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China warns US over new Asia-Pacific military strategy
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That won't happen.
In that case it is strange that they just started to prepare. Consider the fact that it has been ongoing since the 70s and China has been clear about its stand on this. You also failed to mention that they have overlapping claims as well. You never heard about that?Actually, practically all countries in the SEA region are doing it now. Even those who were not thinking of preparing for war as they were focusing on prioritising their economies, eg. Philippines and Vietnam, are forced to prepare for war thanks to Chinese bullying...
And based on the military expenditures, Vietnam is using less percentage of GDP on that then the 80s. Guess you never noticed that..
Free ride? YOu got be kidding. Compared to who? Try to pick up a history book for change. And prosperity? My ass, China is still dirt poor. Prosperity. ROFL.
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lol most of your comrades don't agree with you, they are in seventh heaven and think that you people are the shooper dooper power and can take on India, the US, Japan, Australia and Russia single handedly and that you can make your neighbors lands into nuclear wastelands.
Its a popular misconception that all people in China are benefiting from the overall country's prosperity. the people that have to work in those factories, construction workers, the rural class are all being left behind.
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Drive up from Hong Kong into mainland china and you can witness the real china, the internet chinese brigade are a part of the hype and BS that china puts on show. Agree they are a bit better than us, but nothing which is not achievable and can be overtaken by us Indians if we put our hearts and minds to it.
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China is indeed on the way to be a superpower greater than the US or the USSR.lol most of your comrades don't agree with you, they are in seventh heaven and think that you people are the shooper dooper power and can take on India, the US, Japan, Australia and Russia single handedly and that you can make your neighbors lands into nuclear wastelands.
It would be wrong to underestimate them since they are single-minded to conquer the world and prove that they are the Middle Kingdom and the world revolves around them!
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Underestimating your adversary would be foolish and I don't think any country is underestimating them, but they are still a long way from the position they envision themselves to be and the world will be a different place by the time they come to such a position. I think they took their super dooper power to heart too soon and awakened a lot of us. The coming decade will be interesting.
I hope India continues to grow to withstand a bellicose china and forms an alliance all around to take on this evil nexus.
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In that case it is strange that they just started to prepare. Consider the fact that it has been ongoing since the 70s and China has been clear about its stand on this. You also failed to mention that they have overlapping claims as well. You never heard about that?
It's only now that China's capabilities are maturing. This is creating a serious unease on SEA countries.
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I would like to do a survey of countries who warn other countries on a regular basis. My hypothesis is that the more warnings, the more impotent the country from which the warnings emanate.
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Supposedly like Iran!
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KN would probably top the list. Pissants they are.
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thank god ,god has given us 2 ear ,1 ear to allow entry of chinese warning & other ear for exit of the same .
as i am tired & bored of listening chinese warning which no one gives a damn
as i am tired & bored of listening chinese warning which no one gives a damn
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News Analysis: U.S. applies new strategy in Asia-Pacific region |
| English.news.cn 2012-01-06 14:26:21 |
by Xinhua Writer Wang FengfengWASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a new military strategy that aims to strengthen the country's military presence in the Asia-Pacific region despite fiscal constraints, adjusting troop structure to a new era of austerity .
"We'll be strengthening our presence in the Asia Pacific, and budget reductions will not come at the expense of this critical region," he said at the Pentagon, accompanied by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey.
The strategy directs the U.S. military to "rebalance towards the Asia-Pacific region," asking it to rely on existing alliances and expand its networks to include emerging partners.
Maintaining peace, stability, the free flow of commerce, and U.S. influence in this dynamic region will depend in part on an underlying balance of military capability and presence, according to the strategy.
The Middle East is also taken into consideration. The strategy foresees that U.S. defense efforts in the Middle East will be aimed at countering violent extremists and destabilizing threats, while emphasizing Gulf security and preventing the proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction.
It also says the United States will "continue to place a premium on U.S. and allied military presence in -- and support of -- partner nations in and around this region".
This rebalancing will occur at Europe's expense. The strategy calls for an "evolved" U.S. presence in Europe. It says European countries have become "producers" of security rather than "consumers." Meanwhile, the United States will also maintain engaged with Russia, as well as its Article 5 duty as a NATO member.
"The new strategic guidance nicely balances the demands for continued U.S. global leadership with the reality of fiscal constraints. It correctly reorients U.S. military forces towards Asia, while simultaneously preparing for potential threats from the Middle East," said Dr. Nora Bensahel, deputy director of studies and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a Washington think tank.
News Analysis: U.S. applies new strategy in Asia-Pacific region - Xinhua | English.news.cn
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U.S. MILITARY REMAINS STRONG
This rebalancing doesn't mean the United States is giving up its military supremacy.
"Our military will be leaner, but ... agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats," Obama said.
The U.S. military should be able to ensure national security with smaller conventional ground forces, the U.S. president said. He vowed to get rid of "outdated Cold War-era systems" while investing in the capabilities needed for the future, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as counterterrorism, among others.
Despite fiscal challenges, defense spending will continue to grow albeit at a slower rate, the president said, noting the country still ranks number one in defense spending. Its defense budget "continues to be larger than roughly the next 10 countries combined," Obama said.
The new strategy is likely to shift the emphasis from the Army to the Navy and Air Force as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down. While the former military focus was fighting and winning two wars simultaneously, experts say that the military will now be focused on winning one war, while spoiling the military aspirations of another adversary in a different region of the world.
Yet speaking at a press conference Thursday, Defense Secretary Panetta said that the United States could still conduct two military operations at the same time.
"The nature of warfare today is ... as you engage, you have to look at how you do it, what forces do you use to be able to confront that enemy, what exactly is involved," Panetta said. "You could face a land war in Korea, and at the same time face threats in the Straits of Hormuz. We have the capability, with this Joint Force, to deal with those kinds of threats, to be able to confront them, and to be able to win. That's what counts."
U.S. MILITARY REMAINS STRONG
This rebalancing doesn't mean the United States is giving up its military supremacy.
"Our military will be leaner, but ... agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats," Obama said.
The U.S. military should be able to ensure national security with smaller conventional ground forces, the U.S. president said. He vowed to get rid of "outdated Cold War-era systems" while investing in the capabilities needed for the future, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as counterterrorism, among others.
Despite fiscal challenges, defense spending will continue to grow albeit at a slower rate, the president said, noting the country still ranks number one in defense spending. Its defense budget "continues to be larger than roughly the next 10 countries combined," Obama said.
The new strategy is likely to shift the emphasis from the Army to the Navy and Air Force as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down. While the former military focus was fighting and winning two wars simultaneously, experts say that the military will now be focused on winning one war, while spoiling the military aspirations of another adversary in a different region of the world.
Yet speaking at a press conference Thursday, Defense Secretary Panetta said that the United States could still conduct two military operations at the same time.
"The nature of warfare today is ... as you engage, you have to look at how you do it, what forces do you use to be able to confront that enemy, what exactly is involved," Panetta said. "You could face a land war in Korea, and at the same time face threats in the Straits of Hormuz. We have the capability, with this Joint Force, to deal with those kinds of threats, to be able to confront them, and to be able to win. That's what counts."
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