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| China-Japan-Koreas |
| Chinese Cooperation Translates Like Transaction |
| 2009-08-31 |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #3 The Chinese never have and never will "appear to suggest" anything. There should be no mistaking their meaning. I think it is striking in that China, as a nation dependent upon the global liberal trade order fueling globalization, is perhaps the worlds biggest beneficiary of the global security arrangement provided by other major powers. The Chinese don't see themselves as dependent on anything. They believe they can easily shut the door again. If the US thinks that China thinks they are dependant on anything, they will be mistaken. If China's true military intentions are truly for the ideals of global security and peace, offering assistance in threats to global security and peace specifically for national military strategy objectives like undermining the security of Taiwan seems like a strange way to demonstrate such intentions. The Chinese regard Taiwan as an unannexed province and the civil war between them and the Nationalist government as unfinished business. Nothing the US can do offer or threaten will change that view. The only security arrangement the Chinese will deliberately enter into are the ones which enhances its own security. |
| Posted by: badanov 2009-08-31 07:41 |
| #2 General Chen's comments appear to suggest that China doesn't really share a view of collective threats like piracy and terrorism, suggesting those are threats to the global system China should abstain from sharing the responsibility towards unless there is something to be gained militarily. I think it is striking in that China, as a nation dependent upon the global liberal trade order fueling globalization, is perhaps the worlds biggest beneficiary of the global security arrangement provided by other major powers. The free rider problem is of more than academic interest when security is what's at stake. But don't tell the western Europeans that .... But I'm not sure that the Chinese position is hurt all that badly by these reported comments. They see us as weak, themselves as strong and growing stronger, and expect the local countries to respect them more as a result. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-08-31 06:44 |
| #1 Surprise meter? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-08-31 04:10 |