... , and the sea route, the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road. There are a Belt and Road Media Alliance, a Belt and Road Tourism Alliance, a Belt and Road High School Alliance and so on, each gaining prais ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-14
... g land-to-sea strike capability means their country can blockade the strait at any time, giving them the necessary political leverage against the West in times of crisis. Over the years the Iranian mi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-12
The start of the year saw stocks related to the military industry gaining investors' favor. As tensions in the South China Sea mount, countries step up moves to strengthen their military capabilities. ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
... ut of the sea after the Singapore prime minister unveiled aggressive plans for further reclamation, a fierce kerfuffle sprang up after the Hong Kong chief executive suggested rezoning a small portion ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
China's first landing of a plane on one of its new island runways in the South China Sea shows Beijing's facilities in the disputed region are being completed on schedule and military flights will ine ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
... uth China Sea in the past year also increased strains in their bilateral relations. For years there had been conflicts over sovereignty in the South China Sea region among China, the Philippines, Viet ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-04
... ly from a sea change in the global economic environment. During China’s infrastructure boom, it was importing huge volumes of commodities, pushing up their prices and, in turn, growth in the world’s c ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-04
... ed to the Sea of Japan each autumn by southwesterly winds. The boats are crude, small (about ten meters in length), and equipped with little more than basic fishing gear. Some are empty; others carry ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
... and a new sea route that links China to South and Southeast Asia, the African coast and the Mediterranean through port and infrastructure facilities. Superficial analysis on the land belt has generate ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
... n air and sea breezes can be found only two hours’ drive from Beijing. Believe it or not, the air quality in Beijing is still better than in many smaller cities in northern China, although industrial ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-25
... had been searching for his whole life. She is the right one. "Did you want the minutes to the board meeting?" she had asked and held up a blue ring file. Yes, he nodded, smiling boyishly. Of course. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
... ce papers sealed the fate of our relationship like a death sentence and I felt as if I were walking on broken glass ever since. "First time visiting Tap Mun?" A voice roused me from my stupor. I quick ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
... into the sea in the absence of a proper disposal system, and this could only worsen the water quality at Tolo Harbour. Keung said the government should offer to buy back the dead fish to discourage t ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
Not long after we heard the news that Washington may resume its military patrols in the South China Sea, reports surfaced that a US B-52 Stratofortress warplane earlier this month “inadvertently” flew ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
... leave by sea as the Easter Island is some 3,500 kilometers away from the west coast of Chile. The tour was arranged by a Hong Kong travel agency called Jetour, with the itinerary said to include seve ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
... th the 16 Sea Harriers V/STOL fighters serving on board. That meant the RN would no longer have any fix-winged carrier-capable aircraft left in service until the F-35B Lightening II enters service in ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
... r natural sea salt. Even that won't do for some people, who will pay several hundred dollars for a tiny bottle of "flower of salt" – a kind of sea salt hand-harvested by workers who scrape only the to ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
Japan is fortifying its far-flung island chain in the East China Sea under an evolving strategy that aims to turn the tables on China's navy and keep it from ever dominating the Western Pacific Ocean. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
China's military carried out war games in the disputed South China Sea this week, with warships, submarines and fighter jets simulating cruise missile strikes on ships, Reuters said, citing a report f ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... ges” from sea-level rise. But they rejected demands for formal acceptance of legal liability. This was a reasonable outcome in a difficult situation. Rich countries can’t deny that their past emission ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
