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Why China worries the Pentagon
NY Post ^ | October 6, 2009 | Peter Brookes

Posted on 10/06/2009 3:05:07 AM PDT by Scanian

REPLETE with Olympian fanfare, China just a few days ago "celebrated" the 60th anniversary of the founding and achievements of the People's Republic.

Unfortunately, not everyone is celebrating -- especially not military analysts.

They're not alone: China has big human-rights problems, especially as regards restive minorities such as the Tibetans and Uighurs (Chinese Muslims). And Beijing has limited entry by foreign companies into China's booming market of 1.3 billion people. Plus the Greens are unhappy with the "Middle Kingdom's" belching smokestacks, which make it the world's largest greenhouse-gas producer.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: df21missile; hitech; military; navy

1 posted on 10/06/2009 3:05:08 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

With Obama in the WH, China can threaten to nuke California unless we give them Hawaii. Obama of course would object, but only because he’d lose 3 electoral votes in 2012. He’d immediately offer to negotiate. Then he’d give them Alaska because he’s not going to get those 3 electoral votes. Then he’d blame Bush.


2 posted on 10/06/2009 3:59:46 AM PDT by wny
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To: Scanian

China has worried me since losers Kissinger and Clinton opened up the USA to them


3 posted on 10/06/2009 5:01:31 AM PDT by uncbob
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