There are many academics who believe that China's recent aggressive international behavior towards Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and even the US Navy off their coasts is nothing to be concerned with, and that the US would do the same thing if there were incursions off our own coasts. Indeed, we would if there were incursions of pirates or drug smugglers. And realize we also only share our territorial waters with a few nations such as Mexico, Canada, and a few Caribbean Nation Islands.
Interestingly enough, we seem to be getting along fine unlike all the tensions off the coasts of China. There was an interesting paper put out by the Rand Think Tank not too long ago which insisted that China's international behavior was one of peace, not imperialistic visions of granger or strategies of world domination, however, I have a hard time buying into that academic fantasy based on actual events, and observations.
Not buying it for one-second.
In fact, with regards to issues in Tibet, territorial disputes with India, military conflict in Burma and the selling of weapons to Iran, Taliban, rogue governments of Africa, and to Iraq under Saddam - and the recent Japanese fishing boat incident, political rhetoric over Taiwan, and the many US Navy incursions, and displeasure of the US organization of all ASEAN nations, including challenges to friendly peaceful war games - I ask how could anyone buy into the logic that China's military ambitions are peaceful.
You see, there is simply no evidence for that.
And all this is above and beyond the "trade war" which China believes itself to be having with the USA, over such innocuous things as frozen chickens, subsidized steel, rare-earth elements - or its claim to water rights with bordering nations, or its theft of intellectual property. And we need not mention its ICBM anti-ship missiles, beyond horizon radars, spy satellites, or impeding sanctions and solutions to the Iranian or North Korean nuclear weapons programs.
No, I am not buying it.
And with that said, maybe none of us should buy into this nonsense or a peaceful China motif, in fact, maybe none of us should be buying anything from China at all when we can help it. Why? Because that's how many Chinese feel about US products, and perhaps that's why the trade between our two nations is so obviously lopsided and manipulated on their end.
No, I am not against China, rather I am marveling at their economic success, mostly because we funded it - it has been one impressive ride, but let's not be taken for a ride at our expense. I think China is a great nation with great potential, I just wish it would act and behave like it on the international trade front. Please consider this.
Ref.
1.) Wall Street Journal Article; "U.S., Allies Take Firmer Stance on China - Asean Seeks Stronger Positions on Territorial Disputes Amid Concern Over Beijing's Growth and Rising Military Powers," by Jeremy Page, Patrick Barta, and Jay Solomon, published on September 23, 2010.
2.) Wall Street Journal Article; "Beijing Discourages Japan Travel," by Hiroyuki Kachi - published on September 23, 2010.
3.) Wall Street Journal Article, "Business Sours on China - Foreign Executives Say Beijing Creates Fresh Barriers, Broadsides Patent Rules," by Andrew Browne and Jason Dean, March 27, 2010.
4.) Wall Street Journal Article, Editorial, "Farewell to America's China Station," by Mark Helprin,
5.) Wall Street Journal Article, "China Urges Restraint in Korean Crisis," by Evan Ramstad.
Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes some times it makes sense to use one of the phone companies and stay in contact with your trading partners, rather than engaging in trade wars or disputes.
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