Comments on: Beijing Feeds the Hype

By: youbet

youbet — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:10:45 +0000

Nobody wants a war — just the possibility of a war is all we (the weapons dealers) need. Hey another cool million in my pocket is fine with me — I gotta have a planet to spend all my money — hahahahahaha.

By: Wembley

Wembley — Wed, 31 May 2006 13:53:33 +0000

Now look at it from the other point of view: how threatening does the US military build-up look if you are Chinese? Would you take it lying down, of try and build up a credible military?

By: Will

Will — Tue, 30 May 2006 19:11:09 +0000

I don’t think that China is iterested in war either, since they can acheive all of their goals much quicker without waging war. That is one of the basic pricipals in The Art of War. They may be building up their military, so we will concentrate on that, while at the same time they are securing agreements with oil-rich countries to supply them with oil.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 30 May 2006 18:33:51 +0000

Well, not just the west Will, but China also has to worry about India, Pakistan, and Taiwan.
Well, er, being an American-Taiwanese lets me know that China is attempting to force a surrender from the increasingly crappy Taiwanese military. Glad to know that China still’s execising undue restraint for some jerk off politicians across the straight.
I also agree The Art of War exactly the playbook the Chinese are using, but I bet that Chinese politicians mainly want to intimidate countries rather than to actually wage war. A lot of members of the CCP have been getting rich lately, and I think they want to stay that way.
But if you are paranoid though, here’s a nice website to feed your fears:
http://www.sinodefence.com/
Of interests are Chinese studies that address how to both fight terrorists and Westerners by studying US counter-insurgency operations via multiple sources (probably even through mil-blogs. A lot of Chinese elite speak excellent english).

By: Will

Will — Tue, 30 May 2006 16:51:20 +0000

Why aren’t stories like these on the front of every newspaper? China is positioning itself as a military, and economic threat to the US. The only reason that they are not more overt about their ambitions is they still need the West’s money and technology to advance their position in the world. Everyone should read The Art of War. It reads like a playbook for China’s present and future actions.
The sad part is, us westerners are too used to the cheap goods that they produce, so I’m sure that is the reason we are not standing up to this ominous threat.