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2011-03-07 China-Japan-Koreas

China Increases Military Spending 12.7 Percent

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-03-07 16:47|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 ION TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > {Guardian.UK] SECOND BATTLE OF OKINAWA LOOMS AS CHINA'S NAVAL AMBITION GROW, as symbolized by Okinawa's famed SHURI CASTLE.

Also from GUARDIAN [old = Archives] > CAPTURED TALIBAN MAY FACE TRIAL ON GUAM.

*** cough *** cough ***...

* YONHAP > FOOD SHORTAGES SO BAD IN NORTH KOREA THAT EVEN SOLDIERS STARVE: DEFECTORS.

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > WHAT CHINA NEEDS NEXT: CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, in support of across-the-board, proactive democratization + consumer-based free markets as evol from tradit Commie-style Centralism.

* PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > SOUTH KOREA BLAMES NORTH FOR GPS, PHONE JAMMING; + DAILY TIMES.PK > NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC ATTACKS ON SOUTH KOREA.

Wehell, iff the USDOD ever wonders how one [or more] of the USN's CVN's or USFK, USFJ Milbases were successfully hit by Kimmie's LR Missles, WONDER NO MORE!

* SAME > [PLA Gen. Luo Yuan]GENERAL:CHINA MUST CLARIFY ITS SOVEREIGNTY [border lines] OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, as Rising China owns NONE of the approximately 100 known regional Oil-Gas = Energy Wells.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-07 23:17|| 2011-03-07 23:17|| Front Page Top

#2 STARS-N-STRIPES > A PUSH FOR JAPAN TO BROADEN ITS WAR OPTIONS [improve, expand its national = SSSSHHHHH...CCCCC "offensive" mil capabilities].

As opposed to absolute = Treaty-mandated reliance on the US.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-07 23:25|| 2011-03-07 23:25|| Front Page Top

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