TAIPEI, Taiwan – South Korea said it’s considering setting up a “necessary facility” in overlapping territorial waters with China in the Yellow Sea as a countermeasure to Beijing’s installation of a steel structure in the area. South Korean media reports say the structure, which is 50 meters (164 feet) in both height and diameter, is the latest of three Chinese installations in the waters. Beijing has said all the structures are for aquaculture. “Regarding the proportional measure, we are taking this matter very seriously from the perspective of protecting our…
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China’s Yellow Sea fish farms stoke anger in South Korea
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Anger is building in South Korea over Chinese fish farming installations in the Yellow Sea, opening another front in Beijing’s tensions with its neighbours over its assertive conduct in disputed maritime territory. South Korean lawmakers held a rare bipartisan parliamentary hearing last month to condemn steel structures installed by Chinese companies in the Yellow Sea, between China and the Korean peninsula. Beijing insists the structures are intended for fishing, but…
Japan carmakers’ US success could become a liability
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the 1980s, the Honda Accord transformed the US market. At a time when American roads were dominated by oversized, gas-guzzling sedans, the Accord stood apart, compact, fuel efficient and reliable. By 1989, it had become the best-selling car in the country, overtaking the Ford Taurus and redefining what US drivers expected from a midsize sedan. One important driver of this success was Honda’s decision to invest directly in the…
China’s J-36 design team unveils aircraft carrier landing system for sixth-gen stealth jet
The designers of China’s J-36 stealth fighter are working on a computer system that will help pilots achieve the difficult and dangerous manoeuvre of landing a sixth-generation jet on a moving aircraft carrier, according to a research paper. Advertisement The tri-engine, tailless flying-wing behemoth sent shock waves through global defence circles when it was spotted in December soaring over the mega city of Chengdu in southwest China. Along with unprecedented stealth capabilities, the fighter – unofficially dubbed the J-36 in line with the naming convention for other Chinese military planes…