Thursday, August 4, 2011

DTN News - DUTCH EAST INDIES: Dutch Colony That Became Modern Indonesia ~ Part Of Our Roots

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 4, 2011: This morning I received a very pleasant email from my younger brother Bob with a photo image of Indonesia during the 1930's era showing our grandparents, uncles and aunts. Our grandfather Rademaker was a ranking officer in the Dutch Indies armed forces and the photograph has been taken somewhere in Batavia (Indonesia) at an army cantonment base.


Dutch East India Company in Indonesia and Economic History
In the 14th century, the Indonesian archipelago thrived with many kingdoms and a spice trade controlled by Arabs. The first Europeans to arrive were the Portuguese in 1498. The Dutch war of independence against Spain, and the Spanish and Portuguese union disrupted Dutch access to spices brought to Europe by the Portuguese. Wishing, therefore, to ship spices from Asia themselves, the first Dutch expedition set sail for the East Indies in 1595. When it made a 400% profit on its return, other Dutch expeditions soon followed, but the competing merchant companies cut into their own profits. Recognising the potential of the East Indies trade, the Dutch government amalgamated the companies into the United East India Company (VOC).

As the British did with the East India Company, the Dutch granted a charter to the VOC to wage war, build fortresses, and make treaties across Asia. Where the Dutch thought the local rulers to be too weak, the VOC used violence to gain control and these became the first truly colonised areas. A capital was established at Batavia (now Jakarta), which became the centre of the VOC's Asian trading network. To their original monopolies on nutmeg, mace spice, cloves and cinnamon, the company and later the colonial government introduced non-indigenous cash crops like coffee, tea, cacao, tobacco, rubber, sugar and opium, and safeguarded their commercial interests by taking over surrounding territory.

Despite its profit, the company went bust in the late 18th century. It was formally dissolved in 1800 with its colonial possessions in the Indonesian archipelago—including much of Java, parts of Sumatra, much of Maluku, and the hinterlands of their ports such as Makasar and Menado on Sulawesi and Kupang on Timor—were nationalised under the Dutch Republic as the Dutch East Indies.



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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 4, 2011

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(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - August 4, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued August 4, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $110,799,779 contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) for long lead time construction for DDG 1001, long lead time material for DDG 1002, and engineering and production support services. Work will be performed in Coatesville, Pa. (23.3 percent); Erie, Pa. (13 percent); Walpole, Mass. (12.9 percent); Parsippany, N.J. (11.1 percent); Loanhead, Midlothian, United Kingdom (5.4 percent); Deer Park, Texas (5.4 percent); Newton Square, Pa. (4.5 percent); Kingsford, Mich. (4.4 percent); Milwaukee, Wis. (2.8 percent); South Portland, Maine (2.7 percent); and other various locations with less than 2 percent (14.5 percent). Work is expected to be completed by October 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

TEC-AECOM Pacific, J.V., Charlottesville, Va., is being awarded a maximum amount $50,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineer services contract for environmental planning services in the preparation, updating and reviewing of National Environmental Policy Act documents, environmental studies and technical services related to such documents as may be requested by activities at various Navy and Marine Corps activities in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific area of responsibility (AOR). No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed in the NAVFAC Pacific AOR including, but not limited to, Guam (50 percent), Hawaii (20 percent), Japan (10 percent), other locations within the Pacific Basin and Indian Ocean areas (10 percent), and the continental United States (10 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed five years, with an expected completion date of August 2016. Contract funds in the amount of $50,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website, with five proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-11-D-1801).

Treadwell Corp., Thomaston, Conn., is being awarded a $49,552,417 firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to furnish up to 17 low pressure electrolyzers, and associated installation services, trainin,g and technical data to replace the Model 6L16 electrolytic oxygen generator and oxygen generating plant aboard the SSBN- 726 and SSN-21 submarines. The low pressure electrolyzers are designed to operate as the primary oxygen producers aboard the SSBN-726 and SSN-21 submarines. They will provide increased reliability, maintainability, safety and ease of operation. Funds in the amount of $40,000 will be obligated at this time. Work will be performed in Thomaston, Conn., and is expected to be completed by January 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The solicitation was synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website. This contract was competitively procured with one offer received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship System Engineering Station, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N65540-11-D-0014).

Donjon Marine Co., Inc., Hillside, N.J., is being awarded a $41,000,000 ceiling priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contract for salvage, salvage-related towing, harbor clearance, ocean engineering and point-to-point towing services to support the Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $215,000,000. Work will be performed in the Atlantic Ocean (80 percent) and the Gulf of Mexico (20 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $50,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with three proposals received. The Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting activity (N00024-11-D-4002).

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $29,969,607 modification to a previously issued delivery order placed against basic ordering agreement N00019-09-G-0005. This modification provides for additional phase two non-recurring efforts in support of the MH-60R situational awareness technology insertion engineering, manufacturing, and development. Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y. (95 percent), and Melbourne, Fla. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2014. Contract funds in the amount of $29,969,607 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Hampton Roads Mechanical of Virginia, Inc., Chesapeake, Va., is being awarded a maximum amount $23,441,647 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for maintenance, inspection, cleaning, painting, repair, testing, and replacement of various utility systems in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic Hampton Roads region. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed in the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic area of responsibility, and is expected to completed by August 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-11-D-0063).

PKL Services, Inc.*, Poway, Calif., is being awarded a $15,876,931 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-09-C-0023) to exercise an option for organizational level maintenance on the following Marine Corp aircraft platforms: AH-1W, UH-1N, CH-53D/E, and CH-46E. Work will be performed in Camp Pendleton, San Diego, Calif. (30 percent); Jacksonville, Fla. (25 percent); Iraq/Afghanistan (22 percent); San Diego, Calif. (18 percent); and Kanehoe Bay, Hawaii (5 percent). Work is expected to be completed in February 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $13,607,448 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Environet, Inc.*, Kamuela, Hawaii, is being awarded $7,998,000 for firm-fixed-price task order 0007 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62748-10-D-4020) for repairs and upgrades to primary electrical distribution systems and emergency power systems at the water reclamation facility at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The work to be performed provides for removal and replacement of medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems, control and instrumentation systems, miscellaneous architectural and electrical repairs and incidental related work. Work includes erecting of a new building to house a new standby generator and distribution equipment and additions to the existing underground distribution systems. Work will be performed in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by September 2012. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Six proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Sysco Hampton Roads, Suffolk, Va., was issued a modification exercising the fourth option year on the current contract SPM300-08-D-3204/P00037. Award is a prime vender, indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $100,000,000 for full line food service distribution. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Navy. The date of performance completion is Aug. 4, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY

IIF Data Solutions, Inc., Centerville, VA., was awarded an estimated $44,296,526 firm-fixed price requirements contract. The award will provide program support technicians and administrative support technician level staff support, in relation to the efforts associated with the respective state committees within the four employer support of the Guard and Reserve regions and 54 state committees and Reserve component liaisons to support the leadership in the Reserve component (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Reserve) headquarters. The award shall also provide program specialists in support of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to provide implementation assistance to regional areas located within the United States and its territories and supporting the leadership in the Army, and Air National Guard, and Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Reserve headquarters. Work will be performed at various locations within the United States and its territories with a completion date of April 30, 2015. The bid was solicited through full and open competition, with nine bids received. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Defense Human Resources Activity is the contracting activity (H98210-11-D-0004).

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a $21,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H92241-11-D-0006) for production of the AN/ZSQ-2 (V1 Assault) and AN/ZSQ-2 (V2 Attack), Electro-Optical Sensor System for the MH-47G and MH-60M aircraft assigned to the Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell, Ky., in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command, Technology Applications Contracting Office. The work will be performed primarily in McKinney, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 2, 2013. Delivery order 0001 is anticipated to be issued on Aug. 2, 2011 in the amount of $15,623,149. This contract was awarded as a sole-source after approval of a justification and approval document as an exception to full and open competition under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is receiving a modification to a firm-fixed-price contract in the amount of $10,353,001 for the C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership to provide total C-17 weapon system sustainment responsibility under a single prime contractor with the goal of achieving improvements in logistics support and mission readiness while reducing operating and support costs. Work will be performed at Long Beach, Calif. The ASC/WLMK, C-17 Division, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-040C-2004, P00428).

DME Corp., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is being awarded a $7,395,336 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for light-emitting diode (LED) taxiway lighting fixtures. This contract provides a vehicle to strategically source elevated (-861T) and in-pavement (L-852T) LED taxiway lighting fixtures, both with and without arctic heater options, at Air Force airfields inside the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. Work will be performed at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 711 ESS/EGA- Civil Engineering, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8056-11-R-0001).

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DTN News - AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE NEWS: 5 More Boeing Super Hornets Arrive At RAAF Base Amberley

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4, 2011: Five new Boeing [NYSE: BA] F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, expanding the RAAF's fleet of the advanced multirole fighters to 20. Three aircraft landed at the base on July 14 and were joined by two additional Super Hornets on Aug. 3.

