Bad Debts: Assessing China’s Financial Influence in Great Power Politics: “

Commentators and policymakers have articulated growing concerns about U.S. dependence on China and other authoritarian capitalist states as a source of credit to fund the United States’ trade and budget deficits. What are the security implications of China’s creditor status? If Beijing or another sovereign creditor were to flex its financial muscles, would Washington buckle?

10. China – from containment to engagement (The Star): “SIXTY years ago when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) swept into power in China, the Western world was more concerned about containing China, especially when communism was sweeping through South-East Asia.”

The Air Power of the People’s Republic of China: “Here are two diagrams illustrating the changes of the Chinese air-power occurred during the last 14 national day parades. Click on the photo to enlarge it.”

PLA sees ‘relative contraction’ of U.S. power: “China’s state-run media last week offered an analysis of U.S. power that appears designed to support the Communist Party’s theory that America is a declining superpower that must be contained.”

China’s Ring of Power | Foreign Policy

US Seeks Military Exercises with China: “Australia and the United States will invite China to take part in joint military exercises to help ease fears about China’s growing military power and improve ties, the top U.S. military officer in the Pacific was quoted as saying in a report Thursday.”

Japan Chair Platform: China: Japan’s Rising Power Conundrum: ”

China’s reemergence as the preeminent power in East Asia poses a seminal challenge to Japan. In navigating this challenge, Tokyo has pursued two complementary strategies: binding—enmeshing Beijing in international institutions—and hedging—consolidating alliance ties with the United States and developing new indigenous military capabilities.

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