Tag Archives: East China Sea
China’s New Air Defense Zone is a Sign of Much Larger Ambitions
On November 23, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced the establishment of an East China Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) and demanded that all aircraft entering or transiting the zone file flight plans with Beijing. China then deployed fighters to patrol the zone; threatening military action against anyone who did not acknowledge it’s authority in what is otherwise considered international…
Posted in China, Defense and National Security, Foreign Policy, Trade & Economics, United Nations
Tagged ADIZ, Beijing Dictatorship, Communist China, East China Air Defense Identification Zone, East China Sea, EEZ, Exclusive Economic Zone, Joseph Biden, LOST, Obama, Pacific Rim, Peoples Republic of China, PRC, Shinzo Abe, Territorial Boundaries, UN Law of the Sea Treaty, US Trade Deficit, US-China Relations, Xi Jinping
The Moving Wall of China’s Red Dragon Empire
Beijing views India, Japan, and Russia as strategic rivals, where India must be checked by the geopolitical alignment of China with Pakistan and trade routes must be secured by the so-called “String of Pearls” for the acquisition of vital resources, … Continue reading
Posted in China, Foreign Policy
Tagged Beijing, China, Chinese cyber attacks, Chinese Diaspora, Chinese passport, Chinese Politburo, East China Sea, India, islands dispute, Mao, Maoist, Panama Canal, Pax Americana, Pax Sinica, People's Liberation Army Navy, PLAN, Red Chinese, Red Middle Kingdom, Sea Lines of Communication, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SLOC, South China Sea, Strait of Malacca, strategic Chinese investments, String of Pearls, Subic Bay, Taiwan
