Posted on 07/05/2016 12:15:01 PM PDT by Enlightened1
The American military build-up in the South China Sea, including the deployment of two carrier strike groups, comes in defiance of China’s vital interests and represents “a direct threat to national security,” the state-run Global Times said in strongly-worded editorials in its Chinese and English editions on Tuesday.
Beijing should accelerate developing its strategic deterrence capabilities to contain the United States, the newspaper added.
“Even though China cannot keep up with the US militarily in the short-term, it should be able to let the US pay a cost it cannot stand if it intervenes in the South China Sea dispute by force.”
China is a peaceful country that welcomes dialogue on the disputed region, the influential newspaper wrote, “but it must be prepared for any military confrontation.”
The Global Times is believed to have close ties with the government as it operates under the auspices of the Communist Party’s official newspaper, the People’s Daily.
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It sounds like that message was more for their neighbors than us.
The bulk of our industrial base is there. We are never fighting a serious war with China and they know it.
“Calling out” ubama is about like calling out the 95 lb sissy at your Jr. High. No consequences whatsoever.
They wouldn’t play this game with Ronald Reagan.
Oldplayer
They concede they cannot defeat the US Navy operating 200 miles of Hainan island.
At this point let them have the stupid islands.
Like what are we protecting them for? Because we have the “moral high ground”? Please...
The “bulk?” LOL
Don’t worry, our transgendered, PC military will be ready to suffer a great loss of life to protect freedom of navigation in the S. China Sea. Just tell the American public China is harassing homosexuals there and they will all be on board.
Yeah, concepts like treaties and freedom of the seas are so 20th century.
But no matter what, we must keep on buying cheap crap from China! We have to fund their war machine.
Ok?
Lets toss our rancid corrupt state against theirs then.
Whichever one kills the most wins the sand dots.
Before World War II Japan built aircraft runways on islands in the Pacific.
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