"As each new Super Hornet arrives at Amberley, the overall capability of our air force continues to expand," said RAAF Group Capt. Steve Roberton, Officer Commanding 82 Wing. "The Super Hornet is going to be a true force multiplier for us, with its ability to seamlessly transmit data offboard from its advanced sensors to our classic Hornets. We are extremely excited about the new capabilities the Rhinos are bringing to the fleet."

The RAAF is acquiring 24 Super Hornets under the current delivery contract. Twelve of the aircraft -- including the five delivered in July and this month -- are prewired during production at Boeing facilities in St. Louis for potential conversion to electronic attack capability.

"The Boeing Super Hornet team is working closely with the U.S. Navy and the RAAF to ensure that all the RAAF Super Hornets arrive in Australia ahead of schedule and on budget," said Carolyn Nichols, Australian Super Hornet program manager for Boeing. "Boeing understands that the men and women of the RAAF rely on the advanced capability of the Super Hornet, and we are honored to deliver these aircraft, as promised."

Every Super Hornet produced for the U.S. Navy and the RAAF has been delivered ahead of schedule and on budget.

The Australian government announced in March 2007 that it would acquire 24 of the advanced Block II versions of the Super Hornet, all of which are equipped with the Raytheon-built APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.

The Boeing Super Hornet is a multirole aircraft, able to perform virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum, including air superiority, day/night strike with precision-guided weapons, fighter escort, close air support, suppression of enemy air defenses, maritime strike, reconnaissance, forward air control and tanker missions.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 64,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.

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Philip Carder
F/A-18 Communications
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
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Mary Ann Brett
International Communications
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
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James Baker
Communications
Boeing Defence Australia
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DTN News - U. S. DEFENSE NEWS: Bell Boeing Submits V-22 Osprey Multiyear II Contract Proposal

Defense News: DTN News - U. S. DEFENSE NEWS: Bell Boeing Submits V-22 Osprey Multiyear II Contract Proposal
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Aug. 4, 2011: The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter – Textron [NYSE: TXT], announced today that it has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Navy for a second multiyear procurement (MYP II) contract for the production and delivery of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

The five-year, fixed-price incentive proposal would provide the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) with the full complement of Ospreys outlined in the Department of Defense program of record and yield double-digit percentage savings over a single-year procurement strategy. In addition, the proposal will fortify Osprey production through 2019.

"Bell Boeing is very pleased to respond to the Navy's request for proposal for a second multiyear contract for V-22 Osprey production," said John Rader, executive director, Bell Boeing V-22 Program. "In an era that demands greater fiscal responsibility, the MYP II contract would enable us to deliver this revolutionary capability to our customers in the most efficient way while generating additional savings for the American taxpayer and bringing strength and stability to the industrial base."

The Bell Boeing V-22 program is presently on time and under budget in successfully executing its first multiyear procurement contract, which includes fiscal years 2008-2012 and calls for the production of 174 aircraft: 143 MV-22 variants for the Marine Corps and 31 CV-22s for AFSOC. The MYP II proposal includes 122 aircraft (115 MV-22s and seven CV-22s) over fiscal years 2013-2017, ensuring deliveries through 2019.

A total of 10 Marine Corps and five AFSOC Osprey squadrons are operational today, and the two services have together logged 16 successful combat, humanitarian, ship-based and Special Operations deployments since 2007. The worldwide Osprey fleet has amassed more than 115,000 flight hours, with nearly half of those hours logged in the past two years.

Safety, survivability and mission efficiency have become hallmarks of the operational fleet. According to Naval Safety Center records, the MV-22 has had the lowest Class A mishap rate of any tactical rotorcraft in the Marine Corps during the past decade. Fiscal year 2010 Navy flight-hour cost data also show that the Osprey has the lowest cost per seat-mile (cost to transport one person over a distance of one mile) of any U.S. naval transport rotorcraft.

The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multirole combat aircraft that uses tiltrotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft. With its nacelles and rotors in vertical position, it can take off, land and hover like a helicopter. Once airborne, its nacelles can be rotated to transition the aircraft to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight.

More than 145 Osprey tiltrotors are currently in operation. Marine Corps MV-22s are currently deployed in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit supporting contingency operations, while AFSOC CV-22s are deployed in support of ongoing Special Operations missions.

Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries. Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company , Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO,Greenlee, Textron Systems and Textron Financial Corporation. More information is available atwww.textron.com.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 64,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.


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DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: China Says Japan Defence Paper 'Irresponsible'

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / BEIJING, China - August 4, 2011: China has hit out at rival Japan over a defence paper that criticised Beijing's military build-up, branding the accusations "irresponsible".

