The Red Menace
Recently, the Pentagon said China’s military buildup is destabilizing Asia and could present a long-term challenge to the interests of the United States in the Pacific-Asian region.
The Bush regime seems to be awakening to the military challenge posed by communist China. The Pentagon has delivered a strong warning concerning communist China's huge military buildup. Communist China's dangerous military expansion is poised to strike Taiwan, which no longer has the ability to prevent an invasion, should it occur.
A decade ago, experts insisted that China's low-tech military couldn’t successfully invade democratic Taiwan. The Pentagon's new report concludes that on China's rapidly growing military power has shifted the military balance to favor mainland China. China has deployed 400,000 ground troops to three military regions opposite Taiwan, an increase of 25,000 since last year, and has armed them with more tanks, armored personnel carriers, and artillery pieces. In addition, China has aimed nearly 800 short-range missiles at Taiwan and is adding about 100 more each year.
The Pentagon report suggests China's massive military buildup is aimed at far more than simply preventing Taiwanese independence. "Current trends," it says, "could provide China with a force capable of prosecuting a range of military operations in Asia, well beyond Taiwan, potentially posing a credible threat to modern militaries operating in the region." Several aspects of China's military development have surprised military analysts, including the pace and scope of its strategic nuclear forces. It is "quantitatively and qualitatively" improving its long-range nuclear missile force.
China's been pumping billions into its military for years. It claims its defense budget for 2006 is $35 billion, which is up 15 percent over last year. However, the Pentagon insists the real amount is more like $70 billion to $105 billion. Five years ago, thirty percent of our national debt was held by foreign lenders. Now, that debt has grown by another $3 trillion, with foreign lending accounting for 80 percent of the increase. The quagmire in Iraq is by far the primary reason for our increasing national dept. Consequently, we're subsidizing communist China's massive military buildup to the tune of $50 to $100 billion a year, and this could easily double over next five years.
The Bush regime seems to be awakening to the military challenge posed by communist China. The Pentagon has delivered a strong warning concerning communist China's huge military buildup. Communist China's dangerous military expansion is poised to strike Taiwan, which no longer has the ability to prevent an invasion, should it occur.
A decade ago, experts insisted that China's low-tech military couldn’t successfully invade democratic Taiwan. The Pentagon's new report concludes that on China's rapidly growing military power has shifted the military balance to favor mainland China. China has deployed 400,000 ground troops to three military regions opposite Taiwan, an increase of 25,000 since last year, and has armed them with more tanks, armored personnel carriers, and artillery pieces. In addition, China has aimed nearly 800 short-range missiles at Taiwan and is adding about 100 more each year.
The Pentagon report suggests China's massive military buildup is aimed at far more than simply preventing Taiwanese independence. "Current trends," it says, "could provide China with a force capable of prosecuting a range of military operations in Asia, well beyond Taiwan, potentially posing a credible threat to modern militaries operating in the region." Several aspects of China's military development have surprised military analysts, including the pace and scope of its strategic nuclear forces. It is "quantitatively and qualitatively" improving its long-range nuclear missile force.
China's been pumping billions into its military for years. It claims its defense budget for 2006 is $35 billion, which is up 15 percent over last year. However, the Pentagon insists the real amount is more like $70 billion to $105 billion. Five years ago, thirty percent of our national debt was held by foreign lenders. Now, that debt has grown by another $3 trillion, with foreign lending accounting for 80 percent of the increase. The quagmire in Iraq is by far the primary reason for our increasing national dept. Consequently, we're subsidizing communist China's massive military buildup to the tune of $50 to $100 billion a year, and this could easily double over next five years.
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