2001
CHINA: Author Buruma Sees ‘Collapse’ of Communist Rule
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 — Ian Buruma, whose writings on Japanese politics and culture and the European fascination with Asia have captivated readers around the world, has now taken on the vast and complicated subject of China and what he sees as the impending collapse of a half-century of communist rule.
CHINA-U.S.: Ties Warmer, But Focus on Asia May Blur
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 — U.S.-China ties have improved dramatically since the events of Sep. 11, but Washington's single-minded focus on the 'war against terrorism' and its new emphasis on "homeland defense" is likely to draw the Bush administration away from key issues in Asia, says a former U.S. defense official and analysts here.
ECONOMY: New Strategy Needed to Face Chinese Competition
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 — With China becoming the investment location of choice for multinational firms engaged in offshore manufacturing, the Asian economies that decades ago pioneered and boomed on export-led development must develop new strategies to compete and survive.
BURMA: Ex-dissident Stirs Anger by Seeking Stop to U.S. Sanctions
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 — A former aide to Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is stirring up anger among exiled dissident groups for calling on the U.S. Congress and human rights groups to end their economic sanctions against the military regime in Rangoon.
KOREA: Despite Some Progress, Peace Process Faces New Roadblocks
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON, Sep 21 — South and North Korean negotiators this week met for the first time since March and the two Koreas have just agreed to another round of family reunions next month, but progress toward reconciliation in the Korean peninsula faces new, serious roadblocks ahead.
ASIA: Public Pressure to Shape U.S. Military Presence in Region
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 — A combination of public opposition and financial instability is creating pressures on the United States and its Asian allies to scale down the number of U.S. bases and military personnel in North-east Asia, analysts of Asian politics and U.S. foreign policy say.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: ASEAN Looks for its Second Wind
By Wendy Wilson
WASHINGTON, May 21 — Just as the United States recently began war games in Thailand, a North Korean delegation left Vietnam after attending a meeting of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum, the main forum for security dialogue in the Asia-Pacific.
JAPAN: New Leader Must Set Clear Course for Regional Power
By Wendy Wilson
WASHINGTON, Apr 23 — Japan's dominant political party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), will vote on Tuesday (Apr 24) to replace its lame duck leader Yoshiro Mori.
CHINA-U.S.: Clashing Views on Rights Sow Tension
By Victoria Pascual
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 — The United States must adjust its traditional concept of human rights and China has to improve the quality of its peoples' lives before the two powers can see eye to eye on what constitutes a human rights violation.
CHINA-U.S.: Not Enemies, Just ‘Friends with Differences’
By Wendy Wilson
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 — U.S. President George W Bush says his administration will engage China with "patience and principle and consistency" — but he has a lot of fence-mending to do to ensure the two countries are not enemies but just "friends with differences".
