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China’s Next Moves Following its East China Sea ADIZ

By 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

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.

December 21, 2013
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Gulf of Tonkin: The Record Set Straight…Finally

By All Southeast Asia, Critical National / Regional Security Issues, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, Military, Our Media, Pacific Forum CSIS, Vietnam

 

The Gulf of Tonkin incident in early August of 1964 is a key point in American History. It is the flash of armed conflict that formally brought the United States into the Vietnam War (or, “American War” as the Vietnamese call it) through the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. The actual history of this incident got all entangled in the politics of the time and resulted in a conventional wisdom/urban myth (check out the Wikipedia version here)  which is 180 degrees from the actual facts.

 

In this program, Admiral Lloyd “Joe” Vasey, who investigated the incident contemporaneously, now sets the record straight. Interviewed by David Day, this is the very same Admiral Vasey that served as a junior officer to John McCain, Sr (Senator McCain’s father) during WW II and is the founder of the distinguished foreign policy thinktank in the Asia-Pacific Region, Pacific Forum, CSIS.

At the time this program was recorded, Admiral Vasey was 95 years old.

 

There were 2 U.S. destroyers involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The first, the USS Maddox was fired upon on August 2, 1964. There was no dispute that the Maddox was engaged on August 2. There was a bullet hole in the ship to prove it. Because the Maddox carried sensitive and classified electronic equipment onboard, the USS Turner Joy was immediately dispatched to defend the Maddox and got between the Maddox and the incoming North Vietnamese patrol craft as its “shield.” It is the August 4 attacks on the Turner Joy that have been disputed by history.  Admiral Vasey corrects the twisted history here.

 

Admiral Vasey wrote an extensive article in the August, 2010 issue of Proceedings, published by the U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland and reprints can be ordered here.

Admiral Vasey was Chief of Staff for Commander Seventh Fleet. Subsequently, he commanded a fleet of destroyers, was Secretary to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and chief strategist for CINCPAC. He served as a submarine officer in the invasion of North Africa and then in the Pacific through World War II.

October 8, 2012
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The Taiwan Success Story

By All Southeast Asia, Critical National / Regional Security Issues, Economic Development, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, International Business Education, Intl Business in Asia, Japan, Our Media, Philippines, PRC/China, Regional Security/Flashpoints, South China Sea Claims, Taiwan, Taiwan Straits, Vietnam

In this televised, “Asia in Review” Broadcast, David Day engages Taiwan expert Prof. William Sharp in a lively discussion about Taiwan’s historic background, democratic institutions and structure, strategic challenges with China (including the South China Sea dispute), and its delicate relationship with the United States.

Bill Sharp and David Day on “The Taiwan Success Story”

November 26, 2011
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Confrontation in the Koreas: Where is the Solution?

By 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

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.

March 20, 2011
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Dealing with Corruption in Asia

By Corruption in Business, International Business Education, Intl Business in Asia, Our Media, PRC/China

In a televised, talk show hosted by Bill Sharp, David Day discusses the historical background of corruption in most parts of Asia, why it is critical for businesses to develop ethical practices and codes of conduct and how they directly impact the company’s bottom line. This program also includes some practical tips on how common types of corruption can be ethically handled.

March 20, 2011
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The Awakening Tiger: The New Indonesia

By All Southeast Asia, Corruption in Business, Counter-Terrorism, Foreign Policy/Geopolitics, Indonesia, International Business Education, Intl Business in Asia, Our Media

International Lawyer David F. Day hosts a televised, talk show with Amin Leiman, CEO of the Hawaii-Indonesia Chamber of Commerce, on the some of the remarkable, recent changes that have taken place in this country that impact its economy, the potential for foreign investment and business in general.

March 20, 2011
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