China’s Next Moves Following its East China Sea ADIZ

Posted by DavidDay on Dec 21, 2013 in All Southeast Asia, Blog, China, China, Critical National / Regional Security Issues, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, Japan, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Military, Mongolia, Northeast Asia, Our Media, Philippines, PRC/China, Regional Security/Flashpoints, Russia, Russia, Senkakus, South China Sea Claims, South Korea, South Korea, Taiwan Straits, Vietnam, Vietnam | 0 comments

So what are China’s next strategy moves in the Asia-Pacific Region? What does the PLA really think about the U.S. military and its capabilities? –a bizarre perception that encourages them to push harder now.

China has now been successful at establishing its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the South China Sea. In the process, we have seen a bizarre, almost schizophrenic, series of contradictory communications on the subject coming out of Washington that have enhanced China’s successful roll-out.

Following the roll-out,  China’s lone aircraft carrier (sans aircraft) departed for the South China Sea for a “show the flag” cruise. Next, we witnessed a near collision by U.S. and Chinese naval ships in the South China Sea.

This program is Part 2 of the conversation between  David Day and China-Hand Michael Sacharski. Mr. Sacharski has spent some 3+ decades in China, met and worked with various members of its leadership and has fascinating perspectives to share about China’s ADIZ planning & gameplan, its unexpected success in the imposition of its new ADIZ in the East China Sea, and what strategic moves we can now expect China to make in the Asia-Pacific Region in the near term. Mr. Sacharski is the CEO of Pacific Enterprise Capital.

North Korea’s Refugees: Canary in the Coal Mine?

Posted by DavidDay on Aug 21, 2013 in Disaster Prep & Humanitarian Aid, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, Korean Peninsula, Mongolia, North Korea, North Korea, Our Media, Pacific Forum CSIS, PRC/China, South Korea | 0 comments

As this show is broadcast, there are a series of interviews being conducted in Seoul by a UN panel on human rights which is now hearing harrowing accounts of brutality in North Korean prisons.

Sunna An
formerly, Office of Chief of Staff
Blue House
Republic of Korea, North Korean Refugee matters

Witnesses have been testifying about being forced to watch the brutal executions of family members along with torture and other horrific human rights violations. The North Korean refugee numbers for South Korea are climbing. Is this issue the “canary in the coal mine” for Pyongyang? What is the situation really like on the ground? What actions are governments and international organizations undertaking to handle this horrific problem?

Hosted by David Day, this is a sobering and yet fascinating conversation with Ms. Sunna An, formerly with the Office of the Chief of Staff for South Korea’s Blue House working on North Korean refugee matters. Ms. An is now a Kelly Fellow with Pacific Forum, CSIS.

Confrontation on the Korean Peninsula

Posted by DavidDay on Mar 20, 2011 in Korean Peninsula, Mongolia, North Korea, Our Media, PRC/China, South Korea | 0 comments

International Lawyer David F. Day hosts a series of guests examining the situation on the Korean peninsula and a solution for this complex series of issues.

What Hawaii can do to take advantage of the APEC Summit?

Posted by DavidDay on Mar 20, 2011 in All Southeast Asia, Developments in Technology, Indonesia, Intl Business in Asia, Mongolia, North Korea, Our Media | 0 comments

Former U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Al La Porta and David F. Day discuss APEC, what APEC means for Hawaii, and what it is that Hawaii can do to not only prepare for, but take advantage of this once-in-a-generation opportunity. This program also includes discussion about Mongolia’s role as an intermediary between the U.S., China, and North Korea and also Mongolia’s potential for assisting North Korea in its economic development.

Confrontation in the Koreas: Where is the Solution?

Posted by DavidDay on Mar 20, 2011 in China, Critical National / Regional Security Issues, Disaster Prep & Humanitarian Aid, Economic Development, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, Intl Business in Asia, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Military, Mongolia, North Korea, North Korea, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Nuclear, Our Media, Pacific Forum CSIS, PRC/China, Regional Security/Flashpoints, Russia, South Korea | 0 comments

This is Part 2 of the television series of discussions between Pacific Forum, CSIS’s Dr. Kevin Shepard and international Lawyer David F.Day on the complex issues behind the confrontation between the Koreas. This in-depth discussion includes and examination of the humanitarian crisis facing the international community should North Korea collapse, China’s 3 province economic policy and its impact on China’s view of North Korea, and the beginnings of private sector investment in North Korea.