Wednesday, January 1, 2014

If China does not have a world empire fantasy, why then...?

If China does not have a world empire fantasy, why then...?
...is China pouring in so much money into it's military? Reports of a 55 boat nuclear powered sub fleet of complete with several SSBN's with multi head ICBM's & the first of their new generation super aircraft carriers. Their new generation tactical fighters, modernized mechanized infantry etc. sure makes China look more offensive minded than defensive minded. Could be the old saying tho, "the best defense is an offense". Does anyone see a resurgent China ever becoming an aggressive threat in the east, & or pacific ocean? I have read a few articles about China & their claim to both the Spratly islands of the Philippines as well as Formosa.
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1 :
Try asking this of the Republicans who have borrowed trillions from them in order to fight an oil war and improve the lifestyles of the rich and famous?
2 :
Practically everyone in that region wants their grubby hands on the Spratly Islands. Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. China's claim on Formosa/Taiwan isn't one forged out of imperialism, but rather that Formosa used to be a part of a China. It was taken over by the defeated Nationalist government of China, who to this day call themselves "The Republic of China". By comparison with the US, China's defence modernization plans are fairly modest.
3 :
China is pouring so much into the military, because they're quickly moving up the food chain. There are no super carriers as of yet, and they'd take a long time to complete if they'd be of any quality. They own the Varyag, which they bought from the Ukraine at auction 10 years ago. It has no engines and and was only 60 pct complete and falling apart. No world power has even come close to our super carriers. The Brits don't even use a flat top. The Soviets never mastered it. As for subs, most of their subs are old Soviets hulls that most can't even set sail. The ones they do have, are loud and easy to track. As far as America goes, even if they do develop all these nice toys, how are they going to get them here without see the bottom of the Pacific Ocean first...much less an army. Hell, they don't know what to do with Taiwan, much less us. Your point is well taken however, they need to be watched. The one thing that does concern me is the discovery of caves built into islands with ocean access for their subs. But hey, with bunker busters like we have, those would close up fast. And as far as ICBM's, they're getting better, but they still can't hit a target, and if they keep firing over Japan, I foresee problems as we're required to defend them by treaty.
4 :
Because, the Chinese felt threatened. Since we had Bush in office we were showing the Chinese and some others that they are a hostile nations and with all means necessary we will stop them some time. That is not good political move, you don't go around the world and say "you are with us, or against us". You use diplomacy and other means to show case to your adversaries. Believe me, the best way to contain a fire is to prevent it, why tell your enemies you hate them, when you can use smart politics, like Reagan, Clinton did. Obama-Biden '08



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