DTN News - DISPUTED ISLANDS: China Sends 'Combat Ready' Patrols To Spratlys

DTN News - DISPUTED ISLANDS: China Sends 'Combat Ready' Patrols To Spratlys 

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 29, 2012: "Combat ready" Chinese naval and aerial patrols have been deployed to the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea to protect Beijing's interests, the Chinese Defense Ministry said Thursday.

Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said China will "resolutely oppose any militarily provocative behavior" from other countries also claiming ownership of the Spratlys.

"In order to protect national sovereignty and our security and development interests, the Chinese military has already set up a normal, combat-ready patrol system in seas under our control," he said.

"The Chinese military's resolve and will to defend territorial sovereignty and protect our maritime rights and interests is firm and unshakeable," Geng added.

Vietnam has launched regular air patrols over the Spratly Islands.

Four aircraft, including two Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets, were deployed to the area on June 15, according to Vietnam's Thanh Nien News.

The Philippine Air Force, meanwhile, has deployed reconnaissance aircraft to Scarborough shoal just off Zambales that China is also claiming.

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DTN News - EURO 2012: China's Guangdong TV Apologizes For Euro 2012 Bikini Weathergirls

DTN News - EURO 2012: China's Guangdong TV Apologizes For Euro 2012 Bikini Weathergirls

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 27, 2012: Guangdong TV kitted out its weathergirls in bikinis to lure Euro 2012 viewers away from CCTV. It worked. (Internet photo)

Two young women in bikinis appeared on the Guangzhou-based network Guangdong TV to deliver the weather forecast for the Euro 2012 matches in Poland and Ukraine when the tournament started last Friday, causing the usual hullaballoo on China's internet. The broadcaster has now apologized for the inappropriate attire, reports the official English-language newspaper China Daily.

The young women, who appear for only one minute every night to discuss the weather conditions in the countries where the European football championships are being held, have become one of the hottest topics on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter.

On the first night, Luo Guoxiang, the head of a news show broadcast on the channel, posted photos of the young women on his Sina Weibo account immediately after the segment aired. The photos immediately went viral and were forwarded more than a thousand times after a few hours, with many netizens saying that they switched to Guangdong TV's coverage of the tournament because of it, proving the move has been a successful gambit to draw football fans away from the coverage on state broadcaster CCTV.

An editorial by the Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily criticized the broadcaster on Tuesday, saying high ratings should depend on good content rather than partial nudity.

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DTN News - HONG KONG TODAY: Military Bands Rehearse For Upcoming Celebrations Of 15th Anniversary Handover Hong Kong To China

DTN News - HONG KONG TODAY: Military Bands Rehearse For Upcoming Celebrations Of 15th Anniversary Handover Hong Kong To China

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 24, 2012: Military bands from Australia, Scotland, U.S. , Hong Kong, China, Russia and Turkey perform under a Chinese national flag and a Hong Kong flag during the rehearsal of the International Military Tattoo in Hong Kong June 21, 2012, as part of the celebrations ahead of the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to Chinese rule on July 1.  (Photo - Reuters)

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DTN News - HONG KONG TODAY: People's Liberation Army Rehearse For Upcoming Celebrations Of 15th Anniversary Handover Hong Kong To China

DTN News - HONG KONG TODAY: People's Liberation Army Rehearse For Upcoming Celebrations Of 15th Anniversary Handover Hong Kong To China

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 24, 2012: Guard of Honour of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from China performs during the rehearsal of the International Military Tattoo in Hong Kong June 21, 2012, as part of the celebrations ahead of the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to Chinese rule on July 1.

