China's military expansion and assertive trade policies

China's military expansion and assertive trade policies

U.S. military moves in Asia not aimed at China: Gates | Reuters

U.S. military moves in Asia not aimed at China: Gates | Reuters

Why the hell not? They should absolutely be poised to the Chinese threat. I pray this is a propaganda piece.

Chinese 'heir apparent' appointed to powerful military commission - Telegraph

Chinese 'heir apparent' appointed to powerful military commission - Telegraph

PLA Amphibious Capabilities: Structured for Deterrence - The Jamestown Foundation

PLA Amphibious Capabilities: Structured for Deterrence - The Jamestown Foundation:

Quotable Quote's:

"Obviously, the cross-Strait political situation has changed and Beijing may have realized that overt, obvious attempts to intimidate Taiwan with amphibious exercises in Fujian are counterproductive. To be sure, the Chinese defense industry has the capacity to build more landing ships and craft in a relatively short time and the PLA could be given the resources to surge the tempo and intensity of amphibious training."

Great, so they are not going to attack Taiwan...then aside from preventing our marines from landing on their beaches (which, if you have been reading my blog, seems highly unlikely), what do they need such a fleet of craft and soldiers for?

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PLA Expands Network of Military Reconnaissance Satellites - The Jamestown Foundation

Chinese experts rebute Pentagon cyber report

Chinese experts rebute Pentagon cyber report

Chinese Grand Strategy in three steps.

1.) Deny Deny Deny.

2.) Make China seem week, feeble, and incapable of doing anything wrong.

3.) Continue with shady business.

North Korean plane crash: China crash may have been defection attempt - latimes.com

North Korean plane crash: China crash may have been defection attempt - latimes.com

Sad

We can't do it? Really China? Really?

Pentagon demands on Chinese military impossible, warn scholars | World news | guardian.co.uk

Pentagon: China Bolsters Projection, Anti-Access Systems - Defense News

Pentagon: China Bolsters Projection, Anti-Access Systems - Defense News

The politicians keep citing Taiwan as the major concern. To me, it would be to Japan's existence, South Korea's, and the major trade route these seas create. On top of that, the Chinese do not think like US. They are definitely 0-sum in their thought, appeasing Western powers, all the while supporting regimes we hate (Iran for example, Pakistan as another), and biding their time to "Rise Again"...not too difficult to see yet it never gets published.