US-Japan Joint Drill

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(1) 日本跨入联合军演 防范中国迫在眉睫. VOA Chinese, Aug. 19, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100819-US-Japan-Mil-Exercise-101067609.html
("作为二战结束以来日本的安全同盟伙伴，美国有责任和义务帮助日本进行安全防范。不过，两国通常在日本东面的太平洋海域进行联合海军演练。本次地点似乎不同寻常。")

My comment:
(a) 大分县  (Ōita Prefecture 大分県; note Simplified Chinese and Kanji is different in the word prefecture)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture

(b) 美军在亚太频“出手” 中国成美“假想敌”？ 中国新闻网, Aug. 19, 2010.
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gj/2010/08-19/2478196.shtml

VOA is mistaken in iddentifying the source as 新华网.
(c) The VOA report also says 这次军演将模拟日本从某个敌人手中收复被称为“离岛”的被占偏远群岛。 My first impression was about S Korea-occupied 獨島/竹島 (claimed by Japan)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks

But BBC says the drill has China in the mind. See next.

(2) 日本将首次实施夺岛演练针对中国. BBC Chinese, Aug. 19, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/08/100819_japan_drill.shtml


--------------------------Separately
(1) 北韩战机辽宁坠毁 中国防空能力受质疑. VOA Chinese, Aug. 19, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100819-Crashed-Fighter-Liaoning-101067799.html

(2) Andrew Browne and Evan Ramstad, U.S.-South Korea Drills Rile China. Wall Street Journal Asia, Aug. 19, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791804575439121959919024.html

My comment: WSJ (US edition) does not have this report, which is not worthy reading except reflecting a China's official's viewpoint.

(3) Jojo A. Robles, A fight we can’t even join. Manila Standards Today, Aug. 19, 2010.
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideOpinion.htm?f=2010/august/19/jojorobles.isx&d=2010/august/19


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