A Chinese military expert says a Pentagon document released last
Friday, calling China its greatest future threat, reflects the
country's hostility and high measure of vigilance against China's
development.
A researcher at the Strategic Research Department of China's
Academy of Military Sciences, Wang Xinjun, contends that the US
military document reveals the administration's true military
ambitions, and would jeopardize healthy bilateral relations with
China.
Wang Xinjun says the playing up of China's military power aims
to contain China's military development as well as seek to
strengthen US forces in the Asia Pacific area, in order to offset
China's influence in the region.
The expert adds that the document provides "evidence" for
further strengthening of the US-Japan military alliance, which the
US favors to control Japan, contain China's development and
disintegrate cooperation in East Asia.
The analyst believes the real intention lying behind the
Pentagon document targets the impeding of China's reunification.
Some American strategists feel that distancing Taiwan away from the
Chinese central government is the most effective means to prevent
or slow down China's rise.
With the US long-range plan calling on China as its greatest
future threat, Wang Xinjun notes it provides a basis for an
increasing Department of Defense spending against the "so-called
enemy".
Wang Xinjun says that the Chinese army has no such intention of
confronting the American army and the new Pentagon document will do
harm to China’s peaceful development as well as the mutual trust
and cooperation built by the two countries in regional and global
affairs.
(CRI.com February 8, 2006)
