Note: The web, including Wikipedia, does not have DF-16 missile, except anything related to Mr Tsai's testimony.
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(1) 奥巴马拉美之行 与中国竞争影响力. VOA Chinese, Mar 16, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110316-RISING-CHINA-TREATENS-US-CLOUT-LATIN-AMERICA-118076784.html
Note: 波士顿大学的国际关系教授凯文.格拉佛 Kevin Gallagher (whom Reuters quoted in the news report "Rising China Threatens U.S. Clout in Latin America" as saying, "The Chinese are a kick in the pants for the United States to articulate a little bit more of a serious relationship with the region."
(2) 日本灾难劫后 中日关系拉近. VOA Chinese, Mar 16, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110316-China-Japan-Relations-118076424.html
(3) 缺乏手续 英搜救小组被迫返国. BBC Chinese, Mar 16, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/uk/2011/03/110316_uk_japan_rescue.shtml
(国际搜救公司的行动主任麦克马丁(McMartin)说, "这是我们参与的第32个国际救灾行动。过去,我们只在中国和阿富汗遇到过来自当地政府的阻力。但我们还从未遇到过来自我们自己的国家,英国大使馆的阻挠”)
(5) China Matches America. Strategy Page, Mar 14, 2011.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htspace/articles/20110314.aspx
Quote:
"Last year, China doubled the number of military satellites launched, compared to the average annual launches for the previous five years. In fact, China has launched as many military satellites last year as the United States.
"The U.S. (and Indian) Navies looks at all this and sees support for the new Chinese DF-21D ballistic missile, that has a warhead fitted with a search radar, to detect and home in on a large ship below.
(6) China Takes The High Ground. Strategy Page, Mar 14, 2011.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20110314.aspx
Quote:
"J-11s are the most modern Chinese made fighters.
"The main reason for not stationing fighter squadrons in Tibet [until now] probably has to do with the high altitude of the area, and the expense
"Still, the Chinese air force may one day have to fight in the air space over Tibet, so some training up there is in order.
(7)
(a) Sudden spike in Japanese bicycle demand strains supply: manufacturer. Central News Agency, Mar 16, 2011.
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201103160024
(due to lack of electricity, gasoline and public transportation in diaster areas; "Giant sells 1 million bicycles to Japan per year, representing roughly 10 percent of Japan's annual import of bicycles")
(b) Taiwans Bike Exports to Top 5 Million Units. Bike Europe, Mar 16, 2011.
http://www.bike-eu.com/news/4848/taiwans-bike-exports-to-top-5-million-units.html
($1.45 billion)
Note: World's top five bike producers are China, India, the European Union, Taiwan, and Japan--in that order. Taiwan focuses on high end.
(8) Martin Fackler, For Elderly, Echoes of World War II Horrors. New York Times, Mar 15, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15elderly.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22at%20least%22%20baby%20japan&st=cse
("Mr. Saga said one woman handed him her infant. “Please, at least save the baby!” she pleaded as water rose above his chest. Mr. Saga said he grabbed the baby and ran up the stairs. Many of those still at the foot of the stairs were washed away")