China Reform Monitor: No. 1007
New Development Zones in Gansu, Guangdong;
Lawyers demand financial disclosures from Party leaders
New Development Zones in Gansu, Guangdong;
Lawyers demand financial disclosures from Party leaders
Opposition leader faces new charges;
Russian adoption ban unanimously approved
In late October, speaking at the Intrepid Museum in New York, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivered a stark warning. The United States, Panetta said, could soon face a mass disruption event of catastrophic proportions, a "cyber Pearl Harbor" of sorts.
UN eyes further weapons controls;
Boeing develops EMP missile;
NATO defense Turkey...;
...Upsetting Syria's stalwarts
Beijing and Shanghai adopt visa-free transit policies;
Washington irks Beijing with Tibet criticism