China has U.S. anti-missile tech

[faithfulguy]

The main focus of the global strategy should still be that that of US, Russia and China. Just because USSR was dissolve doesn't mean that Russia is now a weak country. In contrary, Russia is still a powerful independent force not easily influence by others. So do not count Russia out.

Since this is no different than cold war, the US president that really messed this up is Clinton. He allowed Russia/China to grow closer to each other in all aspects. As of now, Russia/China are politically closer to each other than each are to the US. This is dispite the fact that Russia is trying to become closer to Western Europe and China is actually integrating its economy with US. If China and Russia are capable of become even more close, then US would would need to find a counter weight such as India, which is what Bush Jr did. A better strategy is if US can some how "separate" Russia and China, than no such counter weight is needed.

As for China and Russia, it need to know its friends and enemies. These two countries should try to work with India and brazil and form a BRIC alliance and confederation of some sorts. And also BRIC should be the foundation. In the sense, SCO is actually counter productive because it doesn't include all the BRIC country. If BRIC can become a strong alliance, then we are looking at a bi-polar world. With US lead wester alliance and a BRIC alliance most likely will head by China as first among equals.

Another potential global player is the EU if Europeans can come close together and form an independent voice.

 

[gpit]

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...If China and Russia are capable of become even more close, then US would would need to find a counter weight such as India, which is what Bush Jr did. A better strategy is if US can some how "separate" Russia and China, than no such counter weight is needed.

That means US has to put less pressure to Russia by not letting Nato expand eastwards and not supporting color revolution and not supporting Georgia fools. That also means US has to put less pressure on China by not selling weapons to Taiwan.

It is highly impossible for US to forsake its staple international activities.

As for China and Russia, it need to know its friends and enemies. These two countries should try to work with India and brazil and form a BRIC alliance and confederation of some sorts. And also BRIC should be the foundation. In the sense, SCO is actually counter productive because it doesn't include all the BRIC country. If BRIC can become a strong alliance, then we are looking at a bi-polar world. With US lead wester alliance and a BRIC alliance most likely will head by China as first among equals.

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BRIC is an economic token. There is not much relationship among them, politically or culturally. There will be no military alliance among them in next couple of hundred years, except R and I in some kind of.

 

[topjumper]

BRIC forms a military alliance? Highly improbable. BRIC is just a term invented by an economist (a very good one) from a company that I used to work for, its popularity has been blown out of proportions in recent years and to suggest that these countries forming some kind of political and strategic alliances is far stretched.

China's strategy needs to be much more realistic than that (and far less romantic than this "BRIC" alliance dream) -- try to make peace with its neighbors, create a stable and attractive investment/development environment and try to make a shift in the US containment policy through peaceful means while strengthening up its defense capability at its own suitable pace. And fortunately that's exactly what the chinese government doing now.

China is surrounded by powerful neighbors and strategic alliances: India, Pakistan, Russia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan etc, and not all these neighbors have always been on good terms with China. For whatever strategic alliances we had with these neighboring countries i.e. with Pakistan, Russia, we have benefited greatly from it. If we are to learn anything from the history and our experiences at all, then we need more friends not foes. I'm highly in favor of further expanding the SCO while strengthening the trust and cooperation between its members, it's not that we want to counter the NATO, but that's how realistically these Asian countries can grow without the shadow of the United States and be able to do things in their own terms -- we'll cooperate with the US when it suits us, but we won't be threatened when we don't.

 

[no_name]

are you sure? or can you tell economic activities and economic system apart?

let me give you a exapmle:
if you want to take over Bank Of China(BOC) what are you going to do?
1) BOC is a state own company, so unless you managed to transform it into a private one this is mission impossible.
2) to achieve prerequisite 1, you need to change socialism china into a capitalism one.
3) to achieve prerequisite 2, you need to turn centralization into democracy.
4) to achieve prerequisite 3, you need to make the chinese people to believe that individual human right is much more important than their motherland's interest
5) to achieve prerequisite 4, you need to assimilate their culture by sending priests or hollywood movies or showing off your economic achievement.

actually, that is exactly what they did to USSR in the 90s and russians did got "rewards" during step 5 to 2. but when step 1 was finished, we all known what had happened.

Culture power only comes after economic power. We can ask ourselves when is China at its height of cultural influence. The answer is during Han and Tang dynasties when the economy of China is unsurpassed anywhere in the world.

We see how Japan and S/Korea has been flaunting their so called Japanese/Korea culture lately. Ask why isn't N/Korea doing so? Are not north koreans koreans? Don't their culture count? When was the last time people cared about chinese culture in the 50s to 70s?

America has economic power, then comes its 'culture' power. The so called american dream that has the best talent from all over the world flock to make their own mark. China is now taking on that road.

regards,