Tag: Global Times

  • China News Update for July 1, 2012 – U.S.–China relations and South China Sea update

    The first set of links are on things other than the South China Sea. The second set are devoted to that ongoing issue. See also my new post on the Global Times referring to the South China Sea as one of China’s “core interest.” The People’s Daily reported that preparations are on track for the…

  • 'Global Times' calls South China Sea a 'core interest'

    The nationalist-leaning state-controlled newspaper Global Times on its English-language website Sunday made what might be a significant statement in the ongoing Chinese dispute with Vietnam and the Philippines, among others, in the South China Sea. In an unsigned opinion piece, the paper states: As to China, it is not interested in being involved in frequent…