2011-09-05 (China Military News cited from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/opinion/chinas-challenge-at-sea.html" and by AARON L. FRIEDBERG) -- AMERICA'S fiscal woes are placing the country on a path of growing strategic risk in Asia.
With Democrats eager to protect social spending and Republicans anxious to avoid tax hikes, and both saying the national debt must be brought under control, we can expect sustained efforts to slash the defense budget. Over the next 10 years, cuts in planned spending could total half a trillion dollars. Even as the Pentagon saves money by pulling back from Afghanistan and Iraq, there will be fewer dollars with which to buy weapons or develop new ones.
Unfortunately, those constraints are being imposed just as America faces a growing strategic challenge. Fueled by economic growth of nearly 10 percent a year, China has been engaged for nearly two decades in a rapid and wide-ranging military buildup. China is secretive about its intentions, and American strategists have had to focus on other concerns since 9/11. Still, the dimensions, direction and likely implications of China's buildup have become increasingly clear.
When the cold war ended, the Pacific Ocean became, in effect, an American lake. With its air and naval forces operating through bases in friendly countries like Japan and South Korea, the United States could defend and reassure its allies, deter potential aggressors and insure safe passage for commercial shipping throughout the Western Pacific and into the Indian Ocean. Its forces could operate everywhere with impunity.
But that has begun to change. In the mid-1990s, China started to put into place the pieces of what Pentagon planners refer to as an "anti-access capability." In other words, rather than trying to match American power plane for plane and ship for ship, Beijing has sought more cost-effective ways to neutralize it. It has been building large numbers of relatively inexpensive but highly accurate non-nuclear ballistic missiles, as well as sea- and air-launched cruise missiles. Those weapons could destroy or disable the handful of ports and airfields from which American air and naval forces operate in the Western Pacific and sink warships whose weapons could reach the area from hundreds of miles out to sea, including American aircraft carriers.
The Chinese military has also been testing techniques for disabling American satellites and cybernetworks, and it is adding to its small arsenal of long-range nuclear missiles that can reach the United States.
Although a direct confrontation seems unlikely, China appears to seek the option of dealing a knockout blow to America's forward forces, leaving Washington with difficult choices about how to respond.
Those preparations do not mean that China wants war with the United States. To the contrary, they seem intended mostly to overawe its neighbors while dissuading Washington from coming to their aid if there is ever a clash. Uncertain of whether they can rely on American support, and unable to match China's power on their own, other countries may decide they must accommodate China's wishes.
In the words of the ancient military theorist Sun Tzu, China is acquiring the means to "win without fighting" — to establish itself as Asia's dominant power by eroding the credibility of America's security guarantees, hollowing out its alliances and eventually easing it out of the region.
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September 5th, 2011 at 10:34 am
Keep dreaming
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September 5th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
To Ako, Why do you allways have to bring communism into your arguement? It's just a name. I'll give you an example...DPRK. Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Yes it's North Korea, theres nothing Democratic about them. India, they brag about being the worlds biggest democracy, but they're also the most corrupt, been to the Philippines,love the country but their goverment sucks...open corruption. China isn't perfect but who is? You are a racist so tell what you really feel instead of using communism as an excuse to win brownie points.
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September 5th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Another cry for the justification of US government wastes(defense spendings equalled to non in the history of man)and pushing back the chopping blade atop their piece of pie they un-touched,un-aware of,and no longer is part of the shrinking pie. No man or super human can push back forces of nature(the reality of the time)all nations and people around the Globe live under for millions of years and attempts to contradict such a phonomenon always resulted in even more setbacks and failures. The US faces no threats from China now,in the near or distant future and they are fully aware of this realistic fact. What some individuals(with vested interests and out-dated arrogance)in the US expressed toward China's modernizations or developnments are just their usual tricks or schemes to reach their own respective gains in spite of their nation's current economic difficulties. Its time to cook and eat at home instead of dining at fancy restaurants night after night is one way to face the REAL World.
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September 5th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
@Ako Madamosiya, not really. You Japs have always been a expansionist, outward invading country trying to spread your influence through out history regardless of government types. Politic comes and goes. The true color you talk of is defined by culture, by people. I can tell you know that Chinese government does not have the mandate of the people to invade and conqueror other countries like you did. Only a Westernized egotistic person better yet and Japanese like you have that kind of mindset.
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September 5th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
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September 6th, 2011 at 12:19 am
@Ako Madamosiya
Democracy grants a degree of personal freedom but that doesn't stop its government from exerting influence on weaker countries. Just because the English parliament or the U.S senate collectively authorized to use force to colonize the world justifies nothing.
