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www.chinasmack.com — Entering the 21st century, we have left behind the age of military hegemony, depending instead on economic and mutual cooperation amongst the nations of the world. Domestic and foreign public opinion has emphasized the rise of China, and many Chinese people believe China is already a world power. So has China actually risen?

www.defensenews.com — Tokyo will send around 100 soldiers to a remote Japanese island in the East China Sea, a report said Thursday, amid growing anxiety over China's naval activities.

The ground troops will be deployed on Yonaguni island, Japan's westernmost point, to carry out coastal patrols and surveillance of Chinese naval vessels, Jiji news agency quoted defense officials as saying.

www.overcomingbias.com — If some supplier offers to sell stuff to folks at a lower price, well then we want folks to switch to buying from that supplier. If a supplier offers an unsustainably low price, it will soon go broke and buyers will switch away.

www.vincewadeusa.com — A recent Pentagon analysis of the world’s supply of oil foresees dark days ahead – a lot fewer traffic jams – and the potential for armed conflict with China over black gold. The most recent JOE analysis cites Peak Oil as a basis for potentially massive oil shortages by 2015.

www.reuters.com — Amusing: The call for China to abandon modesty about its global goals and "sprint to become world number one" comes from a People's Liberation Army (PLA) Senior Colonel, Liu Mingfu, who warns that his nation's ascent will alarm Washington, risking war despite Beijing's hopes for a "peaceful rise."