Ghana reconsidering Chinese investments after shooting;
Chinese companies not shy about exporting arms

Media coverage of the June 7-8 "shirt sleeves" summit between President Obama and new Chinese president Xi Jinping in Rancho Mirage, California has largely focused on the two issues that dominated the official agenda. The first was China's extensive intellectual property theft and hacking activities in cyberspace. The second was the threat posed by the regime of reckless "young leader" Kim Jong Un in North Korea.

Chinese Senior Col. Zhou Bo made headlines at the annual Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore, held from May 31 to June 2, when he announced that Chinese ships have been conducting reconnaissance operations in America’s Exclusive Economic Zone. It wasn’t exactly a surprise: Buried in its 2013 Report on Chinese Military Power was a statement by the Pentagon that Chinese ships had begun conducting “naval activities” around Guam and Hawaii. What may have been surprising though, was the response of Adm. Samuel Locklear, the head of U.S. Pacific Command: “They are [conducting exercises in our EEZ], and we encourage their ability to do that.” Why would the United States want the Chinese navy patrolling the waters off Hawaii?

China to freeze terrorist funds;
Nationalists criticize “constitutionalism”

More details on China’s cyber-war;
President Xi pledges greater cooperation with Red Cross
 

Party issues directive to resist Western values and ideology;
Burma unrest may delay pipelines to China
 

People’s Daily issues claim on Okinawa;
DoD report highlights cybersecurity threat from China
 

China rounds up Uighurs after Xinjiang attack;
ROC-PRC services agreement this year

China buys 60 more planes from Airbus;
Violence flares in Xinjiang
 

China to build 2nd aircraft carrier;
New gold rush in China