China’s military build-up could threaten security: US

[TexasLawyer]

Source: Agencies

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

China’s military build-up could threaten security: US

PHNOM PENH: The region’s top US military commander on Tuesday expressed concern over China’s rapid military build-up, just days after an unprecedented display of Beijing’s firepower during war games with Russia.

“China professes to be advocating a peaceful rise”, said Admiral Timothy J Keating, head of the US Pacific Command, during his first official trip to Cambodia, where he met with senior defence officials.

“Some of the systems they’re developing and some of the capabilities that they’re demonstrating would indicate to us that perhaps their intentions aren’t exactly beneficial to security throughout the pacific”, he said. “So we’re watching carefully,” he added after talks with Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Bahn. Cambodia has in recent years become a stronger focus for both Washington and Beijing. China, a former patron of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, continues to eclipse the impoverished country’s other donors with hundreds of millions of dollars in largely-unconditional aid.

Just moments before Keating’s arrival at Cambodia’s defence ministry, Chinese ambassador Zhang Jin Feng was seen leaving with a delegation of senior Chinese military officials. Zhang divulged little about her talks, and Keating downplayed the ambassador’s appearance, and said that his visit to Cambodia this week was not to counter Beijing’s regional military influence.

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[saltpoint]

1. I'm sure we can look to Joe Lieberman for advice on which country to

attack next.

Now you Chinese over there -- you're going to have to wait your turn. Joe Lieberman says we will probably have to attack Syria before we attack you. First come, first serve.

So you just keep your pants on. We can't obliterate every landscape there is all in one weekend.

[rodeodance]

2. its been building up for years. we just seem to care about their cheap products

[madrchsod]

3. so are they going to launch a full scale

invasion of the west coast of the united states? you know a vast fleet of troop ships that will storm the beaches in california? my head hurts just thinking about how stupid that threaten our security bullshit is

[AndyTiedye]

6. Yes, They Will Come Here Armed With Their Checkbooks And Buy Everything

They have enough dollars to do it.

[rwenos]

4. Time for a New Boogeyman, Eh?+

Bush is fading slowly into the sunset. All he's got left is appointments and foreign policy -- and the Senate will never confirm any of his judicial appointments. So it's foreign policy.

SCARE ME! SCARE ME! SCARE ME!

[David__77]

5. Read "China's military buildup could threaten US domination"

China is not now nor will it threaten the territorial integrity or political stability of the US. The US has cast an oddly wide definition of "national security" to include total global strategic domination.

[lovuian]

7. Real Star Wars

http://youtube.com/watch?v=79ipvNKwr7E

Technologically China could give us a run for our money

[Javaman]

8. if moron* drops something on Iran expect a Chinese, Russian or both

type of reponce. Since they both have vested interests in Iran.

[mainegreen]

9. China is not worried about us: they're worried about Japan, India and a resurgent Russia.

We're waaaay below those three on China's worry list.

[0007]

10. What the fuck isn't "FEAR" anymore?

I'm going to that place for a relaxing vacation away from junior and his gang of thugs. (Probably operated by the Blackwater boys, 'eh?)

Top Security Holiday Camp
Luxury without fear
Fun without suspicion
Relax in a panic free Atmosphere