China's missile warning

The Australian ^ | June 04, 2007 | Patrick Walters

[Dundee]

CHINA has warned the US, Japan and Australia against the development of a regional ballistic missile defence system arguing that it could destabilise security in the Asia-Pacific.

Lieutenant General Zhang Qinsheng, deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, told a security conference in Singapore at the weekend that if the current US-Japan joint ballistic missile defence program was extended to Taiwan it would meet strong opposition from Beijing.

"We are worried that this kind of deployment will destabilise the Asia-Pacific region and will create uncertainty in terms of regional stability and peace," General Zhang said as the leader of the first senior Chinese defence delegation to attend the annual security summit.

Australia is now examining how it could contribute to an eventual US-led networked BMD system and could eventually deploy a sea-going BMD aboard the navy's planned air warfare destroyers.

The Howard Government is also considering becoming involved in a trilateral ballistic missile defence research program with the US and Japan. Defence and foreign ministers from Japan and Australia are expected to discuss the BMD issue in Tokyo this week...

Tokyo and Washington are combining to develop BMD defences involving the deployment of land-based Patriot missiles as well as sea-going defences on Japanese vessels using the Aegis defence system...

Defence Minister Brendan Nelson told The Australian that Defence was studying how Australia could contribute to any future regional ballistic missile system. "We are going to have a look at that. Missile defence in our region is extremely important," he said...

[Nathan Zachary]

How does a missile DEFENCE system destabilize, when all it does is prevent THEIR missiles from blowing up things? Common sense tells me that Chinese missiles pointed at other countries destabilize peace.

I guess the Ruskies and Chinese are taking turns parroting each other, and showing the world what communist "logic" is.

[puppypusher]

The only country destabilising Asia is China.She has NO need to build ICBM’s. A country of her size No one that’s sane would try and attack.

China is another of these communist countries.They perceive enemies under every tree.

They are their own worst enemy.

[LibLieSlayer]

Let the commies b!tch and build our systems to be bad to the bone! Build agressive Space Based Nukes to counter their progress. America needs a Military Base on the Moon... and one on Mars a bit later in this Century. America needs to RULE... it’s the only way mankind will survive!

LLS

[Thermalseeker]

How does a missile DEFENCE system destabilize, when all it does is prevent THEIR missiles from blowing up things?

Just like the Great Wall kept out the Mongolian hoards and destabilized China for centuries..... /sarcasmoff

[Sawdring]

Has anyone pointed out to the Chinese that their help with the North Korean missile and nuclear programs have helped to destabilize current Asian security structures.

[TexasRepublic]

Nuts!