2012-03-10 (China Military News cited from onenewsnow.com and by Chad Groening) — As China prepared for its 17th annual Communist Party Congress, Beijing announced a new defense budget of approximately $106 billion, which equates to an 11.2-percent increase. That announcement comes at a time when the Obama administration, despite calling for a higher priority in Asia, is busily reducing the U.S. defense outlay.
Dean Cheng (Heritage)Dean Cheng is a research fellow at the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation. He says there are two aspects of Chinese defense priorities that are problematical. For one thing, he says the Chinese are focused on countering the U.S. military — not providing support for maintaining international order and sustaining global trade.
“So they buy things like anti-ship ballistic missiles — which really are of use only against things like American aircraft carriers, but not against, say, Somali pirates,” he offers.
And Cheng says the Chinese have another advantage. “… Because its military is still more of a local military operating near China rather than around the world like the U.S. military, [China] can put all of its resources up against only a portion of the U.S. military.”
The researcher adds that the Chinese Communist Party appears to be increasingly asserting itself not only against U.S. interests but also against its neighbors — Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Expert my foot! Dean Cheng is simply licking the palm of the military-industrial complex that feeds him. Thank you, President Eisenhauer, for warning Americans against these war-mongers. The world has seen what they have done in Vietnam and Iraq. They are attacking President Obama for trying to solve the Iranian and North Korean problems with on-military means. Is this their infantile effort to build up for another pre-emptive strike against anyone they dislike?
I wish Dean Cheng would sit on a poisoned pungee stick…that moron. He says that China has another advantage because it’s military isn’t capable of fighting a war around the world like the USA can, so China can put up all it’s resources against only a small portion of the US military. Lets see, if war breaks out between China and the US {I hope it doesn’t} and since China has no capabilities to attack the US, which means the US has to go all the way to China’s back door to attack China, making the US the aggressor, but it’s China’s fault for trying to defend herself…WOW, Dean Cheng really is a banana boy cuz he’s one dumb m@$&^rf%$#&r.
China has every means to attack the us. There is probably not a square inch of the united states that isnt under Chinese military reach.
LOL Tenfei, Lets not talk nuclear.
I see Tienfei is still delusional…..The only means they have,is nuclear and that’s it!
Its the only means that would matter. As advance as the J20 is. Its combat radius couldnt exceed 1000 km. Chinese warships would still travel around 50 kmph. Like any weapons systems the us has, they still arent very relevant in regards to modern warfare.
Actually Tienfei is not delusional, he’s just thinking too far ahead of a worst case scenario if all out war occurs which is a no win situation for both sides. Remember one thing, like American football, being a favorite to win is not a guarantee of victory, underdogs win half the games. China is not as strong as the US but they’re not as weak as a lot of China bashers think. China is not going to attack the US {they’re not stupid} But like any sane country, China will do whatever it takes to defend herself. By the way, a lot of people think because the Chinese people get so excited about every piece of military hardware that comes out of China, they misinterpret it as China bragging and thinking it’s the best weapon. In reality, most Chinese knows that most US weapons are still better, it’s just that whatever China has or makes now is a HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT THEY HAD BEFORE. For example, during the Korean war, 70% of Chinese casualties was because of shrapnel and bullet wounds to the head, it could of been avoided but China at the time was too poor to afford helmets….when Chinese forces had the US and it’s U.N forces on the run and could of pushed the US into the shores of South Korea, why did they stop? they ran out of food and ammo and was too poor to afford proper winter clothes,most soldiers had frostbite and many just froze to death. So Yeah, Chines aren’t bragging,they’re just happy to be able to fight as close to a level playing field as possible.
Thats not what Im saying. China defeated the us in the Korean War. The only reason they didnt take South Korea wasnt because they were stopped. It was because the Chinese objective was to retake North Korea. It was the us that went to the Chinese side and asked for a cease fire so that the war could come to a close. This is the same reason why the us never invaded and occupied North Vietnam during the Vietnam war. Bombs were dropped all over South Vietnam, an american ally, but North Vietnam was not allowed to be taken over. Because it was understood that like the Korean War. China would defend and retake North Vietnam.
As for nuclear war. I dont see why anyone would bring a knife to a gun fight.
Death tolls in the Korean war:So many different sources have different totals,this is just an average.
North Korea – 1,316,579
China – 500,000
United States – 33,000
Even though there is never a true winner in war. These numbers don’t lie on who won!
Other countries casualties in the Korean war:
South Korea – 595,000
United Kingdom – 1,078
Turkey – 717
Canada – 310
France – 290
Australia – 281
Greece – 170
Colombia – 140
Ethiopia – 120
Netherlands – 110
Thailand – 110
Belgium – 100
Philippines – 90
Total – 2,448,095
China definitely won the Korean War. North Koreans were already rounded up and pushed into China after us intervention. us claims only 33,000 died in action. An additional 20,000 died accidentally. With 3700 more who were simply never seen again. China fought this war single handedly. It pushed all UN forces back into South Korea. It was the single largest retreat in american military history.
