Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Chinese Rumblings

We live in a dangerous world, and we are the lamb who sleeps with the lion. Brian J. Young predicts that China will invade Taiwan. He observes that China is building what appears to be an invasion force.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged greater development of China's military, saying modernizaton of the army was of strategic importance to safeguard the eventual reunification of Taiwan.
In the meantime Condaleesa, has this to say.

"Certainly, the military spending is concerning because it is taking place at a time when the cross-Strait issue (with Taiwan) is not still resolved and in which the United States has certain commitments to a peaceful solution," Rice said at the start of a six-nation trip to Asia that includes China.

Perhaps China is making dual use of weapon sales first to pay for their build up and eventual invasion, and perhaps to provide further distraction to the US.
The United States has charged that China continues to supply unconventional weaponry and dual-use technology to Iran, despite numerous appeals.

China has transferred components and expertise to Iran's weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, officials said. They said some of the Chinese components have arrived via Pakistan, another key ally of Beijing.

"Unacceptable proliferant activity continues," Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on March 10. "We are particularly concerned about continued transfers of CBW- and missile-related technology by Chinese entities to Iran, despite the imposition of sanctions."

The components were said to have included dual-use missile components, raw materials, and expertise to Iran's solid-fuel missile program. Officials said Beijing has also supplied dual-use chemical weapons-related production equipment and technology to Iran.

Well, I don't get the warm and fuzzys about these going ons. The MSM seems pretty quiet about it, perhaps they are afraid to scare people off from by their cheap Chinese made goods.

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