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(1) John Pomfret, China's rise prompts Vietnam to strengthen ties to other nations. Washington Post, Oct. 30, 2010.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/29/AR2010102904746.html

(a) Quote:

"But on the other side, the [Military] History Museum was actually making history. Along those walls hung daggers, paintings and quotations from Vietnam's struggle with another rival: imperial China. Battles dating to 1077, 1258 and the 14th and 18th centuries were featured in intricate detail. Putting China on a par with 'Western aggressors' marks a psychological breakthrough for Vietnam's military and is troubling news for Beijing. * * * At the Military Museum, [however], one war gets no treatment at all - the bloody border conflict Vietnam fought with China in 1979.


"'It is always good to have a new friend [United States],' mused [Vietnam] Vice Minister of Defense Nguyen Chi Vinh in an interview. 'It is even better when that friend used to be our foe.'

"'The U.S. fought a war in Vietnam to check China's rise,' said one former senior Vietnamese official * * * 'Now it's pursuing friendly relations with Vietnam . . . to check China's rise.'

(b) Note: Bell UH-1 Iroquois
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois
(introduced in 1959; US military has phased out but retained the helicopter; in use in many other nations)

(2) John Pomfret, Clinton urges Cambodia to strike a balance with China. Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2010.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/01/AR2010110101460.html
("Vietnam, which is worried about China's influence in Southeast Asia, announced Saturday that it was reopening its naval facilities at Cam Ranh Bay to foreign navies")

My comment: The report is similar to that of WSJ yesterday (Nov. 2), so there is no need to read except the quote.


-------------------Separately
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(a) 领土争端 俄不同中国结盟对抗日本. VOA Chinese, Nov. 3, 2010.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/2010110310-Russian-Reaction-Medvedev-Visit-Dipputed-Islands-106605768.html

(b) 分析：中日、日俄领土之争与美国的东亚战略重整. BBC Chinese, Nov. 3, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/11/101102_ana_china_japan_us_russia.shtml
("俄罗斯选择在中日关系低谷激怒东京，其用意耐人寻味")

My comment: The fact of the matter is, Russia President made clear his intention to visit Kurile islands long before the September Senkaku dispute.

(2) 台湾试射能够打击中国机场的导弹. VOA Chinese, Nov. 3, 2010.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20101103-TAIWAN-CHINA-MISSILES-106599564.html

My comment: The truth is I can not find such a magazine (in Taiwan).

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