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\"The<\/a>Turkey has announced<\/a> plans to buy a long-range missile defence system (the HQ-9)<\/b> from China, rather than NATO supplied Patriot missiles. Speculation is that the Chinese company (China Precision Machinery Export-Import Corporation<\/a>) beat the Lockheed Martin and Raytheon made competition partly because of a significant price undercut: the HQ-9 system is suspected to cost $3 billion. NATO isn\u2019t too happy about the deal<\/a>; Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said:<\/p>\n

Our position is very clear. It\u2019s a national decision to decide which equipment to purchase, However, seen from a NATO perspective, it\u2019s of utmost importance that the systems nations plan to acquire can work and operate together with similar systems in other Allied nations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Americans aren\u2019t impressed either<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NATO isn\u2019t the only entity to raise objections to arms sales recently\u2014Beijing reportedly asked<\/a> Korea not to sell FA-50 fighters to the Philippines<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Every time the Korean or Filipino media reported on the FA-50 sale, China reacted sensitively trying to confirm the reports through diplomatic channels,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2026 a Korean government source said. On the topic of air-combat capability in Asia, here is another a piece<\/a> on Singapore and the F-35B<\/b>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all bad news for Chinese diplomatic efforts, this week India and China<\/b> signed an agreement<\/a> to resolve border disputes.<\/p>\n

John Kerry<\/b> says he doesn\u2019t want to be left out of the fun in Asia, and at the end of last week wrote an oped<\/a> in the LA Times<\/i> to remind us all.<\/p>\n

After three trips to Asia as secretary of State, I am more convinced than ever that, as a Pacific power, the United States must continue to forge a Pacific future. But building that future means confronting challenges that require cooperation with our allies and perseverance with our adversaries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2026says Kerry. The article didn\u2019t mention China.<\/p>\n

The Diplomat has this article<\/a> on another Chinese missile system, the DF-21D<\/b>. It\u2019s a quick digest and recommendation of Andrew Erikson\u2019s publication Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Development: Drivers, Trajectories and Strategic Implications<\/a> <\/i>from the Jamestown Foundation.<\/p>\n

And in other musings on developing capability, the American Secuirty Project<\/i> have this piece<\/a> on the strategic effects of a lethal drones<\/b> policy.<\/p>\n

In an episode worthy of a cross between House of Cards<\/em> and a le Carr\u00e9 novel, Jofi Joseph<\/b>, a White House national security staffer and member of the Iran negotiations team was discovered as the owner of twitter account @natsecwonk<\/a>. Colleagues apparently launched a sting, planting false information in an effort to discover who authored the account which provided suspiciously well informed, and often critical, commentary on Washington\u2019s foreign policy workings.<\/p>\n

Lastly,\u00a0don\u2019t forget ASPI is hiring<\/b>. We\u2019re looking for a Canberra-based Analyst or Senior Analyst. Applications close Monday 4 November, and there are more details\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0(PDF).<\/p>\n

Applications for\u00a0ASPI\u2019s internship program<\/b>\u00a0will open soon as well. Gain real experience in strategic and defence policy analysis, and develop your research skills under the mentoring of senior staff. Internships last 6 months and are paid. More details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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