March 18, 2015 – “China Air Force Needs Better Command and Control, Says Australia” (Bloomberg)
“China’s air force needs better central control to avoid miscalculations as territorial tensions rise with Japan over the East China…
March 19, 2015 – Voices: “If children can learn to apologize, why can’t Abe?” (ECNS)
“For Abe and his revisionist clique of likeminded ministers, lawmakers and bureaucrats, it’s high time the severity of the situation…
March 18, 2015 – “Kono urges Abe to erase doubts over war history” (Japan Times)
“‘Why would he need to change the words? That is why people have doubts,’ said the 78-year-old Kono. ‘He must…
March 18, 2015 – “Who still owes what for the two World Wars?” (CNBC)
A quick historical overview of international war reparations. On Japan: “Christopher Gerteis, Senior Lecturer in the History of Contemporary Japan, at…
March 17, 2015 – “Putin: Attempts to Rewrite WWII History Aimed at Undermining Russia” (Sputnik)
History a battleground not just for East Asia: “The attempts to rewrite history are designed ‘to undermine the power and moral…
March 17, 2015 – “Interview: War-experienced Japanese urge Abe to admit wartime aggression” (Xinhuanet)
A few voices the younger generations should listen to, remember, and pass on: “We old people are puny in influence. But…
March 17, 2015 – “China probes college textbooks for ‘Western values’” (Market Watch)
“China is launching a nationwide investigation on the use of foreign textbooks at Chinese universities and colleges, following a previous…
March 17, 2015 – “Lavrov confirms N. Korean leadership attending May 9 celebrations in Moscow” (RT)
“The North Korean leadership will come to Moscow in May for the celebration of victory in World War II, Russian…