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Wendell Minnick - Articles: Ice Station Dragon: China’s Strategic Arctic Interest
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Sunday, May 22, 2011. Ice Station Dragon: China’s Strategic Arctic Interest. Ice Station Dragon: China’s Strategic Arctic Interest. By WENDELL MINNICK
. 8212; As polar ice caps melt, China is preparing to take advantage of potential opportunities that have broad national security implications, including new shipping routes along the Arctic rim and massive hydrocarbon reserves of oil and gas under the Arctic.
. Though an Arctic passage would do little to solve security conce...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: April 2011
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Monday, April 25, 2011. Sea Trials Expected for China’s 1st Carrier. Sea Trials Expected for China’s 1st Carrier. 8212; China is expected to begin harbor trials of its first aircraft carrier this summer, with near-sea and open-sea trials starting next year, a Taiwan defense official said.
. Erickson said it’s not clear how operationally effective the Varyag will be.
. Beijing has not even announced the name of the vessel. Western guesses include Shi Lang, after the Ming-...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: January 2012
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Wednesday, January 4, 2012. All Eyes On North Korean Leadership Succession. All Eyes On North Korean Leadership Succession. TAIPEI - With the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, all eyes are on his son and heir, Kim Jong Un. His death has been long awaited by outside analysts and speculation has been rampant for years on how his young son, reportedly in his late 20s, would transition to the top spot in Pyongyang's opaque political decision making apparatus. Cumings warne...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: February 2011
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Monday, February 28, 2011. MMRCA Hopeful MiG-35 Skips Aero India
. MMRCA Hopeful MiG-35 Skips Aero India. 8212; Russian officials offered a variety of reasons for the MiG-35’s absence from the Aero India air show held here Feb. 9-13.
. The MiG-35 is one of six foreign competitors for the hotly contested $10 billion-plus Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender for 126 fighters for the Indian Air Force.
. The MiG-35 can win the competition despite its absence, UAC&...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: October 2011
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. China Strengthens Vehicle Family, Expands Joint Ops. China Strengthens Vehicle Family, Expands Joint Ops. By WENDELL MINNICK
. 8212; Mechanization remains the core of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) kit acquisitions as it adds a new family of armored vehicles and sharpens its abilities to conduct joint operations while improving command and control.
. There is also a new family of ZBD-09 eight-wheeled APCs “well on its way to ...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: March 2011
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Will Japan’s Troubles Be China’s Boon? Will Japan’s Troubles Be China’s Boon? By WENDELL MINNICK
. 8212; Japan’s triple disaster — earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis — threatens to disrupt the region’s strategic balance, analysts say.
. Some analysts said they believe China could take advantage of a distracted and weakened Japanese military.
. Some fear that the crisis might encourage China to be more aggressive. In the past couple of yea...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: July 2011
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Sunday, July 24, 2011. China's Silver Hawk UAV Program Advances. China's Silver Hawk UAV Program Advances. TAIPEI - China has developed a UAV for use by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) for communications relay missions aboard Navy vessels at sea. The Silver Hawk made its first test flight on June 1 in the Binhai area in northeastern China. A photograph appearing on a Chinese nongovernmental website, chinamil.com, shows what appears to be a modified ASN-209 outfitt...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: January 2011
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Sunday, January 23, 2011. Taiwan Tests Missiles As Hu Visits U.S. Taiwan Tests Missiles As Hu Visits U.S. JIUPENG, Taiwan - Taiwan military officials are denying that a series of missile tests it conducted is a political move connected to Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington. The tests also come on the heels of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' visit to Beijing and China's unveiling of the J-20 stealth fighter. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou expressed disappoint...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: April 2012
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Sunday, April 22, 2012. Taiwan Espionage Scandals Spell Trouble for Air Defense. Taiwan Espionage Scandals Spell Trouble for Air Defense. TAIPEI — A recent spate of arrests of Taiwan military officials accused of working for China has raised concerns over the vulnerability of Taiwan’s air defense and early warning capabilities, and calls into question whether Taiwan can safeguard sensitive U.S. military technology. Defense system and surveillance radar program (SRP). Assets ar...
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Wendell Minnick - Articles: May 2011
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Wendell Minnick - Articles. Sunday, May 29, 2011. Gates To Give Valedictory Speech at Shangri-La
. Gates To Give Valedictory Speech at Shangri-La. China Sends Big Delegation. By WENDELL MINNICK
. Though the summit marks Gates’ departure, Shangri-La will witness the attendance of the first Chinese defense minister, Gen. Liang Guanglie, who will lead a “powerful delegation” to the summit and deliver a speech on China’s international security cooperation. In an unpreceden...Liang just wrapped up an offi...
