Posted on 07/20/2005 7:59:45 PM PDT by blam
China's anger at 'rude' US report on its military expansion
By Alec Russell, in Washington and Richard Spencer, in Beijing
(Filed: 21/07/2005)
Beijing hit back immediately and angrily yesterday at a long-awaited Pentagon report that warned of an aggressive Chinese military build-up, calling it "groundless, gratuitous and rude".
Reflecting mounting concern in the Pentagon over China's military ambitions and scope, the report warned of a long-term threat not only to Taiwan but also to the US forces in the Pacific and regional powers including India and Japan.
China is also expanding its nuclear arsenal with missiles capable of reaching India, Russia and the United States, the assessment warned. The publication of the annual report had been delayed by intense discussion between the State Department and the Pentagon over the scale of the threat.
It suggested that China's annual military spending could increase to $90 billion this year - three times the official figure - making its budget the third largest after America and Russia.
On a less alarmist note, it concluded that China's con ventional forces are not yet ready for Beijing to be sure it could "fight and win" a conflict with Taiwan to prevent a bid for formal independence.
The 45-page report lacked the stark language that can often be heard from Pentagon officials and in Congress over Beijing's military build-up.
The United States is eager for "a peaceful and prosperous China, one that becomes integrated as a constructive member of the international community", it said. But it added: "Questions remain about the basic choices China's leaders will make as China's power and influence grow, particularly its military power."
China's vice foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, said America could hardly criticise China's military spending when its own was so much greater.
The report "ignores the facts, spares no effort to spread the 'China threat theory', (and) rudely interferes in China's internal affairs", he said.
Well, the Chinese could play a Klein bottle and go up their own derrieres.
whatever Red! I'm sure we'll be dancing in the pale moonlight soon enough.
Yeah, how dare we accuse them of aggression after one of their generals recently said they'd go nuclear on us if we defended Taiwan. We suck.
BTW, I thought that whiny indignation was a fate worse than death in Chinese culture. I thought they were a bunch of tough guys. I'm sure it's an act, they know how to work our system. What's really sad is that the State Department is probably drafting an apology right now along with a promise to petition the president to give them yet another sweetheart business deal.
Are the Chicoms being run by a bunch of metrosexuals?
They must share fundraisers with the Dems.
H00B0Y! Here we go!
Lotta chest pounding coming from general Wang as of late
I wonder if China will attack Taiwan when the next terrorist attack happens (god forbid)?
China's got more irons in the fire than the media is telling us. They've let loose some bioweapons as of late, and are trying to control the accident. (Olympics and all.)
Commentary
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Boxun Description of Ebola in China
Recombinomics Commentary
July 19, 2005
1. EB-SZ type: It was found in Shenzhen of South China. People contracted the virus showing severe illness, and they were infected through the contact of blood. Incubation period is 2-4 weeks. Some individual cases have incubation period up to 6 months. Some cases are asymptomatic. Those infected people's immunity drops suddenly that triggers other co-infections and complications. When non-Ebola virus related infections become severe, it could lead to diathesis from the major blood vessels. In severe cases, blood vessels disintegrate; muscular tissues became fluid-like; patients died of lack of oxygen due to haemorrhage. After the case die, the disintegration symptoms persist with the change of room temperature, ie above 12.4 degree Celcius. The process continues until the carcass completely disintegrates. The disintegration process slows down when temperature is lower than 8.7 degree Celcius; and the process halts at below 4 degree Celcius. Therefore, the best treatment for infected person is to use low temperature therapy. To treat the deceased cases, it is better to seal the body under low temperature. To disinfect the environment where the cases die has to use both high temperature disinfection and low temperature disinfection with the assistance of potent medication.
2. EB-ST type: It was found in Shantou of South China. People contracted the virus showing severe illness. Transmission is unknown. Incubation period: 30-120 days. Infected people have localized maculopapular rash. Cases occur in the form of diathesis in the smallest capillaries that lead to necrosis of the involved tissues. The characteristic of this virus is its intermittent exacerbation of the symptoms. This virus is suspected to be the mutated by-product of Ebola virus and other viruses. The confirmative diagnosis is usually made by the identification of EB-SZ-like virus in the tissues of deceased cases.
3. EB-HN type: It was found in Hunan of Central China. Transmission is unknown. Incubation is about 30-60 days. Infected cases experience discomfort due to the localized diathesis. After the disintegration of blood vessels, patients experience symptoms related to blood loss. Most of the deceased cases' heavily infected organs were in their lungs. If the blood vessels of the internal organs were infected, it will cause hepatic damage. Deceased case's face and bottom will disintegrate within 2-8 hours afterwards; their nails also fall apart. Autopsy found that the tissues of tendons were as soft as muscle. The deceased cases' blood are contagious. Contact through other means will not lead to infection of the virus.
4. EB-FJ type: It was found in Fujian province of South China. The virus was transmitted through the carrier's blood. Incubation period is about 20-30 days. Infected people will become immunocompromised that leads to influenza induced pneumonia and bleeding in the lungs. Subsequently, it leads to respiratory failure. Autopsy found that the vessels in the deceased cases' lung were fluid like; other tissues were normal. Deceased cases displayed purplish spots in their necks.
5. EB-ZJ type: It was found in Zhanjian of South China. Not much details on this virus subtype.
6. EB-SZ77 type: It was found in Shenzhen of South China (adjacent to Hong Kong). This virus could infect birds.
The above human translation of a boxun report raises serious questions about Ebola infections in China. It has not been independently confirmed and Ebola has not been reported outside of Africa. The above report offers no genetic details on the relationship between the above isolates and the various sequenced Ebola and Marburg isolates.
The boxun reports on H5N1 bird flu strains appear to be quite believable and are supported by China's refusal to allow WHO visit the recent sites of H5N1 infections in Xinjiang province as well as the refusal to share sequence data on isolates from the latest outbreak.
Other boxun documents indicate details of H5N1 and Ebola infections are considered state secrets, which clearly if true, is cause for concerns. China's recent actions of limiting access and distribution of strains and sequences increases the credibility of the boxun reports.
Moreover, H5N1 and Ebola have a region of sequence identity between HA and spike genes.
PING
Chinese are a lot like Arabs-- they both think they can do whatever kind of criminal enterprise they want to and no one is allowed to criticize or even comment.
ChiComs and Arabs are "hand and glove".
I would rather the US be rude to the greatest threat to civilization and freedom, more so than Osama's violent nuts in the long run, than to endure them as they amass enough power to challenge us. Rude? We need to cut off any military sales or technology sales that can be militarily applied to this megalomanical communist regime.
Time for Japan to arm itself with nukes. The Chicoms will behave differently with the threat of both Japan and the U.S.
ping
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