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Clinton says Pacific big enough for US, China
Aug 31, 2012 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the South Pacific was big enough for both the United States and China but urged the Asian power to distri...
China says US defence chief to visit in September
Aug 30, 2012 (AFP)
China said Thursday that US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta will visit in mid-September, the latest in a flurry of diplomatic activity between the two countries....
US pushes for a new phase of arms race
Aug 30, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
After Russia refused to support the UN Security Council resolution on Syria the US Congress forbade Pentagon to deal with Russia's arms export monopoly Rosoboro...
Outside View: How much is enough -- Part 2
Aug 29, 2012 (UPI)
Given that the United States' latest defense strategy was crafted earlier this year accounting for a nearly $490 billion defense cut over the next 10 years, if ...
Clinton to press on China disputes in Asia tour
Aug 28, 2012 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will warn against the use of force between China and its neighbors on a tour of Asia that comes amid mounting tension over...
Euro crisis weighs on Merkel's China trip
Aug 28, 2012 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week makes her second trip of the year to China, with the eurozone debt crisis taking centre stage as it begins to drag on ...
Japan looks to buy disputed Senkakus
Aug 28, 2012 (UPI)
Japan's government is hoping to buy the private Senkaku Islands to bolster the country's claim to ownership in the face of increasing Chinese counter-claims. Th...
Japan unveils video of clash with pro-China activists
Aug 27, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's Coast Guard on Monday released an edited version of video footage showing a clash between pro-China activists and its patrol ships near disputed islands...
Clinton's planned Pacific trip 'sends message to China'
Aug 26, 2012 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to make a rare foray to the South Pacific this week, in a move analysts say is aimed at curbing China's growing inf...
Anti-Japan protesters march in Chinese city: state media
Aug 25, 2012 (AFP)
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of an eastern Chinese city on Saturday to demonstrate against Japan's claims to a disputed island chain, state media ...
Australia foreign minister rules out US bases
Aug 25, 2012 (AFP)
The United States will not seek permanent military bases in Australia and nor would hosting one be in Canberra's interests, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said on Sa...
China, US to begin new arms race
Aug 24, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
China intends to significantly increase its missile potential. According to the influential Jane's Defence Weekly, China has successfully test-fired the Dongfen...
Germany's Merkel to visit China: Beijing
Aug 23, 2012 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Beijing next week for talks with Premier Wen Jiabao, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday. The August 30 to 31 v...
Australia urges China to respect its rights on US troops
Aug 22, 2012 (AFP)
China must respect Australia's sovereign right to have United States Marines deployed in its north as Washington enhances its presence in the Pacific, Foreign M...
Taiwan won't work with China in Japan row: Ma
Aug 21, 2012 (AFP)
President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday Taiwan would not join hands with China against Japan in a territorial dispute involving an archipelago in the East China Sea...
Outside View: Pre-scripted 'Clue'?
Aug 21, 2012 (UPI)
In the make-believe world of television, writers of crime dramas demonstrate a talent for incorporating, within the confines of a one-hour show, the entire prog...
Japan stands firm on China islands dispute
Aug 20, 2012 (AFP)
Japan rejected Chinese protests Monday over the raising of a Japanese flag on disputed islands but sounded a placatory note, saying ties with Beijing are among ...
Japan-China dispute: little islands, big problem
Aug 19, 2012 (AFP)
The governor of Tokyo wants to buy them, Taiwan says it would like them back and China has made their return a national priority. But for the Kurihara family, t...
Pussy Riot: Jailed rebels with anti-Putin cause
Aug 17, 2012 (AFP)
They studied philosophy and read poet Osip Mandelstam, a Stalin critic who died in a labour camp in 1938, before turning into the unwitting stars of a global ca...
Japan deports pro-China island activists
Aug 17, 2012 (AFP)
Japan on Friday deported pro-Beijing activists who had sailed to a disputed island, as Tokyo moved swiftly to put an end to a potentially damaging row with Chin...
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