US, Japan Stand Still on Bases

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American forces in Japan |  Another Lost Year; Some unspoken truths about Japan’s security relationship with America. Economist,  May 26, 2011
http://www.economist.com/node/18745323


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(10 未来战争趋势 杀伤力、时间长、非对称. VOA Chinese, June 8, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110608-US-FUTURE-WAR-123473399.html

Note:
(a) My impression after reading the VOA report is it deals with war with terrorism, rather than with nations. This is confirmed.

Donna Miles, Lynn: U.S. Must Prepare for Future Warfare Trends. US Department of Defense, June 8, 2011
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=64242
(b) The second part of the VOA report is: "另外，林恩还避谈美国对台军售的时间表." The US military report does not mention Taiwan or arms sale.

(2) 中国就南中国海争端警告菲律宾. VOA Chinese, June 8, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110608-CHINA-PHILIPPINES-123441114.html
("中国外交部发言人洪磊星期二晚间在外交部网站上发表声明说，菲律宾政府应当停止发表不符合事实的“不负责任的声明”。他还说，中国船只在属于中国管辖范围的水域从事科研，这是合法活动")

(3) 中国军费开支仅逊于美国 居全球第二. VOA Chinese, June 7, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110607-US-remains-top-military-spender-while-Chinas-rise-concerns-the-neighbors--123381103.html
(SIPRI)

(4) 中国军队采购将允许民用公司投标. VOA Chinese, June 8, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110608-CHINA-MILITARY-123442229.html

(5) 美媒：美或在年底前同意台F-16A/B升级. VOA Chinese, June 7, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110607-TAIWAN-F-16-UPGRADE-123377678.html

My comment: I learned of the report days ago, but even now I can not find it in the web site of Defense News--presumably because it is not available free online for non-subscribers.

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