China's Home-Made Subs

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(1) David Axe, China’s Noisy Subs Get Busier--And Easier to Track. Wired, Dec 27, 2011
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/china-submarines/
(“The assessment’s biggest surprise: Leaving aside the PLAN’s dozen imported Russian subs, new Chinese submarines [both diesel- and nuclear powered] can be detected at what’s known as the “first convergence zone,” a ring approximately 25 miles”)

(2) 中国北斗导航系统开始提供有限服务. BBC Chinese, Dec 27, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... _china_beidou.shtml

(3) 日本35年来首次放宽武器出口. BBC Chinese, Dec 27, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... an_arms_trade.shtml
(“理由是日本政府严峻的财政状况中，需要抑制企业调度零部件的成本和培育国防产业技术，来应对战机等武器装备、零部件高性能、高价格的趋势，追赶欧美合作开发的武器成为国际主流的速度”)

(4) 中国获准在阿富汗境内开发油田. BBC Chinese, Dec 27, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... istan_oil_bid.shtml
(“分析家认为现在讨论此项交易将给中国带来的收益还为时尚早 分析指出，中石油将为开采工作支出巨额花费，并且需要至少5到10年的时间才能获得他们想要为之商用的产品”)

(5)
(a) 裴敏欣, 点评中国：中国已掉入北韩'维稳陷阱.' BBC Chinese, Dec 26, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... 26_pei_minxin.shtml
(中国对北韩无条件“维稳”的政策)
(b) ‘中资企业被迫对朝支付吊唁金.’ BBC Chinese, Dec 25, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... hina_business.shtml
(《读卖新闻》从沈阳发出的报道称，与这些朝鲜军企有长年合作关系的中国企业收到通知说，由于金正日去世后，伴随而来的各种费用，因此要求中方合作企业支付相当数额的款项)

(6) Latest first.
(a) 普京：反对派无领袖也无明确目标. BBC Chinese, Dec 27, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... /111227_putin.shtml
(b) 哪些俄罗斯人想赶普京下台？民调给答案. VOA Chinese, Dec 27, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... utin-136254468.html
(自由民主派为主)
(c) 俄大示威 亲信倒戈 戈尔巴乔夫劝普京别当沙皇. VOA Chinese, Dec 24, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... test-136189978.html

(7) Latest first.
(a) 韩国允许警方对中国非法捕捞者开枪. VOA Chinese, Dec 27, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... hina-136253808.html
(b) 韩国将斥巨资应对中国人的非法捕捞. BBC Chinese, Dec 26, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... hina-136220943.html
(“韩国还将给快艇上8名成员全部配发枪支，允许艇员在判断生命遇到威胁或无法执法的情况下开枪。目前，快艇上只有两人携带枪支”)

My comment: There is no need to read the rest of (b).

(8) Latest first.
(a) 芬兰放行载导弹货船，扣留导弹. VOA Chinese, Dec 26, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... sile-136229338.html
(b) The Mystery Missiles In Finland. Strategy page, Dec 25, 2011
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20111225.aspx
(“The missiles were a legitimate shipment, from the German military to their counterparts in South Korea. Both countries use the Patriot system, and Germany has been supplying unneeded weapons and munitions to nations that are facing imminent threats (like Israel and South Korea)”)

(9) 留韩中国学生协同考试作弊被判刑. VOA Chinese, Dec 27, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/n ... ents-136253753.html
(韩国语言认证考试)