Ironies abound in Subic Bay and Vietnam: U.S. Navy welcomed back with open arms

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Ironies abound in Subic Bay and Vietnam: U.S. Navy welcomed back with open arms

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com SUBIC BAY, Philippines ― The presence here of the USS Shiloh, a cruiser laden with missiles and cannon, reminds visitors of a bygone era. It was almost 25 years ago that the U.S. Navy had to abandon Subic Bay and the U.S. Air Force evacuated Clark Air Base, […]

Beijing decides on two-pronged strategy to blunt Obama’s ‘anti-China containment policy’

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Beijing decides on two-pronged strategy to blunt Obama’s ‘anti-China containment policy’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com The Hu Jintao leadership is mapping out measures to blunt what Beijing perceives is an enhanced effort by Washington to counter China’s power projection in the Asia-Pacific Theatre. While visiting Australia on Nov. 16, President Barack Obama and host Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that U.S. Marines would […]

Tough talk by Panetta met with tougher talk in response to ‘new American threat’

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Tough talk by Panetta met with tougher talk in response to ‘new American threat’

By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com The Chinese leadership is taking very seriously Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s statement that after curtailing its involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, Washington would focus more of its energy and resources on the Asia-Pacific Theatre. Panetta said in Tokyo last week that despite overall cuts in the Pentagon budget, “we are not […]