China’s military preparedness and strategic deployment of weaponry take into consideration a whole range of potential enemies, an analysis of internal People’s Liberation Army documents has revealed.
In order of importance – that is, the likelihood of actual military engagement – those enemies are Taiwan, the United States and Japan (as potential defenders of Taiwan), India, [...]

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In yet another skirmish over oil rights in the South China Sea, China has fired a stern warning shot across the bow of ExxonMobil Corporation. China is miffed that Exxon is seeking to enter into a deal with PetroVietnam to explore for oil in waters surrounding the disputed Spratly and Paracel island chains.
China has warned [...]

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Gates expressed doubts that the United States will get into a shooting war with a “peer competitor” like Russia or China any time soon. After he was fired, the outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. “Buzz” Moseley, echoed those sentiments. Not Wynne.
“My response to Secretary Gates in that interchange was my brother was shot [...]

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At its peak in the 12th century, the Angkor kingdom spread across Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Laos and Vietnam. Angkor is the largest pre-industrial city known to man. So how did Angkor mysteriously disappear?
As archaeologist Damien Evans explains, the team’s findings give a stark warning to Cambodia’s corrupt and greedy rulers, and to modern societies worldwide. [...]

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“We posses indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and the adjoining waters,” Jiang said at a regularly scheduled news conference.
“We have exchanged views with Vietnam on many occasions and agreed to solve these disputes through negotiations and safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea as well as in China-Vietnam relations,” she [...]

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China chided its neighbour Vietnam on Tuesday, saying the Southeast Asian country was straining ties by asserting claims to a chain of islands that may be rich in oil.
Vietnamese protested in front of the Chinese embassy in Hanoi and the consulate in Ho Chi Minh city over the weekend, proclaiming that the disputed Spratly and [...]

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China’s Rise Brings Former Enemies Closer Together
HANOI, VIETNAM — As the US casts around for allies in Asia’s often turbulent waters, few countries would appear a more unlikely fit than Vietnam.
Diplomatic ties between the two countries were only restored in 1995. The relationship is still dogged by the legacy of the “American War,” as it’s [...]

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