(6) 日本大規模軍演 假想敵是中國？ VOA Chinese, Nov 10, 2011. http://www.voafanti.com/gate/big ... 133599753.htmlNote:
(a) The report is based on Laura Meckler, US to Build Up Military in Australia; Move aimed at countering China in Asia, clarifying access to South China Sea. Wall Street Journal, Nov 10, 2011. "'永久和持續'使用澳大利亞設施的權利" in VOA Chinese is "'permament and constant' acess to Australian facilities" in WSJ.
(b) Next to this report in WSJ:
Brian Spegele and Eric Bellman, China Considers Armed Mekong Patrols. WSJ, Nov 10, 2011
("Unlike current protection of China's commercial vessels in international waters the Mekong plan would mean an armed Chinese presence on its smaller neighbors' territories")
Note: Before Ed Lee was appointed by Board of Supervisors (the legislative body of City and County of San Francisco) on Jan 11, 2011 to serve out the remainder of former mayor Gavin Newsom's term, he had been City Administrator for six years.