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DTN News - HONG KONG TODAY: Military Bands Rehearse For Upcoming Celebrations Of 15th Anniversary Handover Hong Kong To China

DTN News - HONG KONG TODAY: Military Bands Rehearse For Upcoming Celebrations Of 15th Anniversary Handover Hong Kong To China

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 24, 2012: Military bands from Australia, Scotland, U.S. , Hong Kong, China, Russia and Turkey perform under a Chinese national flag and a Hong Kong flag during the rehearsal of the International Military Tattoo in Hong Kong June 21, 2012, as part of the celebrations ahead of the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to Chinese rule on July 1.  (Photo - Reuters)

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Quote of The Day ~ June 24, 2012

Quote of The Day ~ June 24, 2012

You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you

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DTN News - 2012 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit: Leaders Gather For The Family Photo At Great Hall Of The People In Beijing

DTN News - 2012 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit: Leaders Gather For The Family Photo At Great Hall Of The People In Beijing 

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 6, 2012: Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov, Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon gather for the family photo at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 6, 2012, at the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. 

Security in Central Asia, including the situation in Afghanistan, is set to be the focus of talks at a meeting in Beijing of a regional group dominated by China and Russia. (Photo - Getty)

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DTN News - ITALIAN DEFENSE NEWS: Obama Set To Arm Italy's Drones In Milestone Move

DTN News - ITALIAN DEFENSE NEWS:  Obama Set To Arm Italy's Drones In Milestone Move

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 31, 2012: President Barack Obama's administration appears set to notify the U.S. Congress of plans to arm a fleet of Italian MQ-9 Reaper drones, a step that may spur a wider spread of remotely piloted hunter-killer aircraft.

The administration could move ahead within two weeks on the proposal to let Italy join Britain in deploying U.S. drones with weapons such as laser-guided bombs and Hellfire missiles, American officials said.

Italy has a fleet of six Reapers. The sale of the technology to arm them, including bomb racks and "weaponization" kits costing up to $17 million, would help the United States redistribute the burden of its global military operations as the Pentagon's budget is being squeezed by deficit-reduction requirements.

Aides to Obama have been informally consulting the House of Representatives' and Senate's foreign affairs committees about the proposed sale to Italy since last year, congressional staff said.

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DTN News - DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION: Philippines Accuses China Of Deploying 100 Ships In Scarborough Shoal

DTN News - DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION: Philippines Accuses China Of Deploying 100 Ships In Scarborough Shoal

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 26, 2012: There are now 92 Chinese ships at Panatag.

The Philippines accused China on Wednesday of flaring tensions anew by sending more government and fishing vessels to Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal despite ongoing talks to resolve the two-month-old standoff.

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Raul Hernandez said the number of Chinese vessels at Scarborough Shoal increased to 92 from 77 on Tuesday. They included four government ships and fishing and utility boats.

Hernandez said the Philippines had only two vessels in the area, which both countries claim.

Hernandez said the DFA handed Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing a diplomatic note on Monday to protest the presence on that day of 77 Chinese vessels-five government ships, 16 fishing boats and 56 dinghies used to load fish or corals.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Hong Lei, on Wednesday said that nearly 100 Chinese boats or dinghies arrived at the shoal.

"The Philippine side has recently taken some provocative actions in the Huangyan Island waters, thus the Chinese side has adopted corresponding measures to strengthen management and control," Hong said, using China's name for Scarborough Shoal.

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DTN News - DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION: Protesters In Manila Accuse Poaching By Chinese Fishermen In Scarborough Shoal

DTN News - DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION: Protesters In Manila Accuse Poaching By Chinese Fishermen In Scarborough Shoal

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 26, 2012: There are now 92 Chinese ships at Panatag.

The Philippines accused China on Wednesday of flaring tensions anew by sending more government and fishing vessels to Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal despite ongoing talks to resolve the two-month-old standoff.

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Raul Hernandez said the number of Chinese vessels at Scarborough Shoal increased to 92 from 77 on Tuesday. They included four government ships and fishing and utility boats.

Hernandez said the Philippines had only two vessels in the area, which both countries claim.

Hernandez said the DFA handed Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing a diplomatic note on Monday to protest the presence on that day of 77 Chinese vessels-five government ships, 16 fishing boats and 56 dinghies used to load fish or corals.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Hong Lei, on Wednesday said that nearly 100 Chinese boats or dinghies arrived at the shoal.

