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Hu Jintao Stressed Improving the Level of Party Development in the Armed Forces

According to Xinhua, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held a Forum on Party Development on July 22, 2010. On July 24, Hu Jintao, the CPC Central Committee General Secretary, China’s State Chairman and the Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman, met with representatives of the participants of the Party Development Forum.

“Hu Jintao stressed that strengthening and improving the Party’s development in the armed forces under the new situation is an important part of the complete project for advancing development of the Party, a new great project. It is an important political task related to the overall building and development of the army.”

Source: Xinhua, July 24, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-07/24/c_12368998.htm

Briefings | | |   Defense/Military

China News Service: China’s Yellow Sea Military Exercise Sent a Strong Signal

On July 20, 2010, China News Service (CNS) (http://www.chinanews.com.cn/), a state-level news agency in China, published an article which cited content from Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao newspaper (www.takungpao.com). The article was about China’s first military exercises from July 17 to July 18 giving emergency support to guarantee wartime marine transportation and weapon delivery in the Yellow Sea.

“It is generally believed that the exercise is a response to the U.S. and South Korea military exercises in the Yellow Sea.”

“China sent a strong and clear signal:  China’s increased national strength cannot be stopped. China must maintain a peaceful radius and no one can approach close to China.”

Source: China News Service (CNS), July 20, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/hb/2010/07-20/2413602.shtml

Briefings | | |   Defense/Military

Beidaihe Retreat for Overseas Chinese Talent

Beidaihe, best known as China’s Camp David, is a retreat commonly used by the Party’s highest leadership each July to slip away from the summer heat of Beijing and to plan important strategies in the privacy that Beidaihe offers. 
In July, the Chinese Communist Party invited 70 some overseas Chinese experts to Beidaihe for a vacation. They are part of the “1000 Elite Program,” a government initiative to attract the world’s top overseas Chinese scholars, scientists, and corporate executives back to work for China. The Beidaihe retreat program started as early as 2001.
According to the Xinhua report, the experts said that while abroad they never experienced such courtesy, and that the Party and the government gave such great attention to overseas talent. It quoted one as saying, “We must use our knowledge and technology to make more contributions to national development, and to use practical action to show gratitude to the Party and the people.”
Source: Xinhua, July 28, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-07/28/c_12384730.htm
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Beijing Justifies Internet Control by Referring to Western Practices

In a lengthy article published by its official Xinhua news agency, China enumerates many examples of how Western governments control cyberspace, with a view to defending China’s own control of the Internet.
The article starts by pointing out, “Many Western countries advocate freedom of speech. At first glance, they seem to exert no control over the Internet.” The article goes on to give examples of government regulations in the U.S., Germany, Australia, Korea, and Japan. They include U.S. intelligence agencies’ strikes on Internet hackers, the German’s Information and Communication Service Act, Japan’s Adolescent Internet Environment Readiness Act, and Korea’s enforced real name online registration.
An analysis of the examples, however, reveals that they do not, in actuality, greatly restrict citizen’s freedom of speech.
Source: Xinhua, July 23, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2010-07/23/c_12365092.htm
Briefings | | |   Information/Technology

SARFT: Not Allowed to Have a Radio, Film, or Television Festival without a Permit

On July 26, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television re-issued a directive that any institution that does not have a Radio and TV Program Production License should not participate in any radio, film, or television festival.
The notice demanded that all organizers of radio, film, or television festivals rigorously review the qualifications of the participants and bar any unqualified ones from participating.
Source: Xinhua, July 26, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-07/26/c_12374931.htm
Briefings | | |   Information/Technology

Xinhua: Guard Against Foreign Forces in South China Sea

Xinhua published an editorial critical of U.S. Secretary of State Clinton’s remarks at the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting about U.S. interests regarding the disputed South China Sea Islands.  

“These remarks show the interest by foreign forces in intervening in the South China Sea. The underlying motives and the possible impact thereof are worth our attention and alert (toward) the neighboring countries in the South China Sea.”

The editorial warns that whenever there are territorial disputes, western forces will first incite discord in the region and then pose as arbitrators to divide and rule the disputing countries.

Source: Xinhua, July 27, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-07/27/c_12379898.htm

Briefings | | |   US-China Relations

Huanqiu: Be Wary of U.S. Moves in East Asia

Huanqiu published that the United States is “quietly moving” to solidify its influence in Southeast Asia using different tactics. The activities, Huanqiu speculated, include trips to Asia by U.S. officials and U.S. scholars, conferences in Asia on economic partnerships and maritime law, as well as visits to China by U.S. scholars. These covert activities provide the base for future actions as well as intelligence support to its policies and open actions, aiming to cut into East Asia for control when the time is ripe. Professor Su Hao, China Foreign Affairs University, affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote the article.

Source: Huanqiu, July 21, 2010
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-07/945457.html

Briefings | | |   US-China Relations

PLA Admiral: Diplomacy Using Incentives and Penalties

Yang Yi, Admiral of the People’s Liberation Army, discussed different means available for Chinese diplomacy. According to his article, there are three major conflicts that China faces. One is the conflict between Chinese-style socialism and the Western cold war mentality; two is resistance to a rising China by monopolistic countries trying to restrain China; and three is conflicts between the accelerated development of China and the interests of other developing countries.

In his opinion, whether the three conflicts can be resolved is the key to China’s ability to maintain stability and to avoid military conflicts. Yang recommends a balanced diplomacy consisting of full participation in international affairs to influence direction, prompt responses without following others, and proactively changing the "rules of the game" by applying incentives and penalties, i.e. using the carrot and stick approach.

Source: Huanqiu, July 28, 2010
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-07/964371.html

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