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VOA: China Sends Anti-Terrorist SWAT Unit to Xinjiang

China has deployed its top anti-terrorist "Snow Leopard Commando Unit” to Aksu City, 286 miles west of Xinjiang district. According to China Daily, two incidents of violence took place in the area in July, causing more than 20 deaths. On August 12, 2011, Zhang Chunxian, the head of Chinese Communist Party in Xinjiang, told the media that, lately, violent attacks have occurred frequently in Xinjiang and the government needs to use both soft and hard measures to fight back.

The “Snow Leopard Commando Unit” is a special police force directly controlled by Beijing. It was formed in December 2002 and participated in the US-Russia anti-terrorist exercise in 2007. China Daily disclosed that the “Snow Leopard Commando Unit” will also handle security for the "China-Eurasia Expo," which will take place in Urumchi in the first week of September.

Source: Voice of America, August 13, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110813-CHINA-UNREST-127650223.html

Central Bank: The Primary Task of Macro Economic Control Contnues to Be Stabilizing Commodity Prices

On August 12, People’s Bank of China released its “2011 Second Quarter Report on the Implementation of China’s Monetary Policy,” which emphasized that China’s monetary policy in the second half of 2011 remains unchanged. Stabilizing commodity prices will continue to be the top priority of its macro-economic control measures. The report also stated that the Central Bank will increase the flexibility of its policy to make it more targeted and predictable so that it will help to balance the relationship between maintaining economic growth, adjusting the economic structure, and managing inflation expectation.

Source: China News Service, August 12, 2011
http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2011/08-12/3255226.shtml

Beijing Daily: The U.S. Sees the Downfall of Its Empire

Beijing Daily published a commentary on the downgrade of the US credit rating and suggested the measures that China should take. The commentary stated, “The downgrade of the U.S. credit rating from AAA is a historic and symbolic event. It should be viewed as a major turning point in the decline of the country’s national development. The decline of the U.S., already a global consensus, necessarily means great changes and strenuous adjustments in the world order. The East Wind prevails over the West Wind. The center of gravity of world power is shifting to emerging countries. The world’s political and economic structure will end the era in which the West makes the call. This is determined by the reality and trend of the global development of productivity. Facing this major adjustment and change, China needs to have a clear understanding and a conscious response.” 

The commentary noted that the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating sends a strong signal of alarm to China. “All along, China has been on high alert for political pressure, ideological infiltration, and even military intervention coming from the U.S., but we underestimated and were inadequate in coping with the flaws and risks of U.S. democracy and economic policies. During the U.S. debt ceiling crisis, China, as its largest creditor, could only watch the manipulations in U.S. domestic politics and bear the bitter fruit of the risks emanating from the U.S. economy. … The facts have taught us that there was nothing to the so-called “Chinamerica” or “G2” but each country’s self-interest.” 
The commentary also suggests that “against the backdrop of the great adjustment of the world order, China should be proactive and do great things. In a complex international environment and intense international competition, it is useless to worship the U.S. dollar, worship gold, or worship the West. … For China to maintain a good situation for its long-term development and to better take responsibility for world peace and development, the primary task is to do our own things well. In this way, we will not fear any risks or be perplexed by any interference, but will firmly and proactively drive future development.”

Source: Beijing Daily, August 12, 2011
http://www.bjd.com.cn/10jsxw/201108/12/t20110812_949516.html

China Youth Daily: Fight a Cyber War: How?

[Editor’s Note: A scholar from the PLA Academy of Military Sciences wrote an article for China Youth Daily in which he gave a detailed description of various forms of cyber warfare: cyber intelligence, network obstruction and paralyzing, cyber defense, network psychology, and integrated network and electronic warfare. The entire article is translated below.] [1]

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China to Publish Civilian Version of Its First Military Game Mission of Honor

China’s first Internet military game, “Mission of Honor,” co-developed by the Nanjing Military Region and Wuxi Network Science and Technology Corporation (WNSTC), was delivered to the Chinese army in June 2011. China Software Evaluation Center acclaimed the product as “China’s first large intranet military game developed as domestic intellectual property.” It was reported that the Chinese military authorized WNSTC to develop a commercial version of the game for civilian use. The new game is projected to hit the market by the end of 2012.

