Posted on 06/07/2013 9:47:51 AM PDT by Nachum
China has been quietly taking steps to encircle the United States by arming western hemisphere states, seeking closer military, economic, and diplomatic ties to U.S. neighbors, and sailing warships into U.S. maritime zones.
The strategy is a Chinese version of what Beijing has charged is a U.S. strategy designed to encircle and “contain” China. It is also directed at countering the Obama administration’s new strategy called the pivot to Asia. The pivot calls for closer economic, diplomatic, and military ties to Asian states that are increasingly concerned about Chinese encroachment throughout that region.
“The Chinese are deftly parrying our ‘Pivot to the Pacific’ with their own elegant countermoves,” said John Tkacik, a former State Department Asia hand.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to question President Barack Obama about the U.S. pivot during the summit meeting set to begin Friday afternoon in California. Chinese state-run media have denounced the new U.S. policy as an effort to “contain” China and limit its growing power.
The Chinese strategy is highlighted by Xi’s current visit to Trinidad, Costa Rica, and Mexico where he announced major loans of hundreds of millions of dollars that analysts say is part of buying influence in the hemisphere.
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“I can see Chinese warships from my house.”
I’m sure they already have military bases in parts of central and south america.
This is what happens when your CIC is a community organizing p*ssy.
China is playing go. Iran is playing chess. Zero is playing inner city basketball, and not for the team whose uniform he is wearing.
Their navy is crap as long as ours is not in port sequestered or celebrating queer days.
No, this is what happens after four years of Jimmy, 12 years of Bushes, and 5 years of Obama.
And all with our dollars and our steel. And just in case owning the Panama Canal isn’t enough, they are building a new canal.
Yeah except for all those supertankers and cargo ships. Who knows what they could really be doing.
Hiring in plain sight.
Excellent point.
When (not if) China develops a blue-water navy, able to move as freely about the world as the US and British ships once were, they will certainly have the infrastructure to support it. This includes ports of call, assured sea lanes, and supply depots strategically located so they may leapfrog from point to point on the planet without having to return to home ports on the Chinese mainland.
And the worst part of this scenario is, that the superiority of the Chinese navy will be achieved with a force much smaller than the US Navy maintained only about five years ago. Our naval power is being eroded almost hourly, for so long as the Current Regime remains entrenched in the White Hut.
And we do nothing about it but kiss their butts. We need to arm Taiwan to the hilt and enforce our waters, for starters. Also, encourage Japan to build up a strong, large military force.
With all the American technology they’ve stolen, bought and been given on a solid gold platter through technology transfers and relocation of all sorts of manufacturing plants and processes to China, of course these Communist are using the technology and profits from exports to the US and other Western nations to built a military to challenge any others in the world.
That’s what Communist do when they have the funds and we’ve made certain for a few decades that they’d have the funds and we would not.
Reaping what’s been sown.
Who would have thought that RED DAWN would be china vs US...
“North of the U.S. border, Canada this week concluded a military cooperation agreement with China during the visit to Beijing by Canadian Defense Minister Peter G. Mackay. The agreement calls for closer cooperation between the two militaries, including bilateral military exchanges.
Chinese ambassador to Canada Zhang Junsai said China is deepening ties to Canada for infrastructure development, in Calgary last month. Chinese state-run companies have spent $30 billion for Canadian oil sands and natural gas, he said.”
This is all part of zero’s plan, eh?
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