Tuesday, June 8, 2010
"... yes, but Gates is being less than honest here - at least one hopes that's the case, one hopes that Gates and the Obama administration are not just simply being naive - Taiwan is an integral piece in China's larger long term military strategy puzzle - but China's huge military build up is not specifically about Taiwan, it's about control of the South China sea and the surrounding outer island chain overall, it's about in many ways replicating Japan's grand strategy from WWII - in short it's about a lot more than a 'disagreement' over Taiwanese independence. What's of chief concern in this instance is not the arrogance of China in general but the arrogance and possible growing autonomy of the PLA in particular - again, another uncomfortable reminder of WWII era Japan..."
