Even by many of his critics’ accounts, President Donald Trump’s Asia trip was largely a success. “During his first visit to Northeast Asia as president, [Trump] stayed on script, deepened relationships with his counterparts and succeeded in communicating the right combination of assurance regarding the United States’ commitment to its allies and resolve in the […]
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Vice President Mike Pence visited Japan and gave a speech that alarmed the liberal media over its rhetoric, primarily how the U.S. will not tolerate aggressive actions by the North Korean communist regime. Let’s take a look at the headlines and see how the media framed Pence’s speech (which you can watch here): CNN: Vice President […]
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The status quo is no longer the status quo, per the actions of the Trump administration. Often, reporters would accompany cabinet members as they travel abroad for summits and meetings with other foreign leaders. Now, that long-held protocol is no more, at least for the new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Tillerson did not take […]
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From Task and Purpose: The Army announced Wednesday that a brigade of Fort Riley soldiers began a nine-month deployment to South Korea as officials from that country met with their U.S. counterparts in Washington over growing tensions with North Korea. The 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley in Kansas is sending 3,500 […]
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An interesting and insightful piece on the scars of war in South Korean architecture, mostly represented through sculptures that commemorate the Korean War. Photo by dombrassey
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A 5.3 on the Richter scale is no small matter, especially when it’s related to a nuclear weapons test in North Korea. This has Japan, South Korea and the U.S. very concerned, including longtime North Korean ally China. Photo by Photographing Travis
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That’s a major ‘oops’ moment: Taiwan’s navy on Friday mistakenly fired a supersonic anti-ship missile, although there were no injuries caused by the mishap, the official Central News Agency reported. The 500-ton patrol boat Chinchiang was undergoing an inspection inside a military base when the missile — a Hsiung Feng III — was fired off […]
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Well, that’s good news, isn’t it? Photo by #PACOM
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Note that this former advisor, Bill Johnson, has no definitive proof, but he claimed that after the Pacific Command did not give the State Department a heads-up in counterterrorism operations in the Philippines, they were able to eliminate their targets (who had escaped several times previously).
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No wonder world leaders don’t take Obama seriously: President Obama had dinner with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain during his foreign policy trip to Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday after winding down last week with a golf trip to Andrews Air Force Base right outside of Washington, D.C. The conversation between the two was taped for an episode of […]
Continue Reading11/15/2017 - Despite Successes, Media Still Critical of Trump’s ‘Disastrous’ Asia Trip
4/21/2017 - Liberal Media Alarmed by VP Mike Pence’s North Korea Speech
3/21/2017 - Liberal Media Unhappy with Trump’s Secretary of State Tillerson Handpicking Press to Accompany Him
10/29/2016 - As Tensions with North Korea Rise, U.S. Sends Armored Brigade to Relieve Other Soldiers
10/15/2016 - Decades Later, South Korea’s Architecture Reflects their Cold War History
9/10/2016 - North Korea’s Nuclear Test Registered a 5.3 on the Richter Scale
7/3/2016 - Taiwan Naval Ship Accidentally Fired Missile During Inspection
6/1/2016 - South Korean Military Reports North Korea’s Missile Launch Failed
5/24/2016 - Celebrity-in-Chief: Obama Dines with Anthony Bourdain during Asia Trip
4/29/2016 - Russian Jet Flies Within 50 Feet of U.S. Spy Plane
4/25/2016 - North Korea Launched Missile from Submarine
4/20/2016 - North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is “Arrogant and Impulsive”
4/16/2016 - Oops? North Korean Missile Explodes Upon Launch
4/6/2016 - North Korea Can Put Nuclear Warheads on Missiles
3/21/2016 - China Still Uses Cyberattacks against America
3/12/2016 - North Korea Lost a Midget Submarine
3/6/2016 - U.S. Navy Deploys Carrier Strike Group to South China Sea
3/4/2016 - North Korea to Put Nukes on Standby
2/22/2016 - Obama Administration Dropped De-Nuke Rule with North Korea
2/18/2016 - South Korea Claimed North Korea is Planning an Imminent Attack
2/18/2016 - State Dept Hiding Details of Bill Clinton’s 2012 Speech at North Korea-Connected Event
2/17/2016 - U.S. Air Force Flies Fighters over South Korea to Show Support
2/17/2016 - Manny Pacquiao Criticized for Comment on Animals, Homosexual Behavior
2/10/2016 - North Korea May Have Executed a Military Chief
1/21/2016 - Oh, That’ll (not) Work: U.S. to Pressure China to Rein in North Korea
1/15/2016 - ISIS Claims Responsibility for Jakarta Terrorist Attacks
1/14/2016 - Paris-Style Terrorist Attack in Jakarta, Indonesia Kills 7 People
1/13/2016 - North Korea’s Dictator Calls for More Nuclear Arms
1/11/2016 - North Korea Shows Off Latest Submarine Missile Test Launch
1/6/2016 - North Korea May Have Successfully Tested a Hydrogen Bomb
12/29/2015 - Japan, South Korea reach Agreement and Compensation for World War Two Sex Slaves
12/17/2015 - Taiwan Gets Arms Deal with the Obama Administration, Upsets China
12/8/2015 - North Korean Submarine Damaged in Missile Test
12/3/2015 - North Korea may be Building a Tunnel at a Nuclear Site
11/13/2015 - Pentagon says US Bomber Flew Near Chinese Artificial Island
11/3/2015 - Chinese Submarine Shadowed US Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan
11/1/2015 - Numbers Never Lie: China’s Reversal of One-Child Policy Won’t Solve Demographic Woes
10/28/2015 - China Shadows U.S. Navy Destroyer in South China Sea
10/18/2015 - Obama is Open to Negotiating with North Korea
10/14/2015 - China is Expanding their Nuclear Forces
10/8/2015 - Hillary Clinton Flip Flops on the TPP Free Trade Deal
9/27/2015 - Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz Blast Obama over China Visit to the U.S.