Japan voiced concern in its annual defence report, released this week, over China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean, and what it called the "opaqueness" of Beijing's military budget.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said his country's drive to modernise its forces was "entirely for safeguarding its national sovereignty" and was "not targeting any other country".

"The Japanese 2011 defence white paper made irresponsible comments on China's national defence construction. China expresses its strong dissatisfaction," he said in a statement published late Wednesday.
"China's development is offering significant opportunities to all countries -- including Japan -- and China has not, and never will be a threat to any other country."

China's defence ministry also expressed "strong opposition" to the paper, saying it played up the "China threat theory" and had ulterior motives, the official Xinhua news agency said.

China broke off all high-level contact with Tokyo last September after Japan detained a Chinese fishing boat captain whose vessel collided with Japanese coast guard patrol ships in waters claimed by both sides.

The row between Asia's two biggest economies was their worst in years and undermined painstaking recent efforts to improve relations marked by decades of mistrust stemming from Japan's 1930s invasion of China.
The Chinese skipper was released after more than two weeks and the two countries, which have deep trade ties, have been trying to mend fences.

Japan's defence report used a Japanese word that can be translated as "overbearing" or as "assertive" to describe China's stance over its "conflicting interests with neighbouring countries, including Japan".

The paper also said China's defence spending was not transparent, saying that the budget publicly announced by China "is widely seen as only part of what Beijing actually spends for military purposes."

"Opaqueness in its defence policies and military movements are concerns for the region, including Japan, and for the international community, and we need to carefully analyse them," it said.

Earlier this year, China announced military spending would rise 12.7 percent to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.7 billion) in 2011 after funding slowed last year.

Beijing has repeatedly sought to alleviate fears over its pursuit of sophisticated missiles, satellites, cyber-weapons and fighter jets, stressing that the nation's defence policy is "defensive in nature."

It has invested heavily in developing its first stealth fighter jet, revealed in January, as well as an aircraft carrier and anti-ballistic missile capable of piercing the defences of even the most sturdy US naval ships.

However, China has become increasingly assertive in its claims over the East China Sea and South China Sea, most of which it views as its maritime territory, but where several other Asian nations have competing claims.

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UPI.com - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
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PLA DAY: REFLECTIONS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHINESE NAVY

Second Line of Defense - Richard Weitz - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
The 84th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), celebrated this Monday, August 1, is a good time to consider the growing power of PLA Navy, not least because the People's Republic of China (PRC) looks set to launch its first ...

CHINA ACCUSES JAPAN OF EXAGGERATING IT AS A MILITARY THREAT

Times of India - ‎4 hours ago‎
BEIJING: China on Thursday accused Japan of deliberately exaggerating Beijing's military threat, underlining the suspicion with which Asia's two biggest economies view each other. The accusation follows a defence white paper earlier this week in which ...

CHINA SAYS JAPAN DEFENSE COMMENTS IRRESPONSIBLE

Forbes - ‎4 hours ago‎
AP , 08.03.11, 11:00 PM EDT BEIJING -- China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" at Japan's comments that it was concerned with China's increasing naval activity in waters near its shores and was taking measures to bolster its coastal defense. ...

CHINA SAYS JAPAN DEFENCE PAPER 'IRRESPONSIBLE'

DAWN.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said his country's drive to modernise its defence forces was “entirely for safeguarding its national sovereignty” and was “not targeting any other country”. - AFP (File Photo) BEIJING: China has hit out at ...

CHINA REFUTES JAPAN'S 2011 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER

China Daily - ‎10 hours ago‎
China's Defense Ministry on Thursday expressed "strong opposition" to Japan's 2011 defense white paper, saying the document plays up the "China threat theory" and has ulterior motives. Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng made the remarks when ...

CHINA CALLS WHITE PAPER 'IRRESPONSIBLE'

Personal Liberty Digest - ‎3 hours ago‎
BEIJING, Aug. 4 (UPI) — China termed as “irresponsible” Japan's expressions of concerns about Chinese military's recent maritime activities. The Japanese concerns were expressed in its 2011 defense white paper released Tuesday by its Defense Ministry, ...

CHINA EXPRESSES "STRONG DISSATISFACTION" WITH JAPAN'S 2011 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER

People's Daily Online - ‎5 hours ago‎
China on Wednesday expressed its "strong dissatisfaction " with Japan's 2011 defense white paper, saying it contains irresponsible comments on China's national defense construction. "The Japanese 2011 defense white paper made carping and irresponsible ...

CHINA OPPOSES JAPAN 2011 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER

China.org.cn - ‎6 hours ago‎
China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction " with Japan's 2011 defense white paper, saying it contains irresponsible comments on te growth and enhancement of China's national defense sector. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that ...


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