China's defence budget worries Japan

[Lankan Ranger]

China's defence budget worries Japan

Japan's new Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has voiced concern over China's defence spending, speaking hours after he was appointed and amid a tense territorial row with Beijing.

Maehara also said Japan would take "necessary actions" if it became clear that China was extracting gas from a disputed gas field in the East China Sea.

"It is important to further promote strategic mutually beneficial Japan-China relations," Maehara, considered a security affairs specialist and a hawk on China, said at his first press conference in the post on Friday.

"But on the other hand, I am concerned about China's build-up of defence spending by more than 10 per cent annually for the past 20 years. I would like China to firmly meet its responsibility of explaining this."

Japan, along with the United States and Australia, has voiced concern over China's military spending, which has grown in double digits for many years, and by 7.5 per cent most recently, according to figures Beijing released in March.

Maehara assumed the post in a cabinet reshuffle as Japan and its Asian rival are embroiled in their worst diplomatic spat for years over the arrest of a Chinese fishing captain accused of ramming two Japanese coastguard ships.

Beijing said on Friday its activities in the East China Sea gas field also claimed by Japan were entirely legal, as a diplomatic row between the Asian giants escalated.

The disputed Shirakaba or Chunxiao gas field lies in an area where both countries' claimed exclusive economic zones overlap and has long been a bone of contention between the growing competitors for energy and mineral resources.

Maehara also reiterated that the security pact with ally the United States remains the foundation of Japan's diplomacy.

China's defence budget worries Japan

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Sorry but China has a right to build up its military.... for the purposes of protecting our people, protecting our economic interests and sea lanes, and to boost the internal economy.

The reason why China's defence spending has been increasing 10% annually... is because our economy has been growing at 10% annually.

 

[NWO]

Japan should change their constitution, take back Okinawa, and build up their military if they are so worried.

 

[xdrive]

Sorry but China has a right to build up its military.... for the purposes of protecting our people, protecting our economic interests and sea lanes, and to boost the internal economy.

The reason why China's defence spending has been increasing 10% annually... is because our economy has been growing at 10% annually.

It's always claimed that Chinas military is for defence purposes, but when you look at it, it's really built for offensive purposes.

Aircraft carriers are offensive weapons, not defensive.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

It's always claimed that Chinas military is for defence purposes, but when you look at it, it's really built for offensive purposes.

Aircraft carriers are offensive weapons, not defensive.

Not always true.

We need to defend our Trade routes in the Indian ocean from any blockades that may occur.

Tell me xdrive, why would China want to attack anybody at this point in time? Our economic growth is soaring, why would we want to throw all of that away, for a pointless war?

And anyway, there are no restrictions on what China can build inside our own borders (with the exception of biological weapons etc). We don't have a pacifist constitution like Japan does.

 

[no_name]

It's always claimed that Chinas military is for defence purposes, but when you look at it, it's really built for offensive purposes.

Aircraft carriers are offensive weapons, not defensive.

Sometimes the best defense is showing your potential enemy the ability for offense.

Australia used to have aircraft carrier too.

 

[below_freezing]

It's always claimed that Chinas military is for defence purposes, but when you look at it, it's really built for offensive purposes.

Aircraft carriers are offensive weapons, not defensive.

The way to defend against raiding barbarians is to take the defense to their door, with 3.5 megatons of diplomacy.

 

[Jade]

Every country has right to build up its military based on perceived and real threats. At least Japan and US have no moral rights to be concerned about or question the Chinese defense budget, when they themselves have large defense budgets

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Every country has right to build up its military based on perceived and real threats. At least Japan and US have no moral rights to be concerned about or question the Chinese defense budget, when they themselves have large defense budgets

Exactly right.

 

[xdrive]

Not always true.

We need to defend our Trade routes in the Indian ocean from any blockades that may occur.

Tell me xdrive, why would China want to attack anybody at this point in time? Our economic growth is soaring, why would we want to throw all of that away, for a pointless war?

And anyway, there are no restrictions on what China can build inside our own borders (with the exception of biological weapons etc). We don't have a pacifist constitution like Japan does.

China wants Taiwan back, the U.S and the rest of the world stands in the way of that, so the government is building up a military that can counter the U.S and the rest of the world.

Aircraft carriers are purely offensive weapons, designed to project power long distances. You wouldn't build aircraft carriers to protect sealanes.

Also, the Chinese want to be the dominate force in the asia pacific region to claim islands etc. The U.S, Japan and Australia stand in the way of that, so they are building an offensive military.

 

[xdrive]

Sometimes the best defense is showing your potential enemy the ability for offense.

Australia used to have aircraft carrier too.

Yeh around WW2 when our military was an offense force lol.

 

[Illusive]

Not always true.

We need to defend our Trade routes in the Indian ocean from any blockades that may occur.

Tell me xdrive, why would China want to attack anybody at this point in time? Our economic growth is soaring, why would we want to throw all of that away, for a pointless war?

And anyway, there are no restrictions on what China can build inside our own borders (with the exception of biological weapons etc). We don't have a pacifist constitution like Japan does.

I think Chinese activities in GB is exactly the same reason you have specified, they are building rail links from north to Pak so that in case of blockade there is still no logistical problems, but with India building Navy base in Andaman & Nicobar, it might prove tough for China is war scenarios in the Indian Ocean.

China is a flourishing economy, but raising budgets 10% annually wont go down well with its neighbors since we see China as a threat and the way China is behaving with its neighbors it becomes more than cause of worry.

 

[xuxu1457]

It's always claimed that Chinas military is for defence purposes, but when you look at it, it's really built for offensive purposes.

Aircraft carriers are offensive weapons, not defensive.

Japan should not have army by law, but he already has 5 light carriers,

and Korean has one why should not have one carrier for China??? And only China hasn't carrier in Big 5(US Russia England France China)??

 

[aimarraul]

Japan should not have army by law, but he already has 5 light carriers,

and Korean has one why should not have one carrier for China??? And only China hasn't carrier in Big 5(US Russia England France China)??

they insist it's destroyer,and who gives a damn about Nazi's worries,japan is the only country china is surely going to have a war with

 

[xuxu1457]

they insist it's destroyer,and who gives a damn about Nazi's worries,japan is the only country china is surely going to have a war with

yean,a "destroyer" with 24000 tons and can take fighers~~