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May 20 , 2016
  • The New York Times：Taiwan President Takes Cautious Line on China at Inauguration
    The New York Times reports: "Taiwan's new president called on China to look beyond the divisions of history for the benefit of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, as she pledged in her inauguration speech on Friday to promote local industry and push the island's global trade links to help revive a stagnant economy....Ms. Tsai offered few surprises in her address outside Taiwan's Presidential Office in central Taipei. She emphasized domestic issues, like the need to change Taiwan's pension, education and judicial systems, provide better job opportunities for young people, protect the environment and ensure food safety....In discussing the relationship with China, she steered a cautious line between the demands of her base in the Democratic Progressive Party, which has traditionally supported Taiwan's independence, and China's longstanding threats of force to block any move to formalize such a position."
  • Reuters：China demands end to U.S. surveillance after aircraft intercept
    Reuters reports: "Beijing demanded an end to U.S. surveillance near China on Thursday after two of its fighter jets carried out what the Pentagon said was an 'unsafe' intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea....A U.S. Defense official said two Chinese J-11 fighter jets flew within 50 feet (15 meters) of the U.S. EP-3 aircraft. The official said the incident took place east of Hainan island....'It must be pointed out that U.S. military planes frequently carry out reconnaissance in Chinese coastal waters, seriously endangering Chinese maritime security,' China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei Hong told reporters. 'We demand that the United States immediately cease this type of close reconnaissance activity to avoid having this sort of incident happening again,' Hong said."
  • BBC News：China 'flooding' social media with fake posts
    BBC News reports: "China is 'flooding' social media with comments by paid supporters in a bid to sway public opinion, a report has said....The government and its army of helpers write 488 million fake posts a year, the report said....The vast majority of the comments and posts made on social media are crafted to look like they come from ordinary people, said the authors of the paper, who were led by Gary King from Harvard's department of government....'They do not step up to defend the government, its leaders, and their policies from criticism, no matter how vitriolic; indeed, they seem to avoid controversial issues entirely,' said the paper. 'Letting an argument die, or changing the subject, usually works much better than picking an argument and getting someone's back up,' it said."
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