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Papers link top China university to army hacking unit
Researchers at one of China’s top universities collaborated with a Chinese army unit accused of carrying out hacking attacks on the United States, academic papers published online show. The elite Shanghai Jiaotong University conducted network security research with People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Unit 61398, the co-authored papers accessed by AFP Sunday reveal. A US security [...]
Chinese Leader Vows Stronger Military Ties With Russia
Newly-elected Chinese President Xi Jinping has affirmed that China and Russia will continue to strengthen and develop their military, political and strategic relations, including cooperation between their armed forces. Xi Jinping, who is on a three-day visit to Russia – his first foreign visit since becoming Chinese president last week, met on Saturday with the [...]
Taiwan Confirms Plan to Study Submarine Feasibility
The Ministry of National Defense has launched efforts to study the feasibility of building indigenous submarines, according to a statement released yesterday. The ministry “is accurately reviewing the relevant plans and budgets” for a four-year project it brought to the National Defense Industrial Development Foundation late last year, based on a resolution by the Legislative [...]
The New Arms Race In Asia
Two recent studies have shown that, essentially, an arms race is in full swing in Asia – cause for serious concern, considering the number of simmering conflicts in the region. The national interests of Asian countries are growing along with their economic clout and affluence, prompting governments in the region to protect their spheres of [...]
Carter Visits Asia to Discuss Common Security Challenges
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter is traveling to Asia to meet with U.S. allies and partners and continue defense consultations on a range of common security challenges. Carter will visit defense and government officials in Yokota, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Manila, the Philippines; and Jakarta, Indonesia. In Jakarta he will hold bilateral meetings, attend a [...]
China Replaces UK as Fifth Global Arms Exporter – SIPRI
China has become the world’s fifth largest exporter of major conventional arms, replacing the United Kingdom, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report Monday. The report, which contains new data on international arms transfers, says this is the first time China has been one of the top five weapons exporters since [...]
Taiwan develops medium-range missile: report
Taiwan has developed its first medium-range guided missile that could be used against former rival China, according to a former defence minister in a new book cited by a media report Saturday. Michael Tsai, a politician turned defence minister in the former government of the China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), revealed in his book due [...]
US urges China to probe, halt cyber spying
Beijing must take steps to investigate and halt cybercrime, a top US official said Monday, warning the international community cannot tolerate the widespread hacking coming from China. “This is not solely a national security concern or a concern of the US government,” National Security Advisor Tom Donilon told The Asia Society. “Increasingly, US businesses are [...]
China Defends Military Expansion
China will increase its defense budget by 10 percent this year. The country’s growing military spending is a trend that has many of its neighbors worried. Beijing sees the increase as natural. China has planned a defense budget for the year 2013 that will total around 90 billion euros. That is an increase of 10.7 [...]
