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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Kathrin Hille, US 'Spy Plane' Sparks Taiwan Intrusion. Financial Times, July
26, 2011 (front page).
Quote:
"Confirmation of the close encounter as the US and China seek to cool
tensions inthe South China Sea and safeguard a recent improvement in
bilateral military relations.
"Chinaq and Taiwan have long respected the middle line, which was drawn by
the US when it signed a mutual defence treaty with the island in 1954. The
line functions as a buffer zone between China's and Taiwan's militaries
"Chinese military aircraft have not crossed the line since July 1999, at a
time of hightened tensions with Taiwan. That summer, the People's Liberation
Army Airforce, which had rarely patrolled the area previously, flew
hundreds of sorties over the Taiwan Strait.
My comment:
(a) Paragraph 1 of the report stated "according to defence insiders in
Taipei and Beijing." US, s well as its de-facto embassy in Taiwan (AIT)
declines to comment.
(b) In 1999, then Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, advised by Tsai Ing-wen 蔡
英文, proposed special state-to-state relations vis-a-vis China.
(c) There is no need to read the rest of the report.
-----------------------------Separately
(1) Mike Mullen, A Step Toward Trust With China; Our militaries have more to
gain from talk than fear. New York Times, July 26, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26
/opinion/26Mullen.html?ref=china
My comment: The op-ed does not say anything new. It is important,
nonetheless.
(2) Malcolm Moore and Alex Spillius, US to Continue Spy Flights After Jets '
Pursued' by China Over Taiwan. Telegraph, July 26, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica
/usa/8663186/US-to-continue-spy-flights-after-jets-pursued-by-China-over-
Taiwan.html
("Adm Mike Mullen, the top US military official, said: 'We won't be deterred
from flying in international airspace. The Chinese would see us move out of
there. We're not going to do that, from my perspective. These
reconnaissance flights are important.' But in an article for the New York
Times chairman of the joint chiefs of staff stressed that the Pentagon wants
to build bridges with Beijing.")
My comment: There is no need to read the rest.
(3) Keith Bradsher, Clinton Urges Broad Pact Among Asian Nations; An
emphasis on aiming for 'true regional integration.' New York Times, July 26,
2011.
Quote:
"In a speech here clearly aimed at Beijing, but avoiding explicit criticism
of China, Mrs Clinton, on the last leg of afive-nation trip, called for
Asian countries to protect intellectual property and open their markets for
government contracts.
"On the economic and security questions, the goal has been to prevent China
from using its ever-growing power in the region to push its neighbors one by
one into agreements that may serve Beijing's interests and exclude the
United States.
My comment:
(a) This report is based on Clinton's speech at Shangri-La Hong Kong hosted
by US Chamber of Commerce and Asia Society, before her departure to Shenzhen
for a talk with Mr Dai Bingguo.
(b) There is no need tor ead the rest.
(4) Ümit Enginsoy, NATO Warns Turkey Against Buying Chinese, Russian
Air Defense Systems
Hürriyet Daily News, July 25, 2011.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=nato-warns
-turkey-against-buying-chinese-russian-air-defense-systems-2011-07-25
Note: Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCrriyet_Daily_News_and_Econo
(The Hürriyet Daily News, formerly Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review
, is the oldest current English-language daily in Turkey; founded in 1961;
headquarters Istanbul)
* Its Turkish-language parent
Hürriyet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCrriyet
(meaning Liberty; founded in 1848; headquarters Istanbul)
(5) David Axe, Stealth Fighter or Bomber? The Diplomat, July 26, 2011 (blog
).
http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog
/2011/07/26/stealth-fighter-or-bomber/
Note: Joint Anti-Air Raid Campaign 联合反空袭作战 (In some English
translation, teh last word is "warfare" rather than campaign)
(6) Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto, Southeast Asia’s Underwater Bazaar.
Jakarta Post, July 27, 2011 (available now).
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news
/2011/07/26/southeast-asia%E2%80%99s-underwater-bazaar.html
Quote:
"Thailand plans to buy six ex-German Navy Type-206 submarines. Despite
facing domestic criticisms against the plan, Bangkok believes the US$257
million purchase will be money well-spent.
"The Philippines, too, has recently announced the “Sail Plan 2020” to buy,
among others, a submarine. Although financial problems have stifled the
plan, the recent tension in the South China Sea (SCS) may bolster domestic
support for the purchase.
Note: Indonesia bought two from Germany, which were launched in 1977 and
commissioned in 1981, They soon became non-operational, but at last refitted
at S Korea in recent years. See
Type 209 submarine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_209_submarine
(sections 7 Operators; 8 Individual Ships)
(7) Wang Shu-fen, Bien Chen-feng and Hanna Liu, Japanese quake victims
arrive in Taiwan. Central News Agency, July 26, 2011
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews
/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aSOC&ID=201107260027
("The program, which runs from the end of July through mid-November,
provides free round-trip air tickets and accommodation to 1,000 quake
victims for two-week stays in Taiwan, Tourism Bureau officials said.")
Note: 交通部觀光局「台灣希望之旅」.
(8) Lin Shu-yuan and Ann Chen, India, Indonesia on free trade path with
Taiwan. Central News Agency, July 26, 2011
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews
/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aECO&ID=201107260028
("last phase of dialogue")
(8) Emmanuelle Tzeng and Elaine Hou, Visa waiver boosts Taiwan visitor
arrivals to Europe: MOFA. Central News Agency, July 26, 2011.
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews
/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201107260019
My comment: Not necessarily. Last year, the economic uncertainty remained
after the Great Recession.
(9) Hermia Lin, Human rights groups fight call center outsourcing to China.
Central News Agency, July 26, 2011
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews
/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201107260030
(Neither activists nor Taiwanese government found evidence of outsourcing to
China)
(10) James Park, Taiwan Denies Gay Foreign Diplomats Immunity for Their
Spouses. PinkNews, July 26, 2011
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/07/26
/taiwan-denies-gay-foreign-diplomats-immunity-for-their-spouses/
Note: United Kingdom does not have same-sex marriage: "in the UK marriages
are for mixed-sex couples and civil partnerships are for same-sex couples"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage
("Since 2001, ten countries have begun allowing same-sex couples to marry
nationwide: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, South Africa, and Sweden")
(11) 日本空军在阿拉斯加演习. VOA Chinese, July 26, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110726-US-JAPAN-DRILL-126157178.html
(12) Taiwan has an idiom: 好酒沉缸底. So I now present
Texas on the Potomac, John Cornyn strikes deal with Hillary Clinton; Taiwan
gets planes, Texas gets jobs. Houston Chronicle, July 26, 2011 (blog; 5
hours ago).
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/john-cornyn-strikes-dea |
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