9/18/2015 - Obama Blocks US Navy from Sailing Near Disputed Islands and Chinese Airstrips
9/15/2015 - China is Building a Third Airstrip by Using Artificial Islands
9/15/2015 - North Korea Restarts Nuclear Fuel Program
9/11/2015 - James Bond’s Moonraker? Chinese Army Plans “Celestial Army” to Fight in Space
8/28/2015 - Communist China Restricting Christians in Hong Kong
8/25/2015 - U.S. Sends Three B-2 Bombers after North Korea Escalates Tensions
8/23/2015 - China Escalating Military Activity on Man-Made Islands, Worrying U.S. and Allies
8/13/2015 - Human Rights Activists Upset at Obama White House’s “Dialogues” with Communist China
8/12/2015 - North Korea could Double Their Ability to Produce Weapons-Grade Uranium
7/21/2015 - Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng says Obama is “Soft” on China during Crackdown
7/20/2015 - Japan Declares Limited War Powers in Wake of Chinese Military Buildup
6/28/2015 - China beats up Human Rights Lawyers
6/17/2015 - China: Our Island-Building is for Humanitarian Relief
6/9/2015 - China’s Island Building Won’t Stop, Report says
6/5/2015 - On 26th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square, China Imprisons Activists
5/30/2015 - U.S. Intelligence finds Chinese Artillery on Artificial Islands, Sparking Fears of War
5/28/2015 - Pentagon warns China of Island Building Efforts
5/10/2015 - North Korea Claims First Successful Missile Launch from Submarine
5/9/2015 - China is On an Island-Building Campaign, warns Defense Dept
5/9/2015 - Australia says They Stopped a Melbourne Bomb Plot
5/9/2015 - China is Preparing for a Drone War
5/3/2015 - Nepal Blocks Big Jets from Airway due to Overwhelming Traffic
5/2/2015 - China Imprisons and Tortures Journalists, Rights Group says
4/30/2015 - Obama: U.S. Will Defend Japan’s Islands from China
4/27/2015 - Indonesia gives Drug Smugglers a 72-Hour Execution Notice
4/14/2015 - China is Building Up Their Navy Quickly, Warns U.S. Military
4/10/2015 - China continues to Build Artificial Islands in Territory Disputes
4/9/2015 - U.S. Military sees China’s Submarines as a Security Threat
4/3/2015 - Joe Biden: U.S. only Supports Human Rights if it’s Politically Feasible
3/31/2015 - Hotel for Michelle Obama’s Cambodia Visit: $242,500 Tab
3/21/2015 - South Korea blames North Korea for Nuclear Facility Cyberattack
3/17/2015 - Japan Readying to Counter North Korea as U.S. Cowers
3/11/2015 - China Doubles Aid to North Korea to $7 Billion
3/4/2015 - The U.S. Gov’t is “seriously concerned” about North Korean Nukes
2/25/2015 - Affirmative Action hurts Asian Students
2/18/2015 - North Korea Tests Submarine-Launched Missile
2/12/2015 - Study: China has a Large Army, but is Inept due to Corruption
1/20/2015 - Dying Dragon? China’s Economic Growth slowed down in 2014
8/17/2014 - U.S. to try to “de-escalate” Tensions with China
5/9/2014 - U.S., Phillippines start Joint Military Exercises to Show Solidarity against China
12/20/2013 - John Kerry visits the Philippines, Promises to Strengthen Presence in Asia
12/20/2013 - Japan to Increase Defense Spending to Counter Chinese Influence
12/4/2013 - Thailand Under Siege by Protests as Leaders call for Peace
11/3/2013 - Russia, Japan reach Security Agreement to Counter China
10/11/2013 - U.S. offers weak backing of Philippines Claim vs China
10/7/2013 - Obama Falters in Asia as China picks up the Slack
10/7/2013 - Hey Obama, Putin approves you cutting Asia trip short!
7/5/2013 - Weird News: Mongolia has Neo-Nazis
5/26/2013 - Myanmar (Burma) Muslims kill Buddhist Monk
