South China Tiger

provide defense against the group or that type of threat. I will also discuss if the APT is state backed or if it is a rogue actor. The four APT groups that I chose to discuss are APT 28 and APT 29 from Russia, PLA Unit 61398 and PLA Unit 78020 from China. I have chosen these four groups because they interested me while I was researching the topic. They each have a little signature that makes them stand-out. A few are completely dependent on phishing campaigns when others are more streamlined and actually

Many Asian countries are flourishing, and the South China Sea has some of the busiest shipping routes crossing it, carrying many exports to and from countries. Recently, the sea has heated arguments dealing with sovereign rights. It formed the focus of territorial ownership debates and some countries’ rights, primary with China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam (Bale). This conflict could cause a much bigger regional conflagration. The countries that are involved struggle to surmount

consensus among scholars concludes that China is assertive (Chen, Pu & Johnston, 2014, 176). The assertive conduct of China can have an impact on the regional order and stability in South China Sea. The scholars have different views on the assertiveness of Chinese foreign policy (Chen et al., 2014, 176). The argument in favour of implementing assertive foreign policy affirms that China has good intentions regarding the South China Sea (Chen et al., 2014, 181). China is required to have an assertive conduct

their topic was curious for me especially with the result of the UNCLOS decision’s in China’s navigation on the Philippine sea. This year’s theme is US, China, and the International Law and the one I specifically attended about self-determination. With 2 speakers and one main commentator, I decided to focus on the Chinese speaker who was in China that time (conference via skype). His name is Xu Xiaobing from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. As this was my first time attending such scholarly conference

States must attempt to preserve. Our focus is the continued unimpeded lawful trade and commerce within the area, but we are also seeking to exercise of the freedoms of the high seas, associated with non-hostile military activities within the EEZ of China and other SCS littoral states.11 This

1. Introduction The article titled Why China Won’t Overtake the United States authored by Stephen G. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth brings up many valid points and statistical data to support the thesis of the piece however, it is mainly presented from a liberal idealist point of view. While I agree with, ‘as the saying goes’, great power comes great responsibility, I do not agree with the articles premise or false assumption that a provisional “technological gap” or lack of Nobel Prizes and scientific

Neo-China Politics      China is interested in modernizing itself while at the same time maintaining security' is the only general statement that can be made about China's foreign policy. To achieve these two ends, China is willing to ignore conflicts that do not substantially affect its development or security. Economic organizations are welcomed because they facilitate economic development but security multilateralism is employed only where feasible, resulting in most security concerns solved

China: Threat or Friend? If you input “China’s GDP” by using a Google search, the first result jumps into your eyes should be a chart presented by World Bank, which indicates how dramatically the economy has grown in China from 0.10 trillion dollars in the year 1960 to 5.93 trillion in 2010. As Professor Stephen S. Roach wrote in his article ‘10 reasons why China is different’, China’s economy has made a break-through indeed due to its tremendous changes and unremitting efforts among: “strategy

Lessons from the Sun Tzu theory of war about potential war between Vietnam and China in 21st Century Introduction War or conflict is a part of the mankind’s world. Although nobody likes war but it still exists as a certain fact with various appearances and characters. In the 21st century, the phantom of the war and terrorism become a truly threaten to international community. In Vietnam, there is no terrorism or religious war. Frankly, Vietnam does not have to deal with this complicated issues.

Asia-Pacific. Nonetheless, China continues to test the waters with the United States. The 2010 Senkuku Boat Collision Incident revealed how effective Chinese economic sanctions were in compelling Japan to release the Minjinyu 5719 crew. Consequently, the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership remains confident that their economic clout will insulate China from retaliation as they continue to advance their national interest. In light of China’s reclamation projects in the South China Sea and the launching