Game of Thrones: China’s Military Hawks Go On The Offensive -- Walter Russell Mead, American InterestWhen China’s Lieutenant-General Ren Haiquan took the podium in front of an audience filled with representatives from various Asian militaries in Melbourne, Australia, last month, he attacked “some people” who were threatening to repeat the mistakes of WWII. ”Flames of the war ignited by fascist countries engulfed the whole region, and many places, including Darwin in Australia, were bombed,” he said. In a crazy coincidence, perhaps, fireworks thundered into the sky overhead as he spoke.
A delegation of Japanese military officers were in the audience. “Visibly displeased at the dig,” David Lague reports for Reuters, “Lieutenant General Yoshiaki Nakagawa left with his fellow officers as soon as the speeches concluded.”
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My Comment: The big question that is being asked is .... are these remarks by China's military 'hawks' official government policy? So far .... there are doubts, but that is probably what the Chinese government wants.
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