In response to John J. Tkacik Jr.'s claim that "the Senkakus have been Japanese for more than 130 years," ("China tests U.S.-Japan alliance," Opinion, Oct. 6) I would like to set the record straight in two respects. First, the the Diaoyutai Islets - or the Senkaku Islands as the Japanese call them - have been historically part of Taiwan, with Taiwanese fishermen and Chinese officials and people using them since the 15th century. Even during Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan, which was annexed by Japan after the first Sino-Japanese war in 1895, Japanese cartographers included the Diaoyutai Islets as part of Taiwan. Just after World War II, Japan agreed to return Taiwan, including the Diaoyutai Islets, to the Republic of China. The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty confirmed this in April of 1952.
China's continuing crackdown on the press and censorship of the Internet is being supported by U.S. companies and the transfer of U.S. technology, prompting advocates of a free press to demand a change in American foreign policy. There is a need for a U.S.-backed campaign to promote democracy in China, and the freedom of expression is the lifeblood of democracy," John J. Tkacik Jr., senior research fellow in China Policy, said at a Heritage Foundation conference yesterday.
One of the top priorities for the Obama administration must be to establish policy regarding China's military buildup. According to an October report by the secretary of state's International Security Advisory Board (ISAB), China's Communist Party leadership has been accumulating weapons at a startling rate - one far exceeding what American intelligence analysts deem necessary for China's security. The report calls for the United States to modernize its weapons and keep pace with the growing challenge in the region. This is the first deficiency the Obama administration must address. President-elect Barack Obama will have to "make hard decisions about where to put resources," John J. Tkacik, senior fellow in Asian studies at the Heritage Foundation, told The Washington Times. "The Obama ...
In his Thursday column, "China alarms ringing" (Commentary), John J. Tkacik claims that China's defense spending in purchasing power parity terms amounts to $430 billion, roughly the same as the U.S. defense budget. But Mr. Tkacik is using an incredibly misleading macroeconomic tool that gives a completely erroneous picture of Chinese military spending. Purchasing power parity (PPP) is useful as a heuristic for comparing the overall economies of nations, because it accounts for the fact that one dollar - in U.S. currency - buys a different amount of fixed goods in one country from another. Think of attempting to buy, say, one dollar's worth of rice in the United States and China. One could get more rice for a dollar in China, and PPP is a useful way of observing that fact.
John J. Tkacik Jr. is correct in urging President Bush to not turn a blind eye to China's abuses in Tibet in the lead-up to the Olympic Games ("Leadership event," Commentary, Tuesday). In fact, China has committed many more shameful offenses justifying the shunning of the games by the heads of states that cherish liberty, democracy and human rights.
ASAT missile defense China used a top-secret SC-19 anti-satellite (ASAT) missile in a test last year against a target missile as part of a missile- defense system that remains shrouded in secrecy.
...Stokes said. John Tkacik, a former State Department China specialist...
LETTERMAN THREATENED Al Qaeda obviously can't take a joke. Television comedian David Letterman is under fire from the terrorist group for on-air jokes about the killing of Osama bin Laden.
...Former State Department official John Tkacik, who was a Taiwan desk officer in the depar...
S. officials treaded carefully Monday in responding to Kim Jong- il's death amid concerns that the North Korean dictator's demise could trigger a succession struggle that would deepen uncertainty over the communist nation's nuclear arsenal. North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles Monday just hours after announcing Mr. Kim's death. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. is "in close touch" with other powers in the region monitoring the situation.
...Cha said. John Tkacik Jr., a senior fellow at the Heritage Founda...
General on U.S. "hegemony On Thursday in Beijing, Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the People's Liberation Army's general staff, issued an unusual and caustic tirade against the United States at the start of a meeting with visiting South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin.
... Former State Department intelligence analyst John Tkacik said: "The Chinese are distorting this even...
There is no sure path for the transition of power in nuclear- armed North Korea, even as its citizens mourn the death of longtime dictator Kim Jong-il and praise the rise of his hand-picked successor, Kim Jong-un, regional analysts say. Kim Jong-un, 27, who was first presented to the public last year, possesses the titles of power - four-star general, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission - but lacks the decades of experience his father had when he took control of North Korea's totalitarian regime.
... director of the U.S.-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies i... maintain his own grip on power, said John Tkacik, who served as chief of China intelligence at the ...
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