China Reform Monitor: No. 1168
Slowing growth prompts more stimulus;
China fingered in massive hack of US government
 
Slowing growth prompts more stimulus;
China fingered in massive hack of US government
 
Snitching makes a comeback;
The KPRF courts Muslims in Tatarstan
 
Popular Putin cracks down on "
undesirable"
NGOs;
Russia hits back at Europe with sanctions of its own
 
On June 18, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel offered a press preview of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED) now taking place in Washington, D.C. During the briefing Russel fielded a question about U.S. efforts to reduce tensions with China in the South China Sea. His response was surprising: "As important as [the] South China Sea is... it's not fundamentally an issue between the U.S. and China."
Missile defense for the Gulf;
Ukraine seeks BMD as a hedge against Russia;
In the Army, a focus on integration;
Beijing, Moscow make missile moves