A column of Chinese military honor guards stand in formation during aceremony in Beijing on Thursday. Claro Cortes IV / Reuters
China, Naming Threats, Seeks Stronger Military
-- The Wall Street Journal
-- The Wall Street Journal
BEIJING -- China's military said that it needs to be stronger to face containment abroad and separatist threats at home, even as it said that relations with longtime rival Taiwan had improved.
In a news conference Tuesday to discuss China's newly issued white paper on national defense, Col. Hu Changming, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, said "the situation across the Taiwan Strait has taken a significant positive turn," the latest sign of warming ties.
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My Comment: China is clearly intent on expanding its military. While its stated goal is to protect the integrity of Chinese sovereignty, this expansion will probably result in an arms race within the region. The countries that would be most disturbed by this expansion are Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, India, and last but not least .... the U.S.