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July 11 , 2017
  • Reuters：China says 'China responsibility theory' on North Korea has to stop
    Reuters reports: "China hit back on Tuesday in unusually strong terms at repeated calls from the United States to put more pressure on North Korea, urging a halt to what it called the 'China responsibility theory', and saying all parties needed to pull their weight. U.S President Trump took a more conciliatory tone at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, but he has expressed some impatience that China, with its close economic and diplomatic ties to Pyongyang, is not doing enough to rein in North Korea. That feeling has become particularly acute since Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that some experts believe could have the range to reach Alaska, and parts of the U.S. West Coast. Asked about calls from the United States, Japan and others for China to put more pressure on North Korea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that it was not China ratcheting up tension and the key to a resolution did not lie with Beijing."
  • CNN：US, India and Japan begin naval exercises, as China looks on
    CNN reports: "A rising Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean has prompted the largest naval exercise the region has seen in more than two decades. The United States, Japan and India have deployed front-line warships, submarines and aircraft as part of the tri-nation Malabar exercises in the Bay of Bengal. Conducted annually since 1992, Malabar has grown in size and complexity in recent years to address what the US Navy describes as a 'variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia Pacific.' Formerly a bilateral exercise between India and the US, this year's drill is only the second to include Japan -- and the first to include aircraft carriers from all three navies. The exercises, which officially began Monday, are intended to provide a 'symbolic reassurance that the US is committed to working with India to continue shaping the Asian security environment,' said Constantino Xavier, a foreign policy specialist at Carnegie India. The buildup of naval power in the region comes at a time of increased tensions between India and China. China has steadily increased its naval presence throughout the Indian Ocean in recent years, part of an assertive blue-water strategy that aims to extend the country's operating ability far from Chinese shores."
  • Foreign Affairs：China's North Korean Liability
    Foreign Affairs comments: "On July 8, at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, U.S. President Donald Trump held a cordial press conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping where they discussed how they would address the growing threat of North Korea. Just days before, on July 4, as many Americans were observing Independence Day, North Korea announced that it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching Alaska. This was likely on Trump's mind at the summit when he told this Chinese counterpart that he believed the two of them would 'come to a successful conclusion' in reining in Pyongyang. The key challenge, of course, is how they will get there... It is fortunate that just as Chinese public opinion is turning against the North, the Trump administration has begun pushing China to get tougher on Pyongyang. And since ties between Beijing and Seoul have reached their lowest point in history, this is yet another reason why China needs to reconsider its impotent and misguided policy of trying to balance the two Koreas against one another. Trump has made himself clear: the failed Six Party Talks of yesteryear are over, and North Korea's continued actions in contempt of the international community mean that U.S. strategic patience is over. As a result, all options are now on the table. Chinese leadership should view this as an opportunity not only to improve ties with the United States but also to change its official stance on North Korea."
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