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Focusing on a National Security Strategic Chain

PLA Daily published an article that Qiushi Journal later republished stating that China should focus on its national security strategic chain, which is composed of strategic resources, strategic industries, and strategic capabilities. “We should better utilize the resources in our nation to serve our national security and development purpose.” “(We should) construct a stable strategic resources security system (in the world) and increase our strategic resource reserve.” “International cooperation is the best way to obtain a supply of stable strategic resources, but we should never give up the option of using abnormal means to safeguard the security of our strategic resources.”

“Our military capability is the backbone of our national strategic capabilities.” “Our military capability should extend to wherever our national interests reach.” “It is critical to have our military capability reflect our national strategic status and interests."

Source: PLA Daily, December 23, 2010
http://www.chinamil.com.cn/jfjbmap/content/2010-12/23/content_46682.htm

Briefings | | |   Defense/Military

Xinhua: Commentary on China’s Future Development

Xinhua published a commentary about the outlook for China’s future. Though the article was written with many glorious words, it stated, "The next five to ten years is not only a critical period for our country in terms of constructing a wealthy society; it is also a tough period in terms of overcoming escalating problems and increasing difficulties. Under the new situation, short term and long term problems in economic development intertwine, structural and systemic problems coexist, and internal and international problems interact, making it urgent to transform the economic development model and hard to improve people’s living standards and maintain social stability.”

The article mentioned several economic development directions: adopting a proactive fiscal policy and a stable monetary policy, expediting the realignment of the nation’s economic structure, stabilizing food prices (as a significant goal), improving economic development’s sustainability and the capacity of self-stimulus (ed: instead of relying on outside, or government stimuli), and increasing the quality and efficiency of economic development.

Source: Xinhua, January 2, 2011
http://cnstock.xinhuanet.com/index/gdbb/201012/1077104.htm

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

People’s Daily Online: Internationalizing Chinese Literature

People’s Daily Online published an article about promoting Chinese literature to the world. The article advocated that “Chinese literature should have worldwide significance” and “as our economy has achieved great success, (Chinese) literature should have a worldwide view.”

The article suggested that creating literature needs innovation. “The first innovation is the concept of our national literature.” “(We should) absorb multi-dimensional cultural nutrition from the world” to create literature for the world. “The second is to establish confidence in our national literature.” “The third innovation is to create a new format for our national literature.”

Source: People’s Daily Online, December 31, 2010
http://culture.people.com.cn/GB/87423/13627724.html

Briefings | | |   Economy/Resources

Global Times: The Regional Security Situation and China’s Countermeasures

Global Times, under the Chinese state daily news Renmin, recently published an introductory article on the research report “2010: The Regional Security Situation and China’s Countermeasures“ by the Pacific Research Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences. The bottom line of the report is that, from northwest to southwest, neighboring regions are relatively stable, while from northeast to southeast they are problematic. The biggest change identified was the U.S. return to Asia. The biggest issue identified was the potential formation of a US-Japan-Korea military alliance. The biggest source of security threats identified was sea-based conflict.

Source: Global Times, December 21, 2010
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-12/1360188.html

Briefings | | |   Geo-Strategic Trend

Xinhua: Theme-based Education Planned for the Political Judicial System

The Political and Judiciary Commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party decided that, in 2011, theme-based educational training activities will be planned to deal with significant issues of beliefs, goals, and the law-enforcement attitudes of the “Political Judicial System” personnel. “Lecture groups” will be formed to tour the country to promote “revolutionary traditions, ideals, and beliefs.” Self-regulation activities will be encouraged to ease the people’s severe complaints about the laxity in law-enforcement and the unfairness in sentencing. The mission is to ensure that the people believe justice is “right there. “ Meanwhile, the planned campaign is to get serious about effectuating police discipline. “Zero tolerance” will be enforced in cases involving the abuse of power. The police will also be required to take reports from the masses seriously.

Source: Xinhua, December 20, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2010-12/21/c_12900764.htm

Briefings | | |   Social Stability

CRN: Large Adjustments in East Asia Since the Cold War

China Review News recently republished an article by Professor Zhu Feng from the School of International Relations, Peking University. Professor Zhu believes that the security structure in East Asia has been adjusting rapidly since the former post Cold War balance. The article described four adjustments: 1) “In the face of China’s rise, the U.S. involvement” brings “comfort” to the region; 2) Strategic competition between China and the primary powers in the region obviously extends to the level of naval forces; 3) Obama’s “Return to Asia” strategy over-emphasizes military alliances; 4) The Korean Peninsula situation is getting significantly worse – which may cause the Japanese to dramatically revitalize their arms situation. The author believes that two main factors have caused these adjustments: the change in the financial landscape of the region and China’s lack of a clear and consistent foreign policy.

Source: China Review News, December 24, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1015/4/9/0/101549093.html?coluid=5&kindid=23&docid=101549093&mdate=1224142600

Briefings | | |   Geo-Strategic Trend

Urgent Need to Solve the Problem of Social Injustice in China

Study Times, a newspaper published by the Party School of the Central Committee of the CCP, published an article discussing the urgent need to solve the problem of serious social injustice in China. According to the article, social injustice is becoming more serious among most social groups in China. The younger generation, e.g., the “Rich 2nd Generation” and the “Poor 2nd Generation” has also inherited it. If China does not solve the problem of social injustice now, it may be too late.

China’s per capital GDP has reached U.S. $3,600 based on the foreign exchange rate in 2009. Thus it has the necessary economic foundation to enhance social justice by establishing a basic social security system. The article concludes that China must not miss the current opportunity to establish a basic social security system.

Source: Study Times, December 27, 2010
http://www.studytimes.com.cn:9999/epaper/xxsb/html/2010/12/27/01/01_30.htm

Briefings | | |   Social Stability

China Accuses the U.S., Japan, and South Korea of Defaming North Korea

On December 24, 2010, Huanqiu republished an article from China Youth Daily (Ed. note: the original article cannot be found on China Youth Daily) titled “Targeting the PLA: the U.S. Army Expands in the West Pacific Areas with a Combination of Air and Sea Combat Forces.”

The article states that talk of a nuclear confrontation on the Korean Peninsula is no longer alarming. The United States, Japan, and South Korea are eager to issue new sanctions against North Korea. “Undoubtedly, the scheme is to ruin the DPRK’s reputation in the world, so as to call for the power of the whole world, in the same way that Saddam Hussein was treated, in the name of justice, to force North Korea into submission.”

“However, the DPRK is not Iraq. This scheme of the United States, Japan, and South Korea will actually be very difficult to carry out.”

Source: Huanqiu, December 24, 2010
http://mil.huanqiu.com/Observation/2010-12/1368860.html

Briefings | | |   US-China Relations