"The Philippine side has recently taken some provocative actions in the Huangyan Island waters, thus the Chinese side has adopted corresponding measures to strengthen management and control," Hong said, using China's name for Scarborough Shoal.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Asia's Military Spending To Surpass Europe's For First Time

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Asia's Military Spending To Surpass Europe's For First Time

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 26, 2012: 2012 will be a historic moment in the shift of global power from the West to the East. According to expert estimates and figures on military spending, in 2012 Asia's spending on defense will eclipse Europe's for the first time in the modern era.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies, a UK-based think tank focusing on global military and political research and analysis, released its influential "Military Balance 2012" report back in early March.

The report claims that since 2008, financial crises in the West have led to major reductions in defense spending in Europe. Drawdowns in Afghanistan and Iraq will likely contribute to decreasing numbers in the future. Meanwhile, Asia's continued economic growth, and efforts to modernize and build military forces there, have reinforced higher spending. In the IISS calculations, Europe does not include Russia, and Asia does not include the Middle East, but does include Australasia.

While per capita spending in Europe is still higher, press releases form the institute say that "Asian defense spending is likely to exceed that of Europe, in nominal terms, during 2012." The U.S. accounted for nearly half of all worldwide military spending in 2011, a figure which may be in slight decline over the following years due to defense cutbacks.

IISS says that in real terms, declines in defense spending by 16 out of 28 member states of NATO exceeded 10 percent between 2008 and 2010. Asian spending increased almost 3.2 percent in real terms between 2010 to 2011.

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DTN News - CHINESE COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS: China Fake Parts 'Used In US Military Equipment'

DTN News - CHINESE COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS: China Fake Parts 'Used In US Military Equipment'

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 22, 2012: Vast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military equipment, a key Senate committee has reported.

A year-long probe found 1,800 cases of fake parts in US military aircraft, the Senate Armed Services Committee said.

More than 70% of an estimated one million suspect parts were traced back to China, the report said.

It blamed weaknesses in the US supply chain, and China's failure to curb the counterfeit market.

The failure of a key part could pose safety and national security risks and lead to higher costs for the Pentagon, the committee said.

US servicemen rely on a variety of "small, incredibly sophisticated electronic components" found in night vision systems, radios and GPS devices and the failure of a single part could put a soldier at risk, the report said.

It highlighted suspect counterfeit parts in SH-60B helicopters used by the Navy, in C-130J and C-27J cargo planes and in the Navy's P-8A Poseidon plane.

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DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: China Flies New Stealth Fighter As Problems Plague U.S. Jets

DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: China Flies New Stealth Fighter As Problems Plague U.S. Jets

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 17, 2012: The second copy of China’s stealth fighter prototype has just flown at a research facility in the city of Chengdu. The first flight of the J-20 Mighty Dragon with the nose number 2002 doubles Beijing’s stealth test fleet at a time when America’s latest jet fighters are hobbled by cost overruns, labor disputes and lethal design flaws. But it’s far from certain how much, and how fast, the new Chinese jet will alter the military balance.

The challenges for American stealth developers are clear. It has come to light that Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor — the first of the current generation of stealth fighters — is steadily poisoning its pilots owing to a faulty oxygen system. Meanwhile, the F-35 has been delayed by several years and the overall cost to design and build thousands of the new jets has risen by hundreds of billions of dollars. To make matters worse, workers at Lockheed’s F-35 factory have gone on strike, with no end in sight.

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DTN News - PENTAGON NEWS: Panetta Hosts Chinese Minister Of National Defense At Pentagon

DTN News - PENTAGON NEWS: Panetta Hosts Chinese Minister Of National Defense At Pentagon

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 9, 2012: U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta hosts an honor cordon to welcome Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie to the Pentagon, May 7, 2012. 

Liang has been visiting U.S. military bases and meeting with U.S. military leaders to discuss U.S.-Chinese cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

 

DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley. 

