Chinese President Hu Jintao elevated the concept of “harmonious ocean” (hexie haiyang) in an unprecedented maritime parade during the 60th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) at Qingdao on April 23. In Hu’s speech, the Chinese leader proclaimed that “for now and in the future, China would 'never seek hegemony' (yongbu chengba), nor would it turn to military expansion or arms races with other nations” (Xinhua News Agency, April 23).
In spite of these assurances, the PLAN's growing activism on the high seas has grown notably more pronounced from the Arabian Sea to the South China Sea. Despite the absence of a credible military threat in an era of peaceful development, Beijing “began a major military build up”.
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The J17 is being brought on a soft loan from china by Pakistan.
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't know how much longer would the Chinese be willing to give away free stuff to the Pakistanis.
The market for Chinese goods in Pakistan has reached a saturation point you know.
People have started calling Pakistan mini china because of the Chinese goods available there.
Any way if China wants to give away free stuff to Pakistan to counter Indian Navy build up ...I am quite sure that then it is not called ties..Its more like Christmas give aways.
What do you say my good blog owner?
I'm not in to politics.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is (mostly) about the proliferation of weapons and platforms.
All items are collected from the internet, therefore I call it "open source intelligence".