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US warns China of 'technological isolation' Washington (AFP) May 8, 2008 
The United States warned China Thursday that it risked "technological isolation" for developing unique technical standards of its own that also are shutting out foreign competition. Despite widely accepted international standards, China developed standards mandated by government regulations amid a lack of transparency and due process, said Under Secretary of Commerce Christopher Padilla.
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China's new naval base triggers US concerns
Washington (AFP) May 12, 2008China's new underground nuclear submarine base close to vital sea lanes in Southeast Asia has raised US concerns, with experts calling for a shoring up of alliances in the region to check Beijing's growing military clout. The base's existence on the southern tip of Hainan Island was confirmed for the first time by high resolution satellite images, according to Jane's Intelligence Review, a r ... more Taipei says China defence build-up to deter US intervention 
Taipei (AFP) May 12, 2008China is building up its military defences to deter US intervention in case of war with Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Monday. Beijing is focusing on developing long-range missiles "to strike at American bases and battle carrier groups stationed in the Asia-Pacific... so as to block the United States from coming to the rescue of Taiwan should war break out in the Taiwan Strait," ... more Nuclear missiles parade across Red Square 
Moscow (AFP) May 9, 2008Nuclear missiles and tanks paraded Friday across Red Square for the first time since the Soviet era but new President Dmitry Medvedev warned other nations against "irresponsible ambitions" that he said could start wars. Marching bands and 8,000 troops goose-stepped across the square, followed by a huge display of heavy weapons including Topol-M ballistic missiles and T-90 tanks, and a fly-by ... more Walker's World: The EU's euro power-grab 
Frankfurt, Germany (UPI) May 7, 2008 The Commission of the European Union is celebrating the forthcoming 10th anniversary of the euro with an ambitious new plan to direct the economic strategy of the world's largest trading bloc. In a report to mark the anniversary, Monetary and Economic Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia called Wednesday for the commission to extend its powers to include "adequate wage developments, fle ... more Outside View: Russia's Blackjack power 
Moscow (UPI) May 6, 2008 On April 29 representatives of the Kazan Aircraft Production Association presented the 121st Heavy Bomber Regiment of the Russian Air Force's 37th Army with a brand-new Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber. The warplane is named after Vitaly Kopylov, who headed the company from 1973 to1993. Russia now has 16 front-line Tu-160 bombers, each of which can carry 12 X-55 ... more |
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Washington (AFP) April 30, 2008CIA chief Michael Hayden charged Wednesday that China was beefing up its military with "remarkable speed and scope," calling the buildup "troubling." The Chinese, he said, had fully absorbed the lessons of both Gulf wars, developing and integrating advanced weaponry into a modern military force. Hayden said while Beijing's new capabilities could pose a risk to US forces and interests in ... more Analysis: Future of EU-Russia relations 
Berlin, April 29, 2008 The European Union hopes to soon finish weaving the fabric of a new partnership agreement with Russia amid continuing differences with Moscow over energy security and foreign policy. Tuesday's meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg is expected to see the adoption of "negotiating directives" for a new EU-Russia cooperation agreement, the existing one having been in dire need of ... more China, India powers to equal US might in 10 years: Canadian survey 
Ottawa (AFP) April 24, 2008A majority of Canadians (67 percent) believe the influence of China and India in the world will rival that of the United States within the next decade, said a survey Thursday. As well, more than 60 percent of Canadians believe the growing importance of China and India as economic powers are more of an opportunity for Canada than a threat, according to the Angus Reid poll. Some 36 percent ... more Gates urges greater clarity by military media analysts 
Washington (AFP) April 21, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Monday urged retired officers to make clear they are speaking for themselves, not their military services, in supporting political candidates or serving as media analysts. The New York Times reported on Sunday that the Pentagon used retired senior military officers working as television "media analysts" to make its case for the US invasion in Iraq and ... more Atlantic Eye: Tbilisi's European yearnings 
London, April 17, 2008 Arriving in Tbilisi's modern airport still has some feel of arriving behind the Iron Curtain. The drive to the British ambassador's residence reminded me of driving in Azerbaijan -- large monuments line the wide boulevard into Georgia's capital. There the world begins to look different. Georgia lies in the Caucuses, but there is little of the region in this capital city of 1.4 million. ... more |
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Washington DC (UPI) Apr 09, 2008 The United States is now fighting two wars with a long-term price tag estimated by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office at $2.4 trillion, of which about $1.9 trillion would be spent on Iraq. Monthly costs are running at $12 billion a month. Pity President Bush's successor. He/she will be inheriting a mess on all fronts - national security, economy, defense, trade, health. Huge interest ... more Outside View: Bush, Ukraine look westward 
Moscow (UPI) Apr 08, 2008 Why are President Bush and his administration suddenly interested in Ukraine just nine months before the end of his term? Pushing Ukraine or Georgia into NATO in his remaining months in office is Bush's only chance at scoring a major success in Eastern Europe. This is why he was so determined to go there, ignoring Russia's objections and doubts of U.S. traditional European allies. ... more Walker's World: Bush's last summit 
Washington, April 7, 2008 Russian President Vladimir Putin is not a man to wear his heart on his sleeve. He is matter of fact and businesslike, adept at concealing his emotions and sticking to the point. So the occasional touches of a rare warmth on display in his farewell news conference Sunday with his American counterpart, the man he calls "George," were noteworthy. It is not as though this meeting was farewell ... more US-Russia Strategic Framework Declaration 
Sochi, Russia (SPX) Apr 07, 2008The United States and Russia, in their Joint Declaration of May 24, 2002, have reaffirmed that the era in which the United States and Russia considered one another an enemy or strategic threat has ended. We reject the zero-sum thinking of the Cold War when "what was good for Russia was bad for America" and vice versa. Rather, we are dedicated to working together and with other nations to a ... more Outside View: Russia's top general quits 
Moscow (UPI) Apr 04, 2008 It was reported last month that chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, four-star Army Gen. Yury Baluyevsky was going to retire. There was no official denial of this report, and political analysts have interpreted it as valid. There was another telltale detail. Baluyevsky always took part in strategic security talks with the United States on a par with Russian Foreign ... more
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