China Says U.S. ‘Entirely’ to Blame for Strained Ties (Update1) – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in March 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Beijing China, Businessweek, Chinese Comments, Current, Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Hostile Country, Nuclear Weapons, Qin, Respect, Ties

I view Chinese comments like this to mean that we should get more hostile with China. And why exactly are we trading with a hostile country like China with nuclear weapons pointed at us?
“The responsibility for the current difficulties in China- U.S. relations goes completely to the U.S. side,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang [...]

Hubris is behind Brazil’s ties with Iran – Columnists – MiamiHerald.com

Posted by Matt in February 20th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Brazil, Iran, ahmadinejad, Blessings, Brasilia, Brazil, Carpet Welcome, China, Conventional Wisdom, Economic Success, Elections, Eyebrows, Hubris, India, International Citizen, Iran, Lula, Red Carpet, Reputation, Strongman, Ties

Late last year, Lula raised eyebrows throughout the world when he gave a red-carpet welcome in Brasilia to Iranian strongman Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Brazil thus became one of the first nonradical countries to give its blessings to Ahmadinejad after Iran’s highly controversial June 12, 2009, elections.
Why is Brazil risking its reputation as a [...]

Russian doctrine does not reflect real world: NATO | Reuters

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Russia, Military Doctrine, moscow, NATO, Nato Expansion, Real World, Reuters, Russia, Russian Military, Ties, Western Military Alliance

The Russian doctrine reflects the real world just fine. It’s NATO that is living in another world.
Russia is the enemy of the West, including NATO. That means NATO is the enemy of Russia. Enough said.
NATO said on Saturday a new Russian military doctrine identifying NATO expansion as a threat did not reflect the real world [...]

China issues warning over US arms sales to Taiwan – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Taiwan, Black Hawk, Businessweek, China Issues, Cooperation, Failure, Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Gravity, Hawk, Hawk Helicopters, News Conference, Patriot Missiles, Taiwan, Ties, Weapon Sales

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu warned that the Obama administration risked damaging ties with China if it proceeds with the arms package deal, which is likely to include Black Hawk helicopters and Patriot missiles.
“Once again, we urge the U.S. side to recognize the sensitivity of weapon sales to Taiwan and its gravity,” Ma told reporters [...]

Venezuela beefs borders with Russian arms – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in January 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Anti Imperialist, Beefs, Borders, Colombia, Combat Helicopters, Controversial Decision, Fleet, Hugo Chavez, Military Bases, Neighbor State, Ria Novosti, Russian Arms, Russian Media, Russian Tanks, Ties, United States, Upi, Venezuela

Venezuela is poised to deploy a new fleet of Russian tanks and combat helicopters along its borders with Colombia, Russian media report.
RIA Novosti said the announcement was made by Venezuela’s anti-imperialist leader Hugo Chavez after ties with Colombia appeared to deteriorate even further, following a controversial decision by its rival neighbor state to sign a [...]

As ties between India and China grow, so does mistrust – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in December 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, Border, Breaking News, Chinese Soldiers, Fears, Five Mile Road, Guns, India China, Indian Laborers, Mistrust, News India, News Story, Page Headlines, Ties, Tv Coverage

On a remote mountain pass, Chinese soldiers berated a group of Indian laborers building a five-mile road near the India-China border. The land belonged to China, asserted the soldiers, who reportedly waved their guns and scared off the workers.
The incident became the biggest breaking news story in India early this month, dominating TV coverage, capturing [...]

DEBKAfile – Brazil to sell Iran raw uranium, expand nuclear ties

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Brazil, Iran, Ali Akbar, Atomic Energy Commission, Brazil, Debkafile, Diplomatic Sources, Foreign Minister, Fuel Plant, Iran Nuclear, Isfahan, Nuclear Program, Peaceful Purposes, President Lula, Raw, Sources Report, Tehran Iran, Ties, Uranium

However DEBKAfile’s diplomatic sources report that President Lula opted for further expanding ties with Tehran and defending Iran’s claim that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.During his visit to Iran, the Brazilian foreign minister was taken around the Isfahan fuel plant by the head of the Iran’s atomic energy commission Ali Akbar Salehi. They [...]

Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan | U.S. | Reuters

Posted by Matt in November 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Japan, China, Futenma Air Base, Japan, Military Personnel, North-Korea, Protest, Realignment, Reuters, Ties

The row over the re-siting of the Futenma air base threatens to stall a realignment of the 47,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan and sour defense ties between the two countries, seen as key in a region home to a rising China and an unpredictable North Korea.
Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan | U.S. [...]

It’s Radical Islam, Stupid :: Steven Emerson

Posted by Matt in November 2nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Islam, CAIR, Conspirator, Courageous Decision, Cozy Relationship, Fbi, Fbi Agent, Hamas, Holy Land Foundation, Holy Land Foundation For Relief And Development, Radical Islam, Steven Emerson, Stupid, Terrorist Group, Ties

On the other side, the FBI—despite 14 years of a cozy relationship with CAIR—finally decided to sever relations with CAIR in late 2008 for its ties to Hamas. In the trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, an FBI agent testified that CAIR was a front for Hamas. In other words, CAIR [...]

Report: China building cyberwarfare capabilities

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Advisory Panel, Associated Press, Beijing Government, Capabilities, China Building, Computer Attack, cyberwarfare, Elite Hacker, Hacker Community, Hard Evidence, Independent Report, Intelligence, Technical Abilities, Term Computer, Ties

China is building its cyberwarfare capabilities and appears to be using the growing technical abilities to collect U.S. intelligence through a sophisticated and long-term computer attack campaign, according to an independent report.
Released Thursday by a congressional advisory panel, the study found cases suggesting that China’s elite hacker community has ties to the Beijing government, although [...]