Special to WorldTribune.com The South China Sea is “international waters” and the United States will treat it as such, the new U.S. chief of naval operations (CNO) said. “That is everybody’s sea. You know 30 percent of the world’s trade goes through the South China Sea. Nobody owns that. It’s open. It’s international waters,” Richardson […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize has gone to “a war-monger … and a sadist who delights in the misery of the people,” said one critic of the award. But China defended the honor it bestowed on 91-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, saying that “ever since Robert Mugabe was sworn […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com SEOUL — Another round of visits for South Koreans to see their long-lost relatives in North Korea brings both hope and sadness. Anyone selected for a family visit has to know, after seeing a brother, sister, cousin or some other relative who may be hardly remembered, that it’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China on Oct. 15 said that it would be an infringement of Beijing’s sovereignty if the United States follows through with plans to sail warships near artificial islands in the South China Sea. The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington recently published satellite images of the artificial islands that show […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, EastAsiaIntel.com President Xi Jinping has shocked even pro-establishment academics and businessmen by openly calling on officials to “attain the goal of Communism.” Xi’s exhortation came in the form of an address he made earlier this year to county-level cadres who were attending courses at the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China has detained four Japanese nationals, one a defector from North Korea, on charges of spying for the Japan government. Tokyo has vehemently denied the charges which threaten to undermine the recent cooling of tensions between China and Japan that has included discussions on a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China warned against any “provocative actions” in what it claims as its territorial waters a day after the Pentagon said it was considering sending warships close to China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea. A U.S. defense official on Oct. 8 said that American ships would navigate within 12-nautical-mile zones around […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Pentagon officials are planning to send U.S. warships near artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea if the White House approves, officials told the Navy Times. A U.S. defense official said that the U.S. ships would navigate within 12-nautical-mile zones around the artificial islands in the Spratly chain that China claims […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com SEOUL — The Trans-Pacific Partnership carries implications far beyond the commercial benefits that President Obama and others claim would result from it. Arguments pro and con in terms of the advantages and disadvantages for each of the 12 countries that have signed on to TPP are sure to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com North Korea’s young leader appears to have a popularity problem with the country’s young residents. According to a report in the Daily NK, North Korean students “do not even consider Kim Jong-Un to be a real leader.” The report said that previous generations of schoolchildren had looked at Pyongyang’s leaders as though […]