Secretary of State Clinton and Defense Secretary Gates have put Beijing on notice that we will counter any regional expansionism. “… Washington is putting an end to China’s divide-and-conquer strategy in Southeast Asia …” Von Daniel Blumenthal. Quelle: WSJ.

Von Kyoko Hasegawa. Quelle: AFP.

Von James Fallows. Quelle: Sidney Morning Herald.

North Korea has threatened a “physical response” to plans by the United States to hold joint military exercises with South Korea this weekend. Von Malcolm Moore. Quelle: Telegraph. Vgl. 美韩34年来最大规模军演今开幕 美朝互递狠话 (Huanqiu Wang/Huashang Bao). Ferner: Nordkorea droht mit „Heiligem Krieg“ (FAZ). Update: China Keeps Up Barrage of Complaints Over Navy Drill (The Chosun Ilbo). Vgl. 美国航母将进入黄海 媒体称中国或对其饱和攻击 (Fenghuang).

Quelle: Google/AFP.

RI can’t `sacrifice’ China ties to court US Von Lilian Budianto (The Jakarta Post).

“… China offered a solution of ’shelving disagreement and joint development’ …”. Quelle: Global Times.

“… ‘China is the microcosm for the future of Brazil, all the good and bad. And like the rest of the world, we are trying to fashion a response’ …” Von John Pomfret. Quelle: Washington Post. Vgl. 中国与巴西签订贸易投资协议 金砖四国峰会缩短 (Reuters).

China on the defensive at ARF over maritime rows (Reuters)

Von Daniel Ten Kate. Quelle: Bloomberg.

“… the risk-reward calculation between staying quiet and speaking up has shifted towards the latter …” Von Alan Beattie und Jamil Anderlini. Quelle: FT. Vgl. 中国视点：“外国友人”头衔价值几何？CHINA FORCED TO PUT A VALUE ON ITS ‘FOREIGN FRIENDS’ (ftchinese.com).

With Clinton Set to Unveil Pakistan Aid, Fears Rise That Proposed Sale Will Undermine Obama’s Nonproliferation Efforts. Von Jay Solomon. Quelle: WSJ.

Ein chinesisches Adlernest in Griechenland Die Volksrepublik verschafft sich eigene Stützpunkte für Handel und Produktion in Europa. Von Johnny Erling (Welt).

CHINA PAVES WAY FOR POTENTIALLY BLOOMING TIMES 中国企业在英国建“桥头堡” Von Jonathan Guthrie (ftchinese.com).

The U.N. condemns an act of aggression but not the aggressor. Quelle: WSJ.

CHINA RULES OUT ‘NUCLEAR OPTION’ OF DUMPING US RESERVES 中国：不会把外汇储备当原子武器 Von Geoff Dyer und Peter Garnham (ftchinese.com).

Visa policy under review “… regulations are in a messy state and some contradict each other …” (Global Times).

Von Jack Perkowski. Quelle: Forbes.

JAPAN REVISES ITS ROLE IN THE CHINA MARKET 中国：从“世界工厂”到“世界市场” Von Wang Ming (ftchinese.com).

German book shed lights on Indonesia’s dark moment “… The role of the Indonesian’s Communist Party (PKI) was nothing compared to that of the CIA’s …” Sri Pudyastuti Baumeister bespricht ein Buch von Horst H. Geerken (Jakarta Post).

Army to induct ‘offensive’ corps along China border (Times of India)

She’s apples: growers back Chinese trade (ABC News)

CHINA IS BUILDING A BRIDGE ACROSS THE DANUBE 东欧将变为中国的势力范围？“… if the European Union does not get its house in order, it risks losing political clout on its own doorstep …” Von Jonathan Holslag (Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies). Quelle: ftchinese.com.

China-Tagebuch – Stadion-Schicksal verbindet Peking und Klagenfurt (Krone)

US criticises China over N Korea (Al Jazeera/Agenturen)