Is the World Safer?
As has frequently been observed in this newspaper, the world has become a much less safe place since the demise of the Soviet Union. The gap left by the Soviet Union and the US strategy for being, and continuing to be, the dominant and only superpower on the globe have had terrible consequences.
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U.S. Bases Out of Okinawa
A crash of a U.S. military transport helicopter (August) at Okinawa International University in Ginowan City, Okinawa, clearly showed how dangerous it is for U.S. bases and their aircraft to be located in the center of densely populated areas. As long as U.S. military bases continue to exist in Okinawa and the U.S. forces are stationed there, the lives and safety of the residents are in danger.
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China to Stay the Course
Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged that China will adhere to its fundamental economic system, with public ownership pre-dominant and other types of ownerships being developed simultaneously.
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