U.S. President Barack Obama nominated the
incumbent chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat
John Kerry as the next secretary of state. Kerry was born in a diplomatic family, its philosophy advocates a pragmatic foreign policy belongs to China moderates.
John Kerry, aged 69, was born in 1943 in Denver, Colorado, was born into a diplomatic family , his father was a diplomat, the mother is a noble daughter. Kerry was born shortly after the family soon returned home in Massachusetts.
In 1962, Kerry entered Yale University studying political science, and obtained a bachelor's degree after four years. In the end, Kerry formally enlisted.
Kerry in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, and get more than three medals, known as the "Vietnam War hero.
After returning home, Kerry enter the political arena development , in the 1984 general election, he represented Massachusetts Senator seats. So far, Kerry has five consecutive elected Senator.
In 2004
, John Kerry in the Democratic presidential primaries defeated several
Democratic rivals, won the Democratic presidential nomination on behalf
of the Democratic Party to challenge the re-election of Republican
President George W. Bush, but the gap between the 34 electoral votes
fall defeat.
Kerry in January 2009, he was appointed chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
According to reports, Kerry foreign policy philosophy is very similar with Obama, are advocating a pragmatic foreign policy. In the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry has been seen as moderates in China. This
year, during the presidential election, Kerry said, to deal with the
Sino-US relations have a long-term vision, because the need to Sino-US
cooperation and consultation between the two countries to resolve many
issues in the future international affairs.
Data for Japanese Prime
Minister Minister Yoshihiko Noda (right) shake hands with the prime
minister's official residence with Philippine President Aquino.
Evening News reporter Wang Xingdong RoundupAccording to the British "Financial Times" reported, Philippine Foreign Secretary Del Rosario expressed strong support for Japan to break the peace constitution, re-armed, to check the so-called China's military buildup in the interview with the newspaper. "We will be very welcome." Del Rosario said, "We are within the region to find a balancing factor, and Japan will become a very important balancing factor."
Moment, the Philippines and China because of the South China Sea issue, a dispute exists, Founder Philip tried a variety of ways to win over extraterritorial forces involved in the South China Sea. Del Rosario of the stand, the "Financial Times" also very rare. Moreover, Japan will soon be held in the House of Representatives election.
LDP president Abe triple Teng Prime Minister throne possibility is very great, and this person mentioned in the Liberal Democratic Party election platform, to break the peace constitution, the Japan Self-Defense Forces to be transformed into the IDF. Support in the Philippines will undoubtedly enhance Abe's determination to break the peace constitution.
Once the Japanese Self-Defense Force is transformed into the IDF, Japan will have a greater degree of freedom in the military action in the region, which is bound to change the military balance in Asia. In fact, the Japanese Self-Defense Force is not the lack of advanced weaponry, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force currently has about 50 large surface ships, and China only, but also in respect of more than 70 vessels.
In recent years, the Philippines and Japan military cooperation has been strengthened in July of this year, the Philippines and Japan signed a five-year agreement on military cooperation, Japan has 12 patrol boats to the Philippines at the same time providing economic assistance to the Philippines. Moreover, the Philippines has also been vigorously lobbying for U.S., Del Rosario also said in the interview, the Philippines will allow U.S. warships to visit the Philippines, and more joint training.
According to Japanese media reports, Shinzo Abe the Bungei Shunju Contributions to the monthly publication of the 10th, published a paper describing their own regime conceived, entitled "building a new country," the paper. He said in the text to become Prime Minister, in the official residence of the new "the Japanese economic regeneration headquarters", their chief minister. He also said it would seek to re-establish the strategic and mutually beneficial relations with China.
In foreign and security policy, said Abe intends to allow the exercise of the right of collective self-defense, in order to achieve with the United States "". Diaoyu Islands issue, he said it would set up a "violation of the territorial waters of the crime.
According to Japanese media reports, the integration of the Japanese Defense Ministry the aide supervisor Ministry (the equivalent of the General Staff) announced on the 10th, around 5:00 in the morning the same day, the Chinese navy missile destroyer warships through Okinawa Prefecture Yonaguni and Iriomote Japan contiguous zone from the Pacific into the East China Sea.
In the Contiguous Zone sailing does not violate international law if it does not change course, will be entering the contiguous zone of the Diaoyu Islands. In October, the waters had Chinese ships passing by but then changed course.