China Watch with Peter Lee

Peace: America’s Unacceptable Option in Asia

Peace: America’s Unacceptable Option for Korea..and Blood: The ISIS Promise for China.  And the world’s ultimate WMD. 
First, The United States is publicly and painfully grappling with its North Korea policy options: war or negotiations - when you get down to it, peace is the enemy of US influence in Asia. Then, ISIS vowed a Chinese bloodbath. And finally, on a less than lighter note, the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction in the world is not the atomic bomb, or VX nerve agent.  It’s......

Asian States Play the Murder Card; Is the War Card Next?

The assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jung Il’s brother in Malaysia, and a wave of terror in Pakistan possibly instigated by India indicate that murder is very much part of the state toolkit in Asia.  And where murder goes, war is often not far behind.  This week: Murder, Mayhem, and Monsters on the Loose!
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The Four-War Problem: The Trump Administration Tips Its Hand in Asia

Secretary of Defense James Mattis made an inaugural swing through Asia to reassure allies and inform the world about the intentions of the Trump administration—and offer some clarity to anxious America-watchers in Beijing.  This week China Watch looks at major East Asian flashpoints—the South China Sea, East China Sea, North Korea--and the big cloud on the horizon: the coming confrontation with Iran.
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