Your thinking is really outdated. Back in the WWI+WWII era, the world remained isolated theaters. A unified international community didn't exist. So Japan/Germany could invade anyway countries they want and worry no globalized retaliation, but of course you just had to provoke the U.S 3000 miles away asking for a world retaliation. Now and future are much different. Doesn't matter if China become the next super super super power or not. One country cannot take on the world. The U.S cannot take on the world. If you think any country can do this with even 20 carriers, then am wasting my time arguing with a idiot. If the U.S know they can conqueror the entire world the same way they did through the self-proclaimed "manifest destiny", you think they would stop? democracy or not.
So what is China doing in South China sea? You make it sound like that Vietnam and Philippine are already conquered. Chines flags are flying in their capital. This is called the China syndrome---spreading fear of China out of laughable small incidents. Don't fall for the fear and right wing radicals whose pay-checks come from promoting the next enemy out of thin air. You will not become a Chinese owned slave.
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September 6th, 2011 at 1:39 am
"Democracy is selected by the people in spite of its deficiencies people have freedom. In your country you don't have both"
I do not know what so special freedom from a democratic country you talk about.
freedom of speech without responsibility? Freedom to lie and manufacture consent for war to invade and occupy another country? is this western democracy specially the US I believe you so enamored with.
China may not be a so call democratic country but the government enjoy 82% of approval rating.There are more than 30 million Chinese traveling oversea and return home.Do you think they will return home if they were deprived of freedom?
"If you become militarily strong just like we were, and you need to fuel and maintain your industrialization, you're going to start thinking of expansion just like what you are doing in South China Sea"
Expansionism, colonialism is pursued mainly by the West they objective is to invade, occupy and rob and enslave their victims.China has no such historical precedence and unlikely to do so. China is open for business she does not need to steal and rob others.She will engage in commerce to get her needs.
Regarding South China Sea dispute.It's not China's expansion as you stated. You will have to read up on China's legitimate historical claims to these islands.It also include the islands you call Senkaku islands your country illegally occupy is chinese territory known as Diaoyutai Islands in Chinese again you have to read history.
Madamosiya, I'm sorry for you and your lot. You have become a banana.You have been fed too much Western garbage and lost your Asian traits and believes and your ambassador to France many years ago said on TV talk show that the Japan welcomes all the Whites but not the Asian.Your country have a personality problem you want to be seen as white but the whites doesn't want to accept you as their tribe.
Don't forget. Your country is still under occupation by a foreign power you could cannot get rid of them even with your so call democratic votes didn't help. You still want to believe in western democracy. How naive...
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September 6th, 2011 at 1:52 am
To Ako, I'll tell you a little about me, I have japanese friends, my daughter's best friend is japanese and my wife is pilipina, so this ain't about a chinese blogger...on edge, I have no grudge against japan, it's the 70 percent brainwashed chinese hating racist that I have a problem with, and you AKO MADAMOSIYA are a racist, you went from pure racist,,, to I don't like Chinese because they are mindless communist racist. Didn't you post that-Japan will help the vietnamese friends if there is war with China. Another post you wrote-viets will give China a bloody nose if China attacks, and other post just bragging about how badass the vietnamese are.....but wait a minute!!! Isn't Vietnam....COMMUNIST...So how come you love vietnamese so much? is it because they beat your master the US. ...To me Ako,you are one scum sucking, back stabbing low life mother f*cker. You come to a Chinese website to look for any negative article against China then make racial comments to say how weak or stupid the Chinese are then cry- boohoo ,I'm not a racist,just trying to put in my two cents..Go eat shit cuz you're wasting my time.
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September 6th, 2011 at 9:12 am
Chinese population abroad is 60 million. Most in places like Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia etc. But none of them set up separate states like the alamo and then transferred sovereignty over to China.
"A government committee was formed in 1967 to examine various aspects of the "Chinese Problem" (Masalah Cina) and agreed that forced emigration of whole communities was not a solution: "The challenge was to take advantage of their economic aptitude whilst eliminating their perceived economic dominance."[54]"
They were fairly influential abroad and eventually led to the creation of Singapore. But LKY hasnt exactly transferred title to China, although that would be nice.
China is the largest economy in the world. With over 3 trillion in foreign reserves, if it wasnt for quantitative easing, I couldnt imagine how some of these countries could keep producing money.
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September 6th, 2011 at 9:16 am
China is pretty soft comparatively. Back when Mao and Deng were chairman they fought land and naval battles routinely over Asia and the Spratleys. And with reasonable restraint. They would take 10 miles and return 5.
