Special Report: China's Military Hawks Take The Offensive -- Reuters
(Reuters) - It was supposed to be a relaxed evening for a group of senior international military chiefs. Gathered at Melbourne's Crown Casino, they had changed out of uniform for dinner and discussion.
China's Lieutenant-General Ren Haiquan took the podium in a room overlooking the Yarra River last October 29 and began diplomatically enough. But as he neared the end of his speech, he went on the offensive.
"Some people" had ignored the outcome of World War Two and were challenging the post-war order, he told counterparts from 15 other nations. It was a pointed reference to Japan's claim over islands in the East China Sea that Beijing insists are Chinese.
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My Comment: This type of thinking from these Chinese Generals and strategists is incredibly dangerous .... they live in a fantasy world if they think that any conflict would be short-term and/or in their favor. The simple fact is that if China acts against countries like Vietnam, the Philippines, etc. .... the international political and economic blow-back against them would be tremendous. If China should act against countries like Taiwan, Japan, or India .... the blow-back would not only be economic/political .... but also military .... and (in the case of Japan) against the U.S. military. If this military mindset is also the mindset of China's new political leadership .... we are then heading into a very dark and dangerous place.
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As I said before, which in some aspects contrasted your views on the subject, when you stated that there was zero probability of war - Don't underestimate Chinese Idealogy and Pride, when mixed with a cold-war mix, it is a very dangerous concoction.
There's a big melting pot of issues, and China is the big Iron spoon, stirring it anti-clockwise.
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