The Economist (July 29)
“This week’s exercises with Russia in the Baltic, meanwhile, suggest not only a shared enmity towards the West but also mutual admiration of each other’s thuggish political systems. President Xi Jinping has turned a blind eye to Russia’s land-grab in Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin to China’s in the South China Sea.” That impression is slightly off the mark. There is actually little to fear. “In fact, America’s navy should co-operate more with China’s, too.”
Tags: Admiration, Baltic, China, Enmity, Exercises, Land-grab, Navy, Putin, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, Xi
The Telegraph (August 20)
China and Japan are “two nations locked in mutual loathing” and the “historic enmity between the two countries – now resurfacing in a dispute over sovereignty – threatens stability in East Asia.”
Tags: China, East Asia, Enmity, Japan, Sovereignty
