Posted on 04/08/2014 3:50:54 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Tensions between China and the United States were on full display on Tuesday as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel faced questions in Beijing about America's position in bitter territorial disputes with regional U.S. allies.
Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan, standing side-by-side with Hagel, called on the United States to restrain ally Japan and chided another U.S. ally, the Philippines.
Then, Hagel was sharply questioned by Chinese officers at the National Defense University. One of them told Hagel he was concerned that the United States was stirring up trouble in the East and South China Sea because it feared someday "China will be too big a challenge for the United States to cope with."
"Therefore you are using such issues ... to make trouble to hamper (China's) development," the officer said.
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Surely the chicoms know that when Hagel was in the Army, he didn’t have a good grip on Buck Private. Forrest Gump is a military genius compared to him.
5.56mm
And dependent on a scam like the Petro-Dollar, it`ll be a bumpy ride when that rug`s pulled out! Can you say, ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!
The Chinese have this idea that they own the US now. I wonder why???
The Chinese have this idea that they own the US now. I wonder why???
China on America: Now They Work For Us
http://youtu.be/4LUumD0MwL8
Best comment here.
Japan and South Korea are barely talking.
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