Chinese experts proposed the development of the civilian version of the game in order to help the younger generation of gamers inherit (the CCP’s) military tradition, promote patriotism, foster an interest in the military among adolescents, and enhance the concept of national defense.

According to a VOA report, “Mission of Honor" displays images of Chinese soldiers firing at an imaginary “enemy” with the obvious appearance of American soldiers and American military equipment, including an Apache helicopter.

Source: People’s Daily online, August 11, 2011
http://military.people.com.cn/GB/15386978.html

The U.S. Debt Crisis May Be China’s Opportunity

Xinhua republished an article originally from Huaxi Metropolitan Daily, a Sichuan based newspaper, that discussed turning the U.S. debt crisis into China’s opportunity. The article stated, “At present, it appears (China) will be subject to loss no matter what currency it has. In this situation, when the American dollar, the euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen all are depreciating, the most important thing for China is to promote internationalization of the Chinese renminbi. To decrease China’s loss, the active administration of foreign currency reserves is no longer the best solution. Only by pushing the renminbi out may (China) find a better solution.”

“There is no doubt that the problem of the U.S. sovereign debt is a crisis, but it may also be transformed into an opportunity. The sub-prime loan crisis that happened on American soil has shaken the financial system that has the U.S. dollar as its core. The current downgrade of the credit rating of the U.S. debt has further loosened the dollar’s credit. With expected future depreciation, many international enterprises that export goods to the U.S. will inevitably turn to other alternative currencies for settlement. Investors are also gradually investing in other currencies for better gains. Due to the U.S. debt crisis, the Japanese debt crisis, and the soft euro, more and more countries have also expressed the desire to reform the international currency system and have the right to more freedom in choosing the international reserve currency. All these have provided opportunities and conditions for the internationalization of renminbi.”

Source: Xinhua, August 8, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/comments/2011-08/08/c_121826284.htm

Guangming Daily: The American Capitalist System Is to Blame for the U.S. Debt and Credit Crisis

A Guangming Daily commentary article, titled “Why the U.S. Government Is Not Reliable,” harshly criticizes the American capitalist system. The article ascribes blame for the U.S. debt and credit crisis to the crisis of the American capitalist system and states that the “American train” has been on the wrong track for a long ago. It says, “It is time for the U.S. government, the parties, and politicians in Congress to wake up. You political elites representing one percent of American rich people should have the courage to take the blame for the system’s failure and do some deep self-reflection and self-examination."

The article concludes by saying, “To the people of the U.S., the American dream is a myth — a myth in which one percent of the rich people cheat all the ordinary civilians. To the people of the world, the American political system and currency system are also a myth — one in which the White House cheats the whole world. The American people and the people of the whole world have been kidnapped by the American dream and the American capitalist system. American capitalism has not only lost its stature, but also its moral ground.”

Source: Guangming Daily, August, 11, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/comments/2011-08/11/c_121843514.htm

Four Uncertainties in China’s Economy

According to a commentary in Beijing Times, China should be on guard for four uncertainties in its economy. The first uncertainty is whether China can continue to rely on the investment model of the high speed rail. “Presently the Ministry of Railways is under tremendous pressure due to high debts and low passenger usage. In the event that (this type of) investment is significantly scaled back and this engine is lost, can China maintain a high growth economy?” The second uncertainty comes from mid-size to small businesses which are the life blood of China’s economy. The third uncertainty is whether inflation control is effective. It is anticipated that the inflation rate will be as high as 6.7% for July. The fourth uncertainty is the large reduction in the GDP growth rates for Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities, which may be a sign of a slowdown of China’s GDP.

Source: BeijingTimes, August 9, 2011
http://news.jinghua.cn/348/c/201108/09/n3428025.shtml