Xi Jinping’s track record thus far establishes him as mainly a military strongman

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Xi Jinping’s track record thus far establishes him as mainly a military strongman

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com President and commander-in-chief Xi Jinping has bolstered his hold over the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by promoting six officers to the rank of full general on the eve of August 1, China’s Army Day. Two of the six, the commanders of the Nanjing and the Guangzhou Military Regions […]

Joint U.S.-Japan election-season exercise scrubbed out of sensitivity to China

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Joint U.S.-Japan election-season exercise scrubbed out of sensitivity to China

Special to WorldTribune.com East-Asia-Intel.com Washington and Tokyo have decided to cancel a large joint amphibious exercise scheduled for Nov. 5, one day before the U.S. presidential election and three days before China’s 18th Communist Party Congress, in which a major shuffling of government leadership will occur. The exercise was scheduled long before Beijing announced the […]