Press TV | Footage released by state media showed marines storming the beach of a Chinese controlled island in the Spratly archipelago to the north, backed by hovercraft and helicopters.
ASIA FILES
The 21st century world order changing in ways which the previous generation could not have easily imagined. One of the primary factors in the current transition from a unipolar world order to a multipolar world order - is the emergence of the continent of Asia as an economic and geopolitical tiger. Leading the charge for the new plurality in international relations is China, followed by India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and the Asean group members. Follow 21WIRE's Asia Files for key news, insights and though-provoking features on this up-and-coming global regional powerhouse...
The U.S. can’t afford a Chinese economic collapse
Reuters | The Chinese government finally recognizing that a rapid implosion of the property market could disrupt economic growth.
7 Countries Beefing Up Their Militaries in Today’s More Dangerous World
Policymic | The balance of power in the world is changing due to an increase of military spending
GE-Related Health Threats: ‘Monster Salmon,’ Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from GE Experiments Found in Chinese Waterways
Dr. Mercola | We should have never allowed the GMO industry to takeover our governments and industries.
Japanese PM invokes Margaret Thatcher over Falklands in Island dispute with China
Daily Mail | Japanese Prime Minister defies Chinese territorial claims.
Indians Set to Enter the UK: The Two Faces Of Immigration In the UK
Huff Post | Cameron set to open the immigration flood gates again, this time with India.
Shocking: UK sells arms to Sri Lanka’s brutal regime
Jerome Taylor | Britain is selling millions of pounds worth of small arms and ammunition to Sri Lanka.
In India: 6-year-old raped, beaten and brutalized
Times of India | India continues to hit new levels in the international sexual violence league tables.
TRENDS: THE NEXT OIL WAR WILL BE DIFFERENT
Andrew McKillop | By 2014, the US will be rivaling Saudi and Russian oil output, or even exceeding their output, as Asian demands for energy increase.
US AFRICOM Underway With Mali (as predicted)
21WIRE | The west is getting interested in Mali now – because the Chinese are there.
New Cold War: Russia, China Coodinate Response Against U.S. Global Missile Shield
Global Research | Both Russia and China raise grave concerns over US plans to build a global missile ‘defense’ system.
China Opens World’s Longest High-Speed Rail Route This Week
The Independent | Trains on the latest high-speed line could reach speeds of 200 mph.
Bird’s Eye View: Why the Chinese Demand US Gun Control?
Daily Bell | These are memes of the elite – they are phantasmagoria designed to distract us from the truth.
China to build world’s tallest building – in just 90 days
21WIRE | Chinese construction giant is determined to win the world’s ultimate pissing contest.
‘Comfortably Numb’: New Gallup Poll Ranks Least Emotional Nations
21WIRE | Emotional apathy (or passion) is directly linked to the each country’s per capita GDP.
Possible Victory for Humanity: India Prepares to Kick Monsanto to the Curb
Natural News | Efforts kick Monsanto out of India are increasing.
Japan vs China: No compromise over East China Sea islands
21WIRE | A war of words over who owns a chain of islands in the East China Sea.
Chinese drones, marine survey heat up island dispute with Japan
21WIRE | The row could be further complicated as Taiwanese boats are now heading to the islands.
The Beginning of the End for the U.S. Dollar as ‘World Reserve Currency’
Michael Payne | It’s certainly no surprise that China, widely considered to be the premier economic power of the future, is wasting no time exerting its growing power