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December 15 , 2016
  • ​The Wall Street Journal：China Installs Weapons in South China Sea, Satellites Show
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "A U.S. think-tank report that China has installed antiaircraft and other weapons on all seven islands it has built in the South China Sea is raising the stakes in a regional dispute as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump signals he is ready to confront Beijing on territorial issues. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said late Wednesday that satellite imagery showed China had installed the weapons in recent months, despite President Xi Jinping's pledge not to militarize the islands in the Spratly archipelago... China's Defense Ministry in a statement on its website Thursday afternoon reiterated that any reef construction was mainly for civil use, though it appeared to also send a message to the U.S. 'As to the necessary military facilities, they are mainly for defense and self-defense, which is appropriate and legal. For example, if someone is showing off their strength on your doorstep, can't you even prepare a slingshot?' "
  • Foreign Policy：Is Trump Starting Something With China He Can't Finish?
    Foreign Policy comments: "In the months leading up to the American elections, Chinese officials viewed the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency as a manageable, even welcome, respite from growing friction with the outgoing Obama administration. But that blasé outlook has morphed into outright alarm and a spate of heated warnings, after Trump called into question four decades of policy and single-handedly undermined the bedrock of U.S.-China relations. Now Beijing is flying long-range bombers over the disputed South China Sea, and warning of a collapse of U.S.-Sino relations if the president-elect continues to hint at diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. [there are] worries that a U.S. administration seen in the region as hot-tempered and unpredictable will not only unhelpfully rattle leaders in China, but make it harder to work with partners and allies.' "
  • ​The New York Times：Taiwan Is Both Exhilarated and Unnerved by Trump's China Remarks
    The New York Times reports: "Lin Fei-fan led the charge nearly three years ago when hundreds of students occupied Taiwans's legislature to protest a trade deal with China. With the island's economy increasingly tied to the mainland's, and Beijing's global influence on the rise, he worried that Taiwan's independence was at stake - and might be a lost cause. Now, thanks to a couple of sentences uttered by Donald J. Trump on a talk show, Mr. Lin has new hope. The president-elect stunned the world on Sunday by suggesting he might abandon the One China principle...Mr. Lin, 28, and many like him. But it has also left them anxious, and asking: What does it mean for one's homeland to be put on the table by Mr. Trump, an inveterate deal maker, in negotiations with China's Communist leaders, who are not known for making concessions easily? 'Many people in Taiwan worry that once Trump takes office, he'll make a U-turn,' Mr. Lin said. 'We are suspicious of his motivations.'"
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