Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Images reveal mock-up of Chinese carrier-borne AEW&C aircraft (Jane's) An Early Warning Aircraft for China's Carriers? (The Diplomat)

Significant Food Shortages Likely in North Korea (38 North)

From DefenseNews [excerpt]

China Deploys Advanced ASW Aircraft to South China Sea Air Base (The Diplomat)

From BBC [excerpt]

From Armed Forces Journal, November 2011 issue [excerpt]

China and Russia don't agree with it ... http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/08/asia/north-korea-thaad-missile-deploy/

From Defense Aerospace [excerpt]

China's Aircraft Carrier Heads to South China Sea (ABC News)

From DefenseNews [excerpt]

US House approves frigate sale to Taiwan (The Diplomat, China Power)

PLA Officer: China Must Establish South China Sea ADIZ (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress (pdf, CRS, via USNI News)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19861583 (rmks: This is in violation of the admittedly voluntary Missile Technology Control Regime. In addition, were the US to deploy these missiles in their own service, it would violate the 1987 INF Treaty signed with the USSR and continuing in force with the Russian Federation)

North Korea: China is a Turncoat and our Enemy (The Diplomat)

Philippines To Buy 12 S. Korean Fighter Jets (DefenseNews)

The four Jiangwei I Type 053H2G Chinese frigates (1992-2015) converted in Chinese Coast Guard Cutters, keepping only the four 37mm quadruple mounts: http://china-defense.blogspot.com.es/

North Korea's New KN19 Coastal Defense Cruise Missile: More Than Meets the Eye (The Diplomat)

Ending Pakistan’s Export of Jihadists: The Key to Win in Afghanistan (The Globalist)

From RIA Novosti [excerpt] CV32: In light of this kind of resurgence and the pace of Chinese fighter advances, the failure to offer the F-22 to the JASDF continues to be a head scratcher.