Two J-20s, China's most advanced fighter jet. perform at the Chinese Air Force's open day event in Changchun, NE China's Jilin on Thursday. Photo: VCG
New York Times: China Ramps Up a War of Words, Warning the U.S. of Its Red Lines
As the United States and Taiwan draw closer, state propaganda is sending the message that China will go to war if necessary.
The soldiers run through the forest, through the surf, through smoke and flames, ready to die for the motherland. The video, one of a series that has recently appeared online in China, climaxes with the launch of nine ballistic missiles and a fiery barrage of explosions.
“If war breaks out,” a chorus sings, “this is my answer.”
Chinese propaganda is rarely subtle or particularly persuasive, but the torrent of bombast online and in state media in recent weeks is striking and potentially ominous.
The targets are China’s main adversaries: the United States and Taiwan, which are moving closer and closer together.
The propaganda has accompanied a series of military drills in recent weeks, including the test-firing of ballistic missiles and the buzzing of Taiwan’s airspace. Together, they are intended to draw stark red lines for the United States, signaling that China would not shrink from a military clash.
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WNU Editor: Here is today's warning from China .... The more trouble Taiwan creates, the sooner the mainland will teach them a lesson (Global Times).
2 comments:
I would think china would be wrecked after a major war. Maybe come apart at the seams? The extent of which would depend on what is targeted. Will India let the opportunity pass? Would china?
Border regions will see frictions as the government's heavy thumb recovers to the extent that it can. The Han are not popular.
Theirs is a sea trade economy to an important degree. The recent stockpiling of commodities can last only so long. The Three Gorges dam will be a long time being repaired as will it's power generation. No more pork from America.
Rebellions in several outlying provinces.
While not identical, their situation has overtones of the hubris and miscalculation of Japan when Japan attacked us last century. A miscalculation the likes of which the world has seldom seen.
Japan At War, An Oral History. Haruko and Theodore Cook, authors.
The sooner the better I say.
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