BLOG… Post #48 – Hong Kong on the Brink 5 Oct 201427 Feb 2017 The tense situation in Hong Kong is at a critical juncture. The protesters have made plain that they are there to stay, though their numbers are dwindling. They are demanding…
BLOG… Post #41 – The US-China Tangle Over the South China Sea 21 Aug 201427 Feb 2017 The best way to describe the latest round of U.S.-China dispute over the South China Sea (SCS) is “déjà vu all over again.” (See post #23 for background.) The setting…
BLOG… Post #35 – Mr. Xi Goes to Seoul 17 Jul 201427 Feb 2017 China and Korea watchers jumped to attention when it was announced that Xi Jinping would visit South Korea from July 3-4, rather than visit North Korea first. Although the trip…
BLOG… Post #23 – Trouble at Sea: China Confronts Its Neighbors Over Sovereignty and Resources 26 May 201427 Feb 2017 Trouble is again brewing in the South China Sea (SCS), where six nations compete for control over tiny atolls—the Paracel and Spratly Islands—that probably sit atop important gas and oil…
BLOG… Post #19 – China on the Mind: Obama’s Asia Trip 5 May 201427 Feb 2017 In post #17 I analyzed the Japan portion of President Obama's Asia trip. Following is a fuller assessment of the entire trip. Obama arrived in an Asia torn by grief. …
BLOG… Post #17 – Obama in Japan: A Missed Opportunity for Conflict Prevention 25 Apr 201427 Feb 2017 Most impartial observers of the China-Japan imbroglio over tiny islands claimed by both in the East China Sea—known in Japan as Senkaku and in China as Diaoyu—believe it has reached…
BLOG… Post #6 China Threat? The Military Side of US-China Relations 11 Mar 201427 Feb 2017 Looking back over the history of the US-USSR Cold War competition, two aspects stand out: first, the USSR’s inability to catch up with the US in strategic weapons capability; second,…
In the Human Interest - Mel Gurtov 