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September 6th, 2011 at 10:07 am
@Ako Madamosiya
I'm pretty sure here all along ur the only one branding China is going to take over the world. The culprit is accusing the others. And Japan doesn't have offensive military my ass. Your amphibious assault ships are just carriers in disguise, while China doesn't have a single one of those. You say ur a yellow skinned person, but you talk like Michael Jackson someone who desperately wants to be white. You are the one who is projecting that China is going to try to take over the world. Slow down fear monger, you are going too fast.
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September 6th, 2011 at 10:26 am
I am not sure if he is Japanese. If China takes over the world, who cares. Just let it be.
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September 6th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Mr AKO MADAMOSIYA, i have both experienced democracy(multi party system) and no democracy( single party system)but i have bitter experienced of democracy.When no democracy(single party)was in Nepal,people are living with haremony. 95% people was safe and happy.now, Nepal is a democracy but 95% are unsafe and unhappy.Then you decide which system is better multi-party or single party?
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September 8th, 2011 at 7:00 am
some time ago I went to Hawaii and met an old friend named Ako Madamosiya and I stay at home, it turns out Ako Madamosiya habit since childhood until now grown and have been working still has not lost .... you will all know the habit what is it? but promise ... you should all know the habit of giving his comments after Ako Madamosiya ..... OK ....???
Ako Madamosiya until now still likes to pee in his pants while sleeping, up to his room the smell of urine from his bed ....
Ako Madamosiya will always deny this embarrassment ... , Only a few people who know bad habits Ako Madamosiya
well .... now what you guys comment about the Japanese who named Ako Madamosiya
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September 9th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Yuriko, are you writing in Nihongo? Your sentences are so incomplete. Wakarimaska? I don't understand what you are trying to convey.
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September 10th, 2011 at 9:00 am
Akō Madamosiya anata ga otonadaga, soredemo kanari nurete, beddo de oshikko
LOL
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September 10th, 2011 at 10:45 am
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September 10th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Happyō Watashi no zubon no oshikko no yō ni hanarete Akō Madamosiyanode, mu haigū-sha Akō Madamosiya ima made, bokki nomi 60 mirimētoru baai, futatabi ni mo hijō ni kogarana kawaii dikku Akō Madamosiya o nemutte iru ma, watashi wa penisu Akō Madamosiya o shitte irunode, chīsana wazuka 60 mm no boyake o fukumu kasunde iru ue no subete no on'nanoko Ichi-do no seijin o sokutei suru
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Ako Madamosiya apart like pee in my pants while sleeping dick Ako Madamosiya also very petite cute once again if an erection only 60 mm, so until now Ako Madamosiya no spouse, all the girls on the hazy including blurred so I know dick Ako Madamosiya only 60 mm small once to measure adult
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September 15th, 2011 at 11:22 am
aha .... if that fact like that, you dick Ako Madamosiya only 60 mm in length when erect and flaccid just 15 mm, why are you ashamed to admit it Ako Madamosiya, should ask for help with your friend, so how could Madamosiya Ako dick normal size ... . ugh .... sorry you had a dick, but only 60 mm, sizes for girls that much if you do not feel bad, at least it feels like worms in her vagina ... LOL
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September 16th, 2011 at 4:45 am
Akō Madamosiya - penisu wa, seikō-ji ni wāmu no yō ni kanjirudarou, penisu wa kanjite inai
Ako Madamosiya - your penis just feels like worms struggling during intercourse, the penis that does not feel the penis
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September 16th, 2011 at 7:41 am
Ako probably has a 2 inch tool. I have seen a lot of Japanese porn where the guys have 2 inch equipment.
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September 16th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Yuriko - why did you go to my personal secret here? I have failed to penetrate you first, because short, please do not open it again the rest of my personal secret, ok!
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September 16th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Baka ka
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September 17th, 2011 at 3:30 am
Yuriko - why are you unloading my personal secret, my penis was very small, please do was dismantled again my other personal secret, ok!
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September 17th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Don't worry USA, Japan will take care of the Northeast Asia. When our 20,000 ton carriers with f-35's and UCAV's starts patrolling by 2015, these porn perverts will start shitting in their pants. We will hunt down all those subs that is able to chug along from the Chinese ports in the waters of the Pacific.
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February 14th, 2012 at 3:21 am
From China -> USA, enough about sea warefare. This article is ironic, because I'm shopping at 3am on Amazon buying different electronics such as this Universal Cell Phone Charger and Charging Station for $20. Can you imagine if the USA did not have China to make parts?
WORLD PEACE EVERYONE !!! WE NEED EACH OTHER !!!!
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