China Defends Military Rise

If the U.S. were to invade either the DPRK and or Iran, would the Chinese seize the opportunity to re-claim Taiwan? If not then, when?

Such a move could lead us from regional into global conflict.

Is military confrontation between the U.S. and China inevitable since we are the number one and two energy importers?

While China grows in both economic and military power, the U.S. economy isn’t doing nearly so well and demographics dictate a decline as the retiring baby boom tap their savings. The generation behind them isn’t nearly as affluent.

Who will finance the spiraling of U.S. military expenditures or will the U.S. government face a “use it or lose it” when the spending cannot be continued. Are we there yet?

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military modernization will focus on strengthening its navy and air force as it faces security threats from border spats, historical disputes and self-ruled Taiwan, a defense white paper released on Friday said.

But China, whose increasing defense spending and military build-up has been a source of friction with the United States, will never engage in an arms race or threaten any other nation, the policy paper said.

“The navy will gradually … raise its marine combat and nuclear counter-attack capabilities,” it said.

“The air force aims at speeding up its transition from territorial air defense to both offensive and defensive operations, and increasing its capabilities in the areas of air strike, air and missile defense, early warning and reconnaissance and strategic projection.”

President Hu Jintao this week urged the building of a powerful Chinese navy that was prepared “at any time” for combat.

The report also defended China’s rising military spending, pointing out that it spends less per capita than the United States, Britain, France or Russia and saying it was committed to peaceful development.

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