“The longest retreat in U.S. military history took place during the Korean War”.
It also set precedence behind the idea of a limited war. Engaging an enemy carefully so as not to draw others into the battlefield.
“Because we had learned our lesson in the Korean War 1950-1953. We INVADED North Korea and Red China entered the war against us. If we invaded North Vietnam, Communist China may have entered the Vietnam War”.
Sheer numbers is the only reason the US had to retreat. Think about it,a whole country against a small portion of a country’s army and the US still kicked their ass! I feel bad for the chinese soldiers back then,ill equipt against a superior army,some didnt even have weapons.
Lets say your numbers are correct,thats still only 56,700 deaths compared to 500,000….numbers speak for themselves!
BTW: You are correct,the US did go to the the chinese side,but the whole story went like this. “If you (the Chinese) push any further south,we are going to drop a few special bombs on your country” thats why it stopped.
I think you need to start actually reading about the Chinese military,what the genearals say,what they have compared to the US,etc… Yes China has come a long way but they are still way behind when it comes to military might,especially if they had to fight a war far from home.
Well, China was fighting all of South Korea, america and UN alone. SK suffered over 400 thousand, the rest of the UN suffered over 10,000.
Macarthur threatened nuclear war with China when his army was defeated in North Korea by the Chinese. Truman which had dropped nuclear bombs in Japan fired Macarthur over this dispute because it feared the Soviets would drop nuclear bombs on americans in response.
Thus the americans had begged China for a ceasefire and a return to the 38th parallel.
America begged China….That’s hilarious lol
It wasnt China that asked for a ceasefire.
US asked Mao for a cease fire,Mao rejected. Both sides dug in, nothing changed except rising body count {on both sides}. US asked Mao for a cease fire a second time, Mao excepted,,,end of story. So stop arguing!
Two years of useless fighting that did no one any good. Chinese take a hill, UN takes it back, China takes a hill, UN takes it back while Peace talks argue about the shape of the table.
Incredible!
Whatever said.
America went into another country not once or twice or three time.
Not to save but for influence
Not to Help but to plunder.
Middle east now.
Well again American and her allies have to flee with shit on their pants
in Afghanistan,Vietnam,Iraq,Korea and maybe Iran.
Too much American shit all over the world
N.Korea invaded S. Korea. US and most of the rest of the world helped S. Korea beat back the invasion and defeat N. Korea. Then China enters the war. For what purpose? Is N. Korea better for having been rescued by China? Per Capita South Korea is better off than China and much better off than N. Korea.
China, saved N. Korea from sharing the prosperity of S. Korea.
President Truman asked Mao not to get involved in the war, Mao said, no problem, as long as UN forces didn’t cross the 38 parallel, UN forces didn’t listen and pushed the north Koreans into Chinese territory across the Yalu River, with the UN forces camped at the base of the Yalu, China attacked the next day.
And how did that help the people of North Korea?
It wasn’t about helping the North Koreans, the North Koreans were administered by the Soviet Union at the time but didn’t want to commit ground troops to help them, China just didn’t want the Americans near China’s border especially with the Taiwan issue going on. If you notice, all Chinese forces left North Korea when things stabilized. Same thing happened during the Vietnam War, when the North Vietnamese were losing to the US. Ho Chi Minh had no choice but to ask Mao for help and explained that if the North fell, then they would have the US. on their back door. In those days, the US. wasn’t exactly friendly to China at the time, even now,things aren’t that rosy between China and the US. but at least it isn’t as bad.
American and her allies impoverished many countries by sanctions due to ideological differences.China,North Korea,Cuba,Libya,Cambodia,Vietnam…….
The suffering of these people in these countries are not caused by themselves but of the Americans,her allies,WTO and those countries that had to comply fearing repercussion from the Americans.
China in its poverty beat the American and her allies.
This time it is a totally different ball game.Actually
The Americans doesn’t seem to understand the foundation of Chinese Culture and beliefs.
Americans,her allies and the world has never been their enemies.When war was thrusted upon them at their doorstep they had no choice but to comply to the american war games and design.
Still to this day if you speak to any mainland or overseas chinese, none hold it against the american and her allies.
Why not bring China to your side instead.
Something is obviously wrong with the American Foreign Policy.
The Chinese are known for their loyalty and faithfulness.
Which is the reason why they have fallen into the American trap time and again.
Bring the Chinese to your side and This will give America power beyond comprehension.
There is no loyalty between nation-states.
china should use american dollar to purchase and stock pile commodities.that is the most safest thing to do.
Dear leaders of China, buy up all your own commodities such as your bauxite,rare earth, zinc…..that should in itself stimulate your economy,conserve your natural resources,raise the prices of the commodities,effecting quantitative easing ,increasing monetary supplies,lowering your currency value. dont worry, the yuan is more than strong enough to absorb the QE ,whatever effects will be good. this is a win win formula. just make sure the yuan purchases goes back to china.