Chinese presence in Pak’s Gilgit and Baltistan grows; Beijing considers “special political zones”
 

HK may again consider controversial Article 23; China to help build railways linking it, ASEAN

Pakistan plays a triple game...; As the U.S. scales back pressure on Islamabad; AQ takes a backseat in Afghanistan; Pentagon report touches on China-India conflict

China's naval advances to challenge U.S. dominance by 2020; Hanoi and Beijing continue to spar over South China Sea

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the U.S.-India partnership is losing momentum under President Barack Obama’s stewardship.  Fortifying the alliance was bound to be a secondary priority for any administration faced with a recession, a flagging war effort in Afghanistan, political stalemate in Iraq, stalled Middle East peace efforts, defiant pariah regimes in Iran and North Korea, and strategic tensions with China. Still, allowing the partnership to falter appears to have come easier to a president who never quite displayed George W. Bush’s zeal for the Indian-American relationship. To be sure, problems also exist on the Indian side. New Delhi has itself fallen into a form of post-honeymoon malaise, as the phase of grand political gestures gives way to tough technical negotiations. However, rather than mitigate the downside of this difficult period, the Obama administration is pursuing an agenda that further complicates it and, in doing so, risks some of the tremendous gains made in U.S.-India relations over the past decade.

New missile bases expand China's reach; Chinese media censorship "increasingly tight"

PLA gets "greater voice" in Chinese gov.; President Hu's son visits Taiwan

China calls for closer mil-mil ties with Taiwan...; ... as it justifies its military buildup

China conducts war games in the South China Sea...; ... as U.S. warns of China's "aggressive" new approach