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China's Bid for Oil
Wed, July 20, 2005 - 9:25 AM
General Zhu Chenghu, of the People's Party in China said quite bluntly in a forum interview yesterday: "If the Americans draw their missiles and position-guided ammunition on to the target zone on China's territory, I think we will have to respond with nuclear weapons." This marks the first mention of using nuke weapons against the US in the event that we (not ACTUALLY attack, mind you) aim our weapons towards Chinese territory. This brings up the question of what exactly Chinese territory is. General Zhu hinted that Chinese boats in the water, and tanks outside of China's boundaries would likely be considered territory.
What do I read from this?
If the US attempts, in any way militarily defend Taiwan against, what I see to be an inevitable attack from the Chinese, then China will most certainly respond with nuclear weapons on, and I quote "hundreds of US cities."
Beautiful time to be alive, ain't it?
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Wed, July 20, 2005 - 1:12 PM
new cold war
Just recently, both Russia and China asked the US to set a timetable for the withdrawal from Uzbekistan. During the initial occupation of Afghanistan, the US set up a number of "temporary" military bases in Uzbekistan to aid in combat operations. The US version of "temporary", however, seems to be for as long as terrorism/insurgencies continue, i.e. forever. Russia and China are calling our bluff, and seeking to re-appropriate this former Soviet republic.
It appears that, once again, boundaries are being drawn by the superpowers of the world. Since '89, the US has swept Empire across the planet unencumbered by any sort of major opposition, hampered only by insurgencies in colonies such as Iraq and by nuclear deterrence in countries like North Korea. China has emerged, however, as a superpower to be reckoned with in the new millennium, and a force that the US should be careful not to underestimate. This posturing by the Chinese government can be seen as a response to the hard-line hawks of the Bush administration; weaponized nuclear capabilities appear to be the only line of defense our government won’t cross. Not to defend China’s government, an extremist and militant force in its own right, but can they really be expected to act any different, given their options? |
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Wed, July 20, 2005 - 9:16 PM
Oh, don't get me wrong. I am not "defending" China, or the US. I am simply remarking on the state of affairs in the world that would lead to a declaration that nukes are a constant option, just waiting to be used.
It saddens me that Governments have so little respect for life. In the same press conference the General said clearly, that he was willing and prepared for a total loss of Chinese life west of an arbitrary line in China. If China is willing to give up total life of a significant portion of it's citizens, then what arbitrary line has the US drawn across its borders? These are the questions that bother me. |
