PLA rebuffs criticism of budget
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James Wang Sheng Lee 2008-01-30 19:05
 Why does the US say China is a military threat?How many nuclear missiles has the US?20000 to destroy China many times. China hsa only 200 at the most.
China must have more than 1800 n missiles. Then the chinese can destroy the US tree times.
You see what Bush wants is a China that cannot hit back.Then he can buly China like in the 50s and 1996 .
This time if he send the navy into the Taiwan Straitsit will be blown up.
The Us has the monroe doctrine which means other cuntries must not come to the American sphere.ISn'tTaiwan nearer China.
China must be strong os that the US will not mess it around.When China is 50% as srong as the US it will be a differnt story.
Now the US owes alot of money yet it stills spending many monys on defence to ataacking othe kuntries.
 
Chinahandover 2007-03-07 04:58
 $44.97, just say $50 billion is no comparison to $1000 billions which American military spending is marching toward.

I don't think the claim about China's military spending is LARGE merits any answer. I won't even dignify all the idiots with a reply.

Just show the military spending figures side by side.
Well for some diehard China haters, even Chinese military budget is O, it is not good enough for them.

Better to hand over all Chinese land, Taiwan, and all resources then they might say China is thinking about peace.
 
opportunity 2007-03-07 03:04
 US thought China had the capability to make trouble. After reading these posts, I am sure US will now conclude that China also has the intention, in addition to the capability. What China needed now is opportunity.
 
anti u.s.A 2007-03-06 19:34
 Americans soliders got very little in given their life in Iraq and Afghanistan as well, at least the chinese do not go to war and get blow up. Anyway you are taking rubbihs here, need chef. We chinese in the army to defence our mother land, I was in the pla in 1979, we don't get paid at all, in fact we get just ciggy, dry foods, but I still very happy to join the army. But today majority of the police and high rank official are loaded with dollars, they are so corrupt.
 
Need Chef 2007-03-06 17:40
 I met a Chinese Colonel in a karaok. I said that I was looking for a Chef for my chain-restaurant with a good offer of 3,000 US Dollar per month...... The Colonel wanted to work for me...... Because he could earn 6-times more than he worked for Military.... I told him that I needed a Chef not a Colonel...... He said he know how to cook too.... It's amazing!...... Quit your job, and come to work for me!
 
See Me 2007-03-06 16:47
 Actually, the PLA officiers get pay too little... See me at karaok, if you want extra-bonus!
 
Huaqiao 2007-03-06 15:26
 No need at all for the PLA to be apologetic. Remember how they fought with swords, spears, and captured weapons against the Japanese? And even Stalin then was supporting the Kuomintang. But I rather prefer their old name, "Red Army".
 
abc 2007-03-06 15:18
 "We don't plan to invade any country, but we're also not afraid of anyone coming to attack us," he added.

Wow, I like this guy!!
 
kennethchew 2007-03-06 15:07
 I fully agree with Tan Naida and all your readers.Would the US and their puppets dare again to spy on China again like they did previously on Hainan Island if China was strong enough like today? No.
Most important for China is to spend at least 2-3% of its GDP not only on military but also more on R&D into high techs and outer space and laser and optic and other science fiction reasearch technology, if China wants to defence and survive in the next conflict.
May I suggest that China incalcate into its citizens especially its wealthy citizens and corporations to contribute 1% of their net profits yearly to a National fund to help China catch up to US in the area of outer space.The next conflict may well be decided on who controls outerspace. The amount spend presently is meagre and miserable when compared to the US/Japan.in this area.
Only by so doing can China catch up and be on par with the Superpower in the next 10-20 yrs.Do it now as time may be the deciding factor of success or failure in the next conflict if it comes.
'Concerned peace-loving citizen of the world'
 
Harsh reality 2007-03-06 13:39
 Recent history of the past 150 years has shown that when you are weak, you get invaded, robbed and beaten. That has proven to be the harsh reality.
How do we stop others from beating us? Obviously by becoming stronger, and that is exactly what China is doing.

Why are the US and Japan complaining? Because they wont be able to get a walk-over as they did before. Be warned though, the fact that they are raising a hue and a cry suggests that they have some designs on China which cannot be easily realised now that China is getting prepared in a small way. China's defence budget: approx USD 44 billion; US's defence budget: USD 440 billion, ie, 10 times bigger than China's.
Don't take Australia to heart, its just that jackal in the wake of a lion, tail between legs, hoping to pick meat off bones that might remain after a kill.
 
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