A key element of the evolving Asian situation is the relationships among the Asians themselves which has little to do with the United States. Unfortunately, Inside the Beltway usually debates the US approach to China as if it is the only or even key definer of reality in the Pacific. …
By. Dr. Harald Malmgren China’s exports of high labor content, low value added manufactures are no longer internationally competitive. A shift in export orientation to lower labor content, higher value added manufactured exports will take time measured in years. A shift in export priority to infrastructure projects in the Third…
By Dr. Richard Weitz 02/26/12 - China and Kazakhstan have generally achieved a harmonious relationship in which the two countries can engage in mutually beneficial economic, energy, diplomatic, and security partnerships that produce a “win-win” outcome for both parties. For centuries, Kazakhstan’s leaders perceived China as their main security threat,…
China’s Evolving Military: SLD Coverage of Jamestown’s PLA Conference (Part 3) The third panel focused on China’s C4ISR modernization. The first speaker, Kevin Pollpeter, is the China Program Manager of Defense Group, Inc.'s of the Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis. He spoke about “Informationization and Joint Operations.” His key…
SLD Coverage of Jamestown’s PLA Conference (Part 2) by Richard Weitz The conference’s second panel reviewed trends in China’s conventional force modernization. Moderator RADM Michael McDevitt, USN (Ret.), a Senior Fellow at the CNA Corporation and former head of their China program, said that how the PLA had gone about…
SLD Coverage of Jamestown’s PLA Conference (Part 1) By Richard Weitz The Jamestown Foundation held its Second Annual China Defense and Security Conference on February 16. In his opening remarks, Glen E. Howard, President of The Jamestown Foundation, rightly noted the importance of China defense developments for the United States…
01/16/2012 by Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We have been working on the re-crafting of the U.S. approach to partnership and security and defense capabilities. This culminated in our recent Pacific Strategy report. https://www.sldinfo.com/special-report-on-crafting-a-new-pacific-strategy/ Now the Chinese have weighed in and are looking at our approach. http://www.china.com.cn/military/txt/2012-01/16/content_24419407.htm The article discusses…
01/15/2012 by Richard Weitz Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s failure to secure Chinese government support for imposing sanctions on Iran should come as no surprise. The Chinese government has long resisted sanctions that are not approved by the UNSC, which gives Beijing the right to veto them. And within the UNSC…
