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China Review News: The PLA Navy Conducts a Live-Ammunition Exercise in the South China Sea

According to China Review News (http://www.chinareviewnews.com), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy conducted a live-ammunition training exercise in the South China Sea on July 26, 2010. The main destroyers of the three PLA Navy fleets, i.e., the North China Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea Fleets, participated in the exercise.

Since the news of the USS George Washington aircraft carrier coming to the Yellow Sea was released, the PLA has conducted several exercises. According to Liu Jiang-Ping, a famous Chinese military expert, the frequency and intensity of all of the exercises surpassed those done in the past.

Liu pointed out that the Chinese military has improved its capabilities in long-distance mobility, striking deep inside the enemy, and in combined arms combat operations in these military exercises in the coastal waters. This shows the PLA’s determination in resisting the enemy outside of its national borders and territorial waters.

Source: China Review News, July 30, 2010
http://gb.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1013/9/7/3/101397327.html?coluid=45&kindid=0&docid=101397327&mdate=0730091515

International Herald Leader: China Should Curb the U.S. Marine Threat

International Herald Leader, a Xinhua newspaper, published an article on August 2, 2010, regarding that the USS George Washington aircraft carrier was not (at that time) heading to the Yellow Sea, and that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared, “The United States’ has a national interest in the territorial disputes over islands in the South China Sea.”

According to the article, “When talking about future maritime relations with other countries, China must first consider the Chinese Navy’s continuous development in accordance with the rules for the development of the naval forces of the world’s naval powers. That is to say, China cannot and it is impossible to slow down the development of its own naval forces because of the diplomatic concerns of other countries, not to mention that it would be conducting ‘self-inflicted mutilation.’”

“China should reject the U.S. attempt to link maritime security issues with issues of U.S. concern in terms of China-U.S. relations.”

Source: International Herald Leader, August 2, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/herald/2010-08/02/content_13952534.htm

The Quality of Discourse: The Key to Improving China’s Discourse Right

[Editor’s Note: In its effort to bolster China’s image, Beijing faces a dilemma. Despite its impressive economic growth and burgeoning military spending, few countries subscribe to its values. The Communist government realizes that it has to strive for more and stronger “discourse right” in order to be recognized as a true world power.

In his article, “Red Flag Manuscripts,” Professor Zhang Zhizhou of the International Relations Institute at Beijing Foreign Language University provides his observations and insights. He suggests that China’s current effort to gain international discourse rights falls short of its goal, and is based merely on “increasing the propaganda sound volume and widening communication channels.” He believes China needs to improve the quality of its message. The article asks some open-ended questions that are difficult to answer within China’s political environment.

The following is a translation of excerpts from the article] [1]

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State-Owned Enterprises Under Tighter Control

The Communist Party issued a new regulation that requires unanimous consent in the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises. Decisions on major matters are defined to include the appointment of key executives. Large projects and investments must be unanimously approved by the Party leadership and the Board of the enterprise, said a statement released by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the General Office of the State Council. Programming development strategies, filing for bankruptcy, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, transfers of ownership, and overseas investment are also subject to such “collective decision making practices,” said the statement.

Source: People’s Daily, July 16, 2010
http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/12161327.html

Huanqiu: the Optimal Strategy of the Chinese Aircraft Carrier

The best approach for Chinese aircraft carriers is to break up any disputes, rather than “directly” partake in the process, according to a Huanqiu editorial.  

“Aircraft carriers cannot help solve the maritime security problems for China. A dozen of them would not do, let alone the rumored five or six. “ 
 

“We must be clear that it is unrealistic over a very long period of time to bring about the turning point of ‘China strong, U.S weak’ in the Pacific by building aircraft carriers. It is equally unrealistic to bring about a pro-China Asia by intimidating neighbors through a growing military force.”

Source: Huanqiu, July 30, 2010
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2010-07/971779.html

Guangming: Be on Guard Against the U.S.-trained Chinese

China should reconsider its practice of importing U.S.-trained Chinese, states a Guangming article. The article is critical of the practice of hiring U.S.-trained Chinese for corporate leadership positions in China, warning that there is no question that the U.S. can implant spies with titles such as president, senior consultant, or professor.

“No one can compete with the U.S. on this. If we let it be, our international recruitment would be inviting robbers into our homes. We would be handing over the critical positions that lead our economy to others.”

“Preventing sabotage by those talents is an issue that deserves special attention. … If we open the books of the history of our republic, when has the U.S. ever slacked off sabotaging us?”

Source: Guanming Observer, July 27, 2010
http://guancha.gmw.cn/content/2010-07/27/content_1193491.htm

Major General Luo Yuan: The U.S.-Korea Naval Yellow Sea War Games against China

[Editor’s Note: During a recent Internet chat on China’s Military-on-line, Major General Luo Yuan, Deputy Secretary General of the China Association for Military Science, listed five points to explain why China opposes the upcoming U.S.-Korea joint military exercise in the Yellow Sea. He made the accusation that the war games are an “American Military Threat” against China. Following is the translation of a news report on General Luo’s chat] [1]

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Beijing’s New Cultural Revolution, Industrial Policies, and Global Practices

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Introduction

It is worth taking note of Beijing’s intense work in recent years to develop culture related business domestically and export culture related products internationally. This article and the previously published article (Beijing’s New Cultural Revolution, Ideological and Strategic Discussions) attempt to sum up the Chinese Communist regime’s effort to strategize, plan, and implement policy in the arena of Chinese culture, to solidify its governance, to assure the ideological guidance of socialism/Marxism in society, and to expand its global influence. This article focuses on the Chinese Communist Party’s policy practices and global efforts.

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