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Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag to go on four-day Bhutan visit
IANS | Oct 21, 2014, 10.21 PM IST NEW DELHI: General Dalbir Singh Suhag will go to Bhutan October 31 on a four-day visit, his first international trip after becoming the army chief, sources said on Tuesday. He was supposed to visit the Himalayan nation...
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The South China Sea and Joint Defense Procurement
Can ASEAN members join forces on defense procurement? It’s more complex than it seems. By Koh Swee Lean Collin October 20, 2014 A recent thought-provoking article in The Diplomat by Liang Tuang Nah titled “Joining Forces in South China Sea Defense Procurement”...
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Japan Caves to China on Senkaku Island Dispute
By Zachary Keck October 18, 2014 To secure a meeting with Xi, Japanese PM Abe caved to China’s long-standing demand on the East China Sea dispute. In order to secure a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe agreed to a...
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Malaysia among 5 nonpermanent members elected to U.N. Security Council
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, Kyodo Malaysia joined Angola, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela as the newest nonpermanent members of the Security Council on Thursday after being elected by the General Assembly to begin their terms next year. Malaysia, which will represent...
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Beijing, New Delhi establish hotlines to defuse border tensions
By ZHANG YUNBI (China Daily)Updated: 2014-10-21 07:08 Beijing has praised the "strong" determination that both China and India showed in handling border problems, after the neighbors agreed to establish hotlines and hold regular military meetings to deal...
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China, Vietnam pledge to "address and control" maritime disputes
BEIJING Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:16am BST (Reuters) - China and Vietnam have agreed to "address and control" maritime disputes, state media said on Friday, as differences over the potentially energy-rich South China Sea have roiled relations between the two...
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S. Korea, China, Japan to hold first three-way talks on cybersecurity
BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, China and Japan will hold their first three-way talks next week to enhance cooperation on cybersecurity issues, China's foreign ministry said Thursday. Officials from the three nations will meet in Beijing on...
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Could China’s Nuclear Strategy Evolve?
For half a century, China’s nuclear strategy has been surprisingly consistent. Will it remain so? By Nicolas Giacometti October 16, 2014 Fifty years ago, at 7:00 GMT on October 16, 1964, China exploded its first nuclear device at the Lop Nur test site,...
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Japon : Livre Blanc du Ministère de la Défense
Le Ministère de la défense japonais a publié son livre blanc pour l'année 2014. Ce document très complet donne de nombreuses informations sur la situation en Asie, mais traite également de sujets internationaux et des politiques de défense de plusieurs...
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Interim Report on the Revision of the U.S.-Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation
October 8, 2014 The United States and Japan today jointly released the Interim Report of the ongoing revision of the U.S.-Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation. The revised Guidelines, which are expected to be finalized by the end of the year, will...
