-(Vietnamnet 4/2) Another Kilo-class submarine heading for Vietnam: A Dutch heavy lift ship left Kaliningrad on February 3, carrying the second Russian-built Kilo-class submarine to a naval base in Vietnam.

-(The New York Times 4/2) Philippine Leader Sounds Alarm on China: President Benigno S. Aquino III called on Tuesday for nations around the world to do more to support the Philippines in resisting China’s assertive claims to the seas near his country, drawing a comparison to the West’s failure to support Czechoslovakia against Hitler’s demands for Czech land in 1938. –(The New York Times 3/2) China to Ramp Up Military Spending

-(Kyodo News 3/2) Japan, U.S. reaffirm plans to militarily ignore China ADIZ: Japan and the United States agreed Monday that China’s declaration of an air defense identification zone over the East China Sea will not be allowed to affect the operations of the Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military.