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Generational Dynamics Web Log for 8-Jul-2012
8-Jul-12 World View -- China escalates military buildup in South China Sea

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8-Jul-12 World View -- China escalates military buildup in South China Sea

Wikileaks poised to embarrass the Syrian regime and its American supporters

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Wikileaks poised to embarrass the Syrian regime and its American supporters
Artillery from Syria kills people in Lebanon
China escalates military buildup in South China Sea
Philippines: China is annexing the West Philippine Sea
Japan / China tensions rise over disputed islands in the East China Sea

Wikileaks poised to embarrass the Syrian regime and its American supporters

Bashar al-Assad, who wears a Hitler-like mustache, and his lovely wife Asma. Supposedly, the e-mail messages contain personal information about their relationship. (AP)

Bashar al-Assad, who wears a Hitler-like mustache, and his lovely wife Asma. Supposedly, the e-mail messages contain personal information about their relationship. (AP)

WikiLeaks announced on Thursday that it would publish material from 2.4 million Syrian e-mail messages, many of them from official government accounts. The messages would be published gradually, over a period of months. The first batch of e-mail messages contains communications between the Syrian government and its New York/London based PR firm Brown Lloyd James (BLJ). In the messages the firm BLJ advises the Bashar al-Assad regime how to use public relations to create an appearance of reform while continuing to assault, torture, maim and exterminate innocent Sunni Arab protesters. However, BLJ asserts that they were attempting to convince the Assad regime to stop the violence. AP and Ynet

Artillery from Syria kills people in Lebanon

Local farm residents in northern Lebanon are fleeing their villages "in a state of panic and fear" after three people, including a young boy, were killed in their homes by artillery shells fired from across the border in Syria. Fighting has been increasing along the Syria-Lebanon border, and it's widely feared that the fighting in Syria will spread to the region as a whole. BBC

China escalates military buildup in South China Sea

China is announcing that a team of four China Marine Surveillance ships have arrived at the Spratly Islands in the South china Sea, in order to "protect China's territory." The Chinese refer to them as the Nansha Islands. The ships appear to be combat ready, as they've already threatened and driven away a Vietnamese vessel "trying to pass through Chinese territory at high speed." It's just one example of how the Chinese are protecting their "sovereignty" in South China sea, and "to enforce law and order within China’s territorial waters." China's military buildup is in preparation for a war to enforce its claim to have full sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, including areas historically belonging to other countries. Xinhua

Philippines: China is annexing the West Philippine Sea

South China Sea, with blue line added to show region claimed by China as part of its sovereign territory

South China Sea, with blue line added to show region claimed by China as part of its sovereign territory

As part of China's military escalation in the South China Sea, China is establishing a prefecture-level city called Sansha City near the Spratly Islands to govern the entire region. A Philippines official says that the move is a "virtual annexation" of the West Philippine Sea and sets the stage for the occupation of the country’s territories. As another issue, China agreed to withdraw its boats from the Scarborough Shoal lagoon, where China and the Philippines had a military standoff two months ago. However, China did not honor its own agreement, and is stationing 23 boats and ships inside the lagoon. Philippines Star

Japan / China tensions rise over disputed islands in the East China Sea

China is also claiming sovereignty over islands in the East China Sea. The islands, known as Senkaku by the Japanese and Diaoyu by the Chinese, are claimed by Japan. Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday that he's considering a plan to nationalize the islands to strengthen Japan's control over them. Saying that the islands that are "undisputedly part of Japan's inherent territory by historical evidence and international law," he proposed purchasing them from their private Japanese owners, a move that's certain to raise nationalistic fervor in China. AP

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