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- Everything about China's historical and confrontational
conduct with the US, coupled with its massive military buildup, belies
the friendly pretensions of China's Army Chief of Staff in a meeting with
high ranking US officers. Carlos Hamann of AFP reports:
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- "China 'never intends to challenge the US' and welcomes
its role maintaining peace in the Asia-Pacific region, People's Liberation
Army Chief of General Staff Chen Bingde told US military officers Wednesday.
While the Chinese military has improved considerably in the past years,
there is still a large gap between them and US military might, Chen told
officers at the National Defense University in Washington. China "never
intends to challenge the US," he repeated.
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- "Later, responding to a question, Chen said there
still exists 'a 20-year gap' between China's military and that of the western
power [another lie-they are only about 8-10 years behind]. In his speech,
Chen said it was important to increase 'strategic mutual trust through
enhanced dialogues and communication, instead of being prone to suspicion.'"
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- "'The world does not need to worry about, let alone
fear, China's growth,' he said [lulling them into complacency]. Chen is
on the first trip to the United States by China's top-ranking officer in
seven years." This speech is a classic execution of the Sun Tzu doctrine
of feigning friendship and weakness while building for war. I happen to
know that a fair number of ranking US officers haven't bought into this
obvious ruse. Sadly, only those who do are promoted to the highest ranks--like
Admiral Mullen.
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