Time's Battleland: As China rises militarily, eventually the golden rule should be applied

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 11:38AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett in China, Time's Battleland, US Military, US foreign policy

 

Wash Times piece on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen's counterpart in China (Chen Bingde) saying that US naval ex's in regional waters with local friends (Vietnam, Philippines, etc.) are "inappropriate." Mullen replies that they're not directed at China, which, of course, is the whitest of lies. The US sells beaucoup arms to all the same players and exercises with them to give them confidence vis-a-vis "rising China."  Fair enough . . .

Read the entire post at Time's Battleland.

Article originally appeared on Thomas P.M. Barnett (https://thomaspmbarnett.com/).