By Chris Johnson On March 5, China opened the first meeting of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC). Two days earlier, the 12th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) also held its inaugural gathering. The convening of these bodies, the…
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Economics and the U.S. Rebalance toward Asia
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By Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri This blog post is adapted from comments Amb. Mirpuri delivered at a forum called “The Pivot: U.S. Rebalancing, Asian Responses” at the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2013. The United States is seen…
Friday Five: March 1, 2013
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China’s government, embroiled in an ongoing row with the United States and other governments over cybersecurity, shared figures on the number of attacks that the Chinese Ministry of Defense website absorbed last year. A defense ministry spokesperson indicated that the…
Asian Cyber Competition: What to do?
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By James Lewis This is the last of a five-part series on Asia in the age of cyber threats by CSIS’s Dr. Jim Lewis cross-posted with the Lowy Institute’s The Interpreter. See Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4.…
Cyber Espionage: China at the Forefront
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By James Lewis This is the fourth of a five-part series on Asia in the age of cyber by CSIS’s Dr. Jim Lewis cross-posted from the Lowy Institute’s blog, The Interpreter. See Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. China may…
Netizens a New Force in China Politics
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By James Lewis This is the third of a five-part series on Asia in the age of cyber by CSIS’s Dr. Jim Lewis cross-posted from the Lowy Institute’s blog, The Interpreter. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. While…
Friday Five: February 22, 2013
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This week Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan made headlines by controversially describing what he called, “China’s deeply ingrained need for conflict,” in comments made to the Washington Post, part of an ongoing row over islands in the East China…
Cyber Criminals and Cyber Spies Active in Asia
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By James Lewis This is the second of a five-part series on Asia in the age of cyber threats by CSIS’s Dr. Jim Lewis cross-posted from the Lowy Institute’s blog, The Interpreter. Part 1 is here. Cyber espionage involves the…
Cyber: Unclear and Present Danger
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By James Lewis This is the first of a five-part series on the world of cyber by CSIS’s Jim Lewis cross posted from the Lowy Institute’s blog, The Interpreter. The focus is Asia and particularly the role of China. There…
In Flight Reading: North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test
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At 11:57am (local time) February 12, North Korea conducted its third nuclear test in defiance of international sanction regimes. Initially detected as a seismic event or earthquake at around 5.0 on the Richter scale, it was shortly confirmed as an…