Counter China’s Expansion

Russia Today: ‘Japan, US struggle to contain China at any cost’ Will Japan amend article 9 of its constitution to allow for military buildup to counter a rising People’s Republic of China? Shinzo Abe’s government argues peace, critics say it’s all about arms sales Tensions in southeast Asia have remained as territorial disputes over possessions […]

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Japanese Troops Join US Marines in War Games

In a change of pace for the Japanese Self Defense Forces, all three branches of its military are participating with US Marines in war games off the coast of California with an emphasis on training the Japanese troops to hold and defend islands from invading forces. This comes after the controversy that erupted last year […]

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Taiwanese Protestors Fight to Secure Freedom of the Press in Ma Ying-jeou’s Pro-PRC Taiwan

Nearly one hundred thousand protesters gathered in front of Taiwan’s Presidential Building in the Zhongzheng district of Taipei to rally against what they see as an attempt by the People’s Republic of China to control the media of Taiwan with aid from President Ma Ying–jeou.   The rally was organized and led by the pro–independent […]

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Japan Experimenting with the Deployment of Drones for Missile Interception

The Japanese Self Defense Forces are exploring the use of drones in early missile launch detection and interception. The idea was spurred by the failure of North Korea to launch its missile in April. The current Japanese early warning system, an array of systems comprised of satellites, aegis cruisers, and ground based radar, was unable […]

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