Yonaguni Island 与那国島

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Martin Fackler, Japanese Isle in Sea of Contention Weighs Fist Versus Open Hand; between a show of force and an embrace of links with Taiwnan and China. New York Times, Feb 11, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/world/asia/11island.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=yonaguni&st=cse

Quote:

"Yonaguni, with three tiny villages and a small airport, is Japan’s westernmost point, a place from which Taiwan is visible on a clear day. It is also the closest spot of inhabited land to the Senkakus

"Opponents also say they fear the soldiers would scare away what they see as the island’s best chance for an economic future — investors and tourists from vibrant Taiwan, just 65 miles away, which has been rapidly gaining on Japan in terms of economic development.

Note:
(a) Shukichi HOKAMA (mayor)  外間 守吉 (町長)
(b) The moth at the isle is
ヨナグニサン
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3
(与那国蚕; 前翅長は130mm-140mmほどで、世界最大のガとして知られている)

与那国蚕 is pronouonced as "Yonaguni san"--世界最大の蛾 with wing span of 130-140mm.

(c) awamori 泡盛
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awamori


-----------------------Separately
(1) Images Of Death. Strategy Pages, Feb 9, 2011.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairw/articles/20110209.aspx
("APKWS and DAGR are  both basically a 13.6 kg/30 pound 70mm rocket, with a laser seeker, a 2.7 kg/six pound warhead and a range of about six kilometers")

(2) 南苏丹公投独立 中国反应谨慎. VOA Chinese, Feb 11, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110211-Sudan-referendum-impact-China-115888714.html
("苏丹南北分裂 中国商业合同或重议 * * * 预计今年七月南苏丹正式独立后，西方国家的投资者可能会重返苏丹，与中国的企业竞争，侵蚀中国的经济利益")

(3) Pres. Mubarak of Egypt resigned. The following reports were publisshed before that.
(a) 埃及局势继续火爆 中国挺穆批西方. VOA Chinese, Feb 11, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110211-China_Egypt-Stance-115894724.html
(b) 中国官方媒体选择性报道埃及局势. BBC Chinese, Feb 11, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/02/110211_china_egypt.shtml

(4) 越南大幅贬值货币以阻击通胀. BBC Chinese, Feb 11, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2011/02/110211_vietnam_currency.shtml
("在亚洲国家中，越南的经济发展速度仅次于中国。过去十年越南经济平均每年增长7%")

(5) 美情报总监：中国有可能与邻国冲突. BBC Chinese, Feb 11, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2011/02/110211_us_intelligence_china.shtml

Note: 美国 国家情报总监克拉珀 Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper, who testified yesterday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_National_Intelligence

(6) Testimony this morning (the following headline is from ABC News released just now):

CIA Director Leon Panetta Warns of Possible Cyber Pearl Harbor.

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