Monday, August 11, 2014

Meanwhile, Back in Asia


For John, BLUFDoing Foreign Policy requires multi-tasking.  Nothing to see here; just move along.



While we are focusing on what is happening in the Near East (the Levant), life is also happening in other places.  For example, Chinese Foreign Minister Mr Wang Yi, at a press conference following the China-ASEAN (10+1) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw, has "clarified" China's position on territorial claims in the South China Sea.  The article is headlined:  "Chinese FM clarifies unshakable position over South China Sea issue".  This item is from the Chinese on line presence Xinhuanet

Remember, China uses the "Nine-dash Line" to describer what is Chinese territory in the South China Sea, territory also claimed by other nations, such as Viet-nam and the Philippines.

Regards  —  Cliff

  For example, the apparent genocide by ISIL against the Yazidi People in Iraq.
  "Sponsored by the Xinhua News Agency, Xinhuanet is an important central news service-oriented website, an important information organ of the central government, and an important platform for building up China's online international communication capacity."
  That would be both Mainland China and also the Government on Taiwan.

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