Given the growing strength of China’s military and the fact that the People’s Republic of China is America’s largest creditor, is it time for the United States to curtail its military surveillance in and around that nation? According to this editorial from Hong Kong’s China-owned Wen Wei Po, Beijing recommends in part:
“Washington should size up the situation and learn from the Bush Administration’s term in office that the pursuit of hegemonism resulted in a sharp decline in the strength and image of the United States. … The U.S. must accept the reality of China’s growing strength, adjust its hegemonic mentality and seek common ground to realize the win-win possibilities. … As the saying goes, ‘The only way to be a good-neighbor is first to be strong yourself.’ … The Obama government should adopt this perspective in order to lead America out of its crisis. Giving up a unilateralist foreign policy to maintain stable Sino-U.S. relations is most consistent with the Obama Administration’s goal of containing the economic recession.”
EDITORIAL
Translated By Mark Klingman
March 12, 2009
Hong Kong – Wen Wei Po – Original Article (Chinese)
On Monday [Mar. 9] the United States Department of Defense claimed that in the South China Sea, a Chinese vessel in international waters monitoring a U.S. Naval vessel engaged in “harassment.” A Foreign Ministry spokesman yesterday pointed out that the U.S. account runs seriously contrary to the facts, confused black with white, and is totally unacceptable to the Chinese side, and that China has made solemn representations to Americans.
Warships of other countries are allowed passage through China’s exclusive economic zone as long as the are not engaged in harmful activity, but must not be allowed to engage in operations that violate China’s sovereignty. The U.S. Navy ship Impeccable was engaged in military surveillance that infringed on Chinese sovereignty within its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. This is a contravention of relevant international and Chinese law, and amounts to a military provocation.
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