China labels US 'nosy neighbour'

[boy_ingolden_pants]

BBC NEWS
China labels US 'nosy neighbour'
China has hit back at the US over calls for greater transparency in Beijing's military spending.

It comes a week after US Vice-President Dick Cheney said China's military build-up and satellite tests were at odds with its stated peaceful aims.

A spokesman for the foreign ministry in Beijing accused the US of acting like a nosy neighbour.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...ic/6408561.stm

[ryangt2]

Okay so China is calling US noisy neighbor,well so is Pakistan as well.They seem to be contradicting themselves in the US,why should the US have weapons but then tell the rest they must not?.Russia once was the super power now it seems like the US has become it instead.
Here are some examples
US may be 'undermining' Pakistan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6413641.stm
German push for US missile talks
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6412549.stm read the last paragraph and you get the point
And also we thought that Iran would play ball,and it also seems that Russia is getting involved as well,,thursdays news but just come across it.So America does have a lot to worry about by accusing or sanctioning countries,without good cause.
Syria Boosting Arsenal With Russia's, Iran's Help, Report Says
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,....world/mideast

[Demonskates]

The U.S. war machine is dependant upon satalites. Without G.P.S. things would be alot harder. China knew what they were doing. That says at any point we can knock your satalites from space. Spying would be tough too.
The U.S. for security reasons would be very concerned with things like that happening. Im sure its just one nation posturing against another, but it is a reason for alarm. Theres alot of satalites doing many diffrent tasks in space, and not one of them is a cheap piece of technology. It costs billions for those things.
If our satalites go off line now, we have to see if it was space debris, or if it was shot down by the Chineese.
Its really the same thing North korea is doing. Just making the U.S. remember they are still around.

[boy_ingolden_pants]

A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned.

The surprise encounter highlights China's continuing efforts to prepare for a future conflict with the U.S., despite Pentagon efforts to try to boost relations with Beijing's communist-ruled military.

The submarine encounter with the USS Kitty Hawk and its accompanying warships also is an embarrassment to the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, Adm. William J. Fallon, who is engaged in an ambitious military exchange program with China aimed at improving relations between the two nations' militaries.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...1539-3317r.htm

[lady-t]

china is fixing to make a play for the oil in the middle east. they are becoming more and more dependent on it for manufacuring, heating etc etc etc. the coming oil shortages will severely undermine their growth and economy. i understand that they can always import from russia, but their fields are on a downswing as well, unless they have new finds to boost oil extraction rates. so far they have no new ones. make no mistake about china, my husband says the next big war will be with them and i believe him.

[shawnee]

What's behind China's posturing? Liebenstraum! Sound familiar?

http://www.senderberl.com/haotian.htm

Peaceful co-existence and harmonius society my ass...

I guess we should shoot down one of their satellites to 'make the score even', and show 'em what we can do...I'm sure they have their share of 'assholes' over in China, too. I'm more than sure we can match them tit for tat in that department, too. This is how stupid policies start, mistrust and - divisive to both bodies of common people - money is diverted to arms races.

Lord I wish folks would wake up and smell the coffee. When you live in a repressive society, shoot down satellites, st alk aircraft carries well, people are gonna' talk...

[Abyssal_Worm]

china is fixing to make a play for the oil in the middle east. they are becoming more and more dependent on it for manufacuring, heating etc etc etc. the coming oil shortages will severely undermine their growth and economy. i understand that they can always import from russia, but their fields are on a downswing as well, unless they have new finds to boost oil extraction rates. so far they have no new ones. make no mistake about china, my husband says the next big war will be with them and i believe him.

Many people said the same thing about the Soviets during the 50's through the 80's. Did it happen? No. Why? M.A.D. Mutually Assured Destruction. If either side were to engage in a shooting war with one another, they both know that sooner or later it will come down to nuclear exchanges. Which is exactly what nobody wants.

[Traveler]

At the moment both Russia and China are forming defence agreements with eachother and swapping technology.

They have banded together and are calling for a bipolar new world order while the US is outflanked and isolated with their hopes of a monopolar new world order coming under serious threat.

Conflict is inevitable unless one side backs down which I do not think is going to happen.

[krakatoa]

china is fixing to make a play for the oil in the middle east. they are becoming more and more dependent on it for manufacuring, heating etc etc etc. the coming oil shortages will severely undermine their growth and economy. i understand that they can always import from russia, but their fields are on a downswing as well, unless they have new finds to boost oil extraction rates. so far they have no new ones. make no mistake about china, my husband says the next big war will be with them and i believe him.

My housband and me to say the same thing, and i really think it will happened, when? We dont know but sooner than later, because of the need of gaz.

One day we see them with their bicycle on the street and next what we see!!! cars cars cars. So it will come one day, i am convince of that. Krakatoa.

[ryangt2]

It has now been reported that Taiwan secretly tested a cruise missile last month.Oh dear,there does to me anyway seem a lot of countries testing missiles.Are they expecting something ,or dont mess with us?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/6422593.stm
Wonder whos next on the list

[lady-t]

both, ryangt............................................ ............. the oil wars are here.
shortages next, unemployment and housing bubble burst as well, the list goes on and on.