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May 26, 2005
Why does US overestimate China's military power?
The official People's Daily of China quotes a recent Pentagon report released to the US Congress on Chinese military power as "playing the hackneyed theme of China threat theory again". "In order to strengthen its persuasion - writes the People's Daily - a large amount of fabricated contents (...) were filled to the report such as the huge Chinese military expenditure in recent years". Why does the US Department of defence "spare no effort to exaggerate China's military strenght?" wonders the official newspaper, only to find the following five answers. First, "the US military and right-wing forces (are) eager to 'make' a new strategic rival since the anti-terrorism war is drawing to an end, in order to maintain its position and force in the American political circles". Second, to "make a favorable atmosphere for the US global strategic readjustment" in East Asia. Third, to "bear away the huge profit orders for the American interest groups of military industries". Fourth, to "exaggerate China's military strength for the excuse of (US) military sales to Taiwan". Fifth, in order to deter European countries and Israel from "military technological cooperation with China".
Posted May 26, 2005 07:42 PM
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