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August 30 , 2016
  • The Wall Street Journal：China's Passive-Aggressive Diplomacy
    The Wall Street Journal comments: "Beijing has castigated South Korea's decision to deploy what's called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, a U.S. antiballistic-missile system, viewing it as part of a wider American plot to encircle China. Rolling it out on China's doorstep, says the Chinese ambassador to Seoul, could destroy bilateral relations 'in an instant.' Thus the South Korean government is apparently faced with an unpalatable choice: It can either take steps to protect its own people from nuclear Armageddon, or preserve cordial relations with its giant neighbor and largest trading partner, but not both....The message to smaller countries is plain. If they stand up for themselves—especially when they do so in cooperation with America—they place at risk the benefits of Chinese trade, investment and aid....This is more about mind games than war games, inducing a way of thinking in which regional politicians accept the inevitability of a Chinese-dominated region—and make their choices accordingly."
  • The New York Times：American Is Facing Spy Trial in China, and Husband Seeks Obama's Help
    The New York Times reports: "An American businesswoman faces trial in China on spying charges dating back 20 years, including that she tried to recruit Chinese in the United States to spy against their homeland, her husband said on Tuesday. He urged President Obama to raise the case with President Xi Jinping of China at a Group of 20 summit meeting in eastern China beginning over the weekend. The businesswoman, Phan Phan-Gillis, widely known as Sandy, was indicted last month on the espionage charges after having been detained while visiting China last year....'The time really is critical for Sandy, with the imminent meeting between President Obama and Xi Jinping,' Mr. Gillis said by telephone from the couple's home in Houston....'Sandy is absolutely innocent,' he said. 'Chinese officials did not even check their own internal databases to see if Sandy was in the country then. She wasn't even in China.' The indictment also charges that Ms. Phan-Gillis tried to recruit Chinese people in the United States in the late 1990s to work for a 'foreign spy organization,' Mr. Gillis said. He said that that allegation was also false and that trying Ms. Phan-Gillis over allegations of events two decades ago in another country defied law and common sense."
  • The Washington Post：Suicide bomber rams vehicle into Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan's capital
    The Washington Post reports: "A car driven by a suicide bomber rammed the gate of the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday and exploded, reportedly killing the driver and injuring three others. The Mitsubishi Delica broke through the embassy's gate, went about 150 feet and burst into flames, according to local and Chinese media reports....Kyrgyzstan's deputy primer minister reportedly called it a 'terrorist' attack and said three Kyrgyz nationals were killed. In a news conference, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, steered clear of using the word 'terror,' calling the incident an 'extreme violet attack' that injured three Chinese nationals. 'So far, no individual or organization has claimed to be responsible for this attack. We have urged Kyrgyzstan to get to the bottom of this incident and release the investigation result as soon as possible,' she said."
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