Posted on 08/23/2005 2:27:18 PM PDT by Paul_Denton
WASHINGTON — Not only has China (search) become an exporting giant, dumping cheap goods and creating enormous trade deficits all over the globe, but it continues to reach out to historically oppressive regimes for trade, economic partnerships and greater influence on the world political stage, policy watchers say.
A number of lawmakers, former ambassadors and foreign policy experts who testified in a Washington hearing late last month asserted that the United States needs to wise up to the fact that China plans to become a superpower militarily, economically and politically — by any means necessary.
"China kind of burst on the scene with a presence that has been frightening to many people who hadn't realized how wide this reach ... is," Rep. Randy Forbes (search), R-Va., chairman of the new House China Caucus (search), told FOXNews.com.
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Russia is also doing the same thing. And yet, we call these countries "Allies" in the War on Terror
I know. Why they are even considered "allies" is beyond me.
"With China's social unrest, southward bound economy and saber-rattling, they're going to implode on their own."
They know it is coming, they've said they will start war to distract the citizens.
"China kind of burst on the scene with a presence that has been frightening to many people who hadn't realized how wide this reach ... is."
And seemingly even more don't see it at all. The difference between those with vision and those who are blind may become a big source of tension here, and we will have to deal with it quickly.
And they are making nice with the Russians, wargames and all.
Big players are making moves.
On second thought, I suppose implosion could still occur during and/or after war.
If you make a large totalitarian state wealthy, it will have increased economic influence.
It's a pity that our benighted legislators didn't think of this before they went hog-wild making China vastly wealthy.
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