Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Raising The Spectre Of Nuclear Weapons, Chinese Official Warns Australia To Not Ally Itself With The U.S. Or Japan

Colonel Liu Mingfu ... warns Australia not to 'dance with the wolf'. Sydney Morning Herald

China Colonel Raises Nuclear Spectre -- Sydney Morning Herald

A CHINESE military officer has raised the spectre of nuclear weapons and warned Australia not to side with the United States and Japan as a territorial dispute in the East China Sea continues to escalate.

Senior Colonel Liu Mingfu, of the National Defence University, blamed America's ''orchestration'' and Japan's ''militarism'' for rising tensions over disputed islands known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.

''America is the global tiger and Japan is Asia's wolf and both are now madly biting China,'' Colonel Liu said. ''Of all the animals, Chinese people hate the wolf the most.''

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More News On This Chinese Officials' Comments

Shun US 'tiger' and Japanese 'wolf', Chinese colonel warns -- Sydney Morning Herald
Chinese General Ominously Warns Australia Not To Side With The US 'Tiger' -- Business Insider
East China Sea Dispute: Chinese Official Warns Australia On Siding With The US, Japan -- IBTimes
Chinese military officer warns Australia about siding with Japan in disputes -- Japan Daily Press

My Comment: The best line from this Chinese Colonel is the following ....

.... Australia should remain a ‘‘kind-hearted lamb”

Why is China permitting these outrageous remarks .... Nick Chiles sums it up best ....

.... It is rare for a Chinese military leader to make such aggressive remarks, but Chinese experts said the nation sometimes lets an official go rogue to send a statement to the world.

Quite a statement if you ask me.

Update: Australia's PM responds (sort of).

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