China's Aggression

By Greg Scoblete
April 19, 2011

Is China behaving aggressively.

Daniel Blumenthal argues that China is experiencing a "resurgence" of "foreign policy aggression." Here is his indictment:

* China "declared" the South China sea a core interest.

* China did not "condemn" North Korea.

* China "demanded" the release of a fishing boat captain detained by Japan.

* China halted the sale of rare earth minerals to Japan.

* China "reneged" on an agreement to air President Obama's speech on state television without censorship.

* China "moved" some short range missles around.

* China "displayed" a new stealth fighter.

Scary stuff. Now, in the same period of time, what has the U.S. done? Let's review:

* Sent additional soldiers to fight a war in Afghanistan.

* Ramped up a bombing campaign against Pakistan's tribal region.

* Provided covert military assistance for military strikes in Yemen.

* Agreed to sell $60 billion in advanced military hardware to Saudi Arabia.

* Cooperated with Israel to conduct sabotage operations against Iran's nuclear facilities

* Sent its secretary of defense into Iraq to request permission to station troops in the country past an agreed upon deadline.

* Bombed Libya.

(AP Photo)

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