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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Taking the Chinese Threat Seriously


Shots fired on the India-China border for the first time in decades as tensions flare
Global Times - China’s Joke of a News Publication
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/04/india-taiwan-china-su35-shootdown/
“Global Times editorials, often dictated impromptu over the phone by the pugnacious editor Hu Xijin, sometimes presage actual government action but are far more frequently about Hu’s own efforts to drum up traffic or troll the rest of the world. An editorial on Monday called for the Chinese air force to establish regular patrols over Taiwan and a declaration of war if Taiwan acted to defend its airspace. That would be a murderously idiotic move, but it’s highly unlikely that even Hu meant it as a serious suggestion”.
 
China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/08/25/commentary/world-commentary/china-expansionism/
China’s Five-Finger Punch
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-xi-resurrects-mao-five-fingers-strategy-by-brahma-chellaney-2020-07
“Tibet is the key to China’s territorial claims in the Himalayan region – and not only because of geography. As long as the Communist Party of China – and especially China's revisionist president, Xi Jinping – holds a monopoly on power, none of the country’s neighbors will be safe”. 
 
With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/world/asia/taiwan-china-military.html
 
India and China Face Off Again at Border as Troops Move In
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/world/asia/india-china-troops-border.html
 
Southeast Asia is Ground Zero in the New U.S.-China Conflict—and Beijing Is Winning
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/29/southeast-asia-china-book/

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