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DTN News - Rare Photo: Indian Sikh Policemen Maintaining Law & Order In Shanghai

DTN News - Rare Photo: Indian Sikh Policemen Maintaining Law & Order In Shanghai

A photograph from the Shanghai Museum shows Sikh policemen on duty in Shanghai 1898

Photo courtesy: Colonel G. Jaishankar

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DTN News - Rare Photo: Royal British Indian Troops In Burma During Second World War

DTN News - Rare Photo: Royal British Indian Troops In Burma During Second World War

The British commander and Indian crew of a Sherman tank of the 9th Royal Deccan Horse, 255th Indian Tank Brigade, encounter a newly liberated elephant on the road to Meiktila, Burma 1945

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DTN News - MALABAR 2012: Delhi Scales Down US War Games - Air force Request To Join Exercise With American Navy Turned Down

DTN News - MALABAR 2012: Delhi Scales Down US War Games - Air force Request To Join Exercise With American Navy Turned Down

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 29, 2012: The Centre recently turned down an air force request to participate in the war games with the US navy in the Bay of Bengal that concluded last week.

The seven-day Malabar 2012 exercise involved the American and Indian navies.

The Centre’s move followed a quiet policy decision in the defence ministry to scale down — but not stop — the friendly military engagements with the US armed forces, which have gathered pace and increased in complexity over the past decade.

The defence ministry is wary of the “hype” that the US builds around joint military exercises with India.

Among the most important of the war games that the Indian and US forces conduct is the Malabar series involving the two navies. An air force component is integral to the exercises because the US deploys a carrier battle group.

The Malabar exercise in 2007 in the Bay of Bengal involved the armed forces of five countries and was easily the largest international war games that India has hosted. The exercise involved three aircraft carriers and the Indian Air Force (IAF).

That drill irritated the Chinese so much that Beijing asked New Delhi if it was forging a military alliance against it.

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DTN News - TAIWAN DEFENSE NEWS: US Raises Hope Of Sale Of New F-16 Fighter Jets To Taiwan

DTN News - TAIWAN DEFENSE NEWS: US Raises Hope Of Sale Of New F-16 Fighter Jets To Taiwan

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 28, 2012: The Obama administration will give “serious consideration” to selling Taiwan new Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) (LMT) F-16 fighter jets, a White House official said, creating a potential new flashpoint with China ahead of next week’s high- level meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials.

A jet sale “warrants serious consideration given the growing military threat to Taiwan,” Robert Nabors, the White House’s director of legislative affairs, said in a letter yesterday to Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican.

The comments risk spawning a political clash with China as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner prepare to meet their Chinese counterparts in Beijing next week for annual talks. China, which insists that Taiwan be reunited with the mainland by force if necessary, has cut military contacts with the U.S. in the past over American arms sales to the island.

“This is going to cause huge problems for the Chinese,” Bonnie Glaser, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said in an interview. The tension may be compounded if a human-rights group’s speculation bears out that an activist who escaped house arrest in eastern China this week is holed up at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, she said.

New F-16 C/D fighters would replace aging F-5 jets and supplement a refurbishment program for Taiwan’s F-16 A/Bs that President Barack Obama’s administration announced in September.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russia-China Joint Naval Exercise Held From April 22 To 27 At Naval Base In Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, China

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russia-China Joint Naval Exercise Held From April 22 To 27 At Naval Base In Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, China

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 28, 2012: In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese military band performs as they see off the leaving Russian Navy's missile cruiser Varyag in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Friday, April 27, 2012. 

The Chinese and Russian navies announced on Friday the conclusion of their six-day joint naval exercise, Xinhua said.   (Photo - AP)

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russia-China Joint Naval Exercise Held From April 22 To 27 At Naval Base In Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, China

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russia-China Joint Naval Exercise Held From April 22 To 27 At Naval Base In Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, China

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 28, 2012: In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese military band performs as they see off the leaving Russian Navy's missile cruiser Varyag in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Friday, April 27, 2012. 

The Chinese and Russian navies announced on Friday the conclusion of their six-day joint naval exercise, Xinhua said.   (Photo - AP)

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