Antinuclear

Chinese warning to Australia not to join in USA militarism

Colonel Liu said the US was building ”a
mini-NATO” to contain China, with the US and Japan at its core and
Australia within its orbit.

China colonel raises nuclear spectre, SMH, January 23, 2013 John
Garnaut, Beijing A CHINESE military officer has raised the spectre of
nuclear weapons and warned Australia not to side with the United
States and Japan as a territorial dispute in the East China Sea
continues to escalate.
Senior Colonel Liu Mingfu, of the National Defence University, blamed
America’s ”orchestration” and Japan’s ”militarism” for rising
tensions over disputed islands known as the Senkaku in Japan and the
Diaoyu in China.
”America is the global tiger and Japan is Asia’s wolf and both are
now madly biting China,” Colonel Liu said. ”Of all the animals,
Chinese people hate the wolf the most.”
China was a peaceful nation but it would fight to the death if
seriously attacked, he said
Both sides and the US have in recent days traded strident warnings
over alleged territorial incursions, while holding out hopes of a
diplomatic breakthrough. Diplomats privately warn of a growing risk of
accident or miscalculation.
Asked about the People’s Liberation Army fighting capability, Colonel
Liu referred to the PLA department that houses China’s strategic
missile and nuclear arsenal.
He raised a hypothetical scenario that he said would justify a nuclear
attack, while clarifying that he was not calling upon China to take
such measures……
Colonel Liu directly warned Australia not to follow the US or Japan
into any military conflict with China…….
In separate written comments Colonel Liu said the US was building ”a
mini-NATO” to contain China, with the US and Japan at its core and
Australia within its orbit.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-colonel-raises-nuclear-spectre-20130122-2d56p.html#ixzz2Ip0RYRWH

January 23, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics international