China's navy to safeguard world peace - President Hu Jintao.

by israeli.agent | April 24, 2009 at 12:15 am

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Chinaese President Hu Jintao today said that China's navy will safeguard word peace and development. He was watching the parade marking the 60the anniversary of China's Naval force the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy). Warships from 14 countries took part in the parade.

This announcement is very significant in the backdrop of recent active development and modernization of its Navy to have a geopolitical and military presence. Adding to that upgrading / establishing it's strategically placed naval facilities called "The String of Pearls” says that the aspirations of China are much more visible and clear now.

The "pearls" of the "string" are spanned across Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, South China Sea and Pakistan.

QINGDAO: China will never be a threat to other nations and its armed forces will be an important force in safeguarding world peace and development, Chinese President Hu Jintao has said.

Mr. Hu told the heads of 29 foreign navy delegations that China would neither seek hegemony nor turn to military expansion or arms races. The delegations are here to participate in the 60th anniversary celebrations of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.

Mr. Hu said China would stick to the road of peaceful development, which demanded China adhere to its national defence policy which was defensive in nature.

It was a strategic choice made by the Chinese government and people in line with the nation’s peace-loving tradition, the trend of the time and China’s fundamental interests, said Mr. Hu.

He noted that cooperation and exchanges between naval forces of different countries were key to building a “harmonious ocean,” which was the theme of the anniversary celebrations.

The PLA Navy would be more open and practical in international maritime security cooperation and unremittingly work towards the goal of building a harmonious ocean, Mr. Hu added.

Mr. Hu urged the nations to respect each other’s sovereignty and interests and to seek mutual development while combating conventional and unconventional threats in the oceans and protecting maritime safety.

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tlreed

at 04:17 on April 24th, 2009

Indeed China has a much better record in "neither seek hegemony nor turn to military expansion or arms races" than does the United States. There are many in the US who are in a tizzy over the prospect of China as the dominant world power; however, many countries will find it a refreshing change after over 50 years of unrivaled US Naval dominance. I do not believe China has an inferiority complex like that of the US, and so we will not experience the same military buildup that we saw between the US and the USSR. Some take the narrow view that China wants to take the place of the United States, but China's motives are more akin to those of Iran and North Korea, not motivated by a desire to expand, but by the desire not to be bullied by the USA.

israeli.agent

at 05:12 on April 24th, 2009

True..!

Whatever it is, having a super power is absolutely necessary for the proper functioning of this world. Me too don't have a problem if China becomes a word power.

Already learned to use chop-sticks.

.Agent.

albertacowpoke

at 05:12 on April 24th, 2009

Thank you for this post Agent. China is emerging as both an economic and military power, which will change the old world order.

Roy C

at 06:28 on April 24th, 2009

The question is: how does China treat its citizens? How stable is China? What is the relationship between its provinces and its central government?

And, what is it doing now with all that money? How are the countries China has essentially purchased contol of doing?

China doesn't have an inferiority complex? NO, it has a superiority complex and if I start telling stories about how Asian-Americans and Asians treated the African-Americans I knew in show business, we will blow that one apart when we look at that in the context of their history.

China is an imperial power. It has always been an imperial power.

The Great Wall of China is essentially a great tombstone for the death of millions who were killed building it.

You need to know some real Chinese history before you can safely be assured of statements such as "China doesn't have an inferiority complex".

israeli.agent

at 06:37 on April 24th, 2009

These are valid questions. But when it comes to reality, does the world have a real choice?

Please look at this. The way China building and expanding their staregic bases. The code name given to the project is "string of pearls".

It is difficult to believe that this is a humanitarian project.

The link given below is only for reference. Another link is give here that may give more detail on this project.

China is strengthening diplomatic ties and building naval bases along the sea lanes from the Middle East. This “String of Pearls” strategy is designed to protect its energy security, negate US influence in the region, and project power overseas.

Each “pearl” in the “String of Pearls” is a nexus of Chinese geopolitical influence or military presence.4 Hainan Island, with recently upgraded military facilities, is a “pearl.” An upgraded airstrip on Woody Island, located in the Paracel archipelago 300 nautical miles east of Vietnam, is a “pearl.” Acontainer shipping facility in Chittagong, Bangladesh, is a “pearl.” Construction of a deep water port
in Sittwe, Myanmar, is a “pearl,” as is the construction of a navy base in Gwadar, Pakistan.5 Port and airfield construction projects, diplomatic ties, and force modernization form the essence of China’s “String of Pearls.” The “pearls” extend from the coast of mainland China through the littorals of the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca, across the Indian Ocean, and on to the littorals of the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. China is building strategic relationships and developing a capability to establish a forward presence along the sea lines of communication (SLOCs) that connect China to the Middle East The Nature of the Pearls. China’s development of these strategic geopolitical “pearls” has been nonconfrontational, with no evidence of imperial or neocolonial ambition. The development of the “String of Pearls” may not, in fact, be a strategy explicitly guided by China’s central government. Rather, it may be a convenient label applied by some in the United States to describe an element of China’s foreign policy.

.Agent.

Roy C

at 06:33 on April 24th, 2009

Further, this is not the first time that China has had the second biggest economy in the world. China had the second biggest economy in the world in the 1890s as well.

We will see if the forces within China that took it down from that august position just over a hundred years ago have been overcome.

Roy C

at 07:21 on April 24th, 2009

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