Commentaries
Cambridge researcher claims to have found backdoor on Chinese made chip?
This is slightly less cut-and-dried malevolence than it first appeared. Here is a link to a review of the paper.
Washington clear on administration of the Senkakus
To the Editor of the Financial Times
Analysis: Geography, not economy, counts in China's rebalancing
Someone sent me an interesting analysis from Reuters on China's economic development (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/28/us-china-economy-rebalancing-i...).
Taiwan Nukes, North Korean Nukes
Taiwan Nukes, North Korean Nukes
James R. Lilley - China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage, and Diplomacy in Asia
TRANSCRIPT
TRANSLATION: 我的歷程 – 伍修權 "My Journey" - General Wu Xiuquan's Autobiography
I, long ago, from 1986 to 1988, translated these 90 pages of PLA General Wu Xiuquan’s(伍修權) autobiography, “My Journey” (or “My Career” or “My Curriculum Vitae” or something) 我的歷程. . . . then got distracted and in the meantime have misplaced my copy . . .
The 1949 Mukden Incident: Lessons of history from a previous U.S.-China hostage affair
Washington, D.C. April 9, 2001: A half century ago, Chinese communist troops held the staff and families of the U.S. Consulate General in Mukden (now Shenyang) hostage for over a year. Times were different then, but a look back into history gives insights into the mindset of China's present leaders. Internal politics paralyzed early decision-making in the Chinese leadership, while the State Department sought to downplay the issue in an effort to keep it from escalating.
The 1954 Hainan Incident: How Chinese fighter pilots caused another international incident, and how Chinese diplomats resolved it
April 12, 2001
By John J. Tkacik
Washington, April 12, 2001: Now that the Washington and Beijing have successfully passed the crisis point of this latest "Hainan Incident", I am reminded of another, eerily similar incident in July 1954. There are lessons from history about "keeping an even strain" that might have helped both Beijing and Washington deal more effectively with the crisis. In the end, decision-makers in Washington seem to have learned these lessons better than their counterparts in Beijing.
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