China again.
China has always been made a convenient scapegoat for almost anything by the US government, whether the issue is about currency, trade or even as military threat.
The US government has unveiled a $3 billion stealth warship to supposedly counter China's growing military presence overseas.
From Associated Press/Fox News.
A super-stealthy warship that could underpin the U.S. navy's China strategy will be able to sneak up on coastlines virtually undetected and pound targets with electromagnetic "railguns" right out of a sci-fi movie.
But at more than $3 billion a pop, critics say the new DDG-1000 destroyer sucks away funds that could be better used to bolster a thinly stretched conventional fleet. One outspoken admiral in China has scoffed that all it would take to sink the high-tech American ship is an armada of explosive-laden fishing boats.
With the first of the new ships set to be delivered in 2014, the stealth destroyer is being heavily promoted by the Pentagon as the most advanced destroyer in history — a silver bullet of stealth. It has been called a perfect fit for what Washington now considers the most strategically important region in the world — Asia and the Pacific.
Though it could come in handy elsewhere, like in the Gulf region, its ability to carry out missions both on the high seas and in shallows closer to shore is especially important in Asia because of the region's many island nations and China's long Pacific coast.
Even the Philippines seems to have imbued with the same love-hate relations with China, as evidenced by territorial disputes (Scarborough Shoal and Spratlys Island).
However if we follow the money trail we understand that in spite of the alleged China threat, China has been granted DIRECT ACCESS to the US Treasury. China can now directly finance or buy US debts from the US government, which even means circumventing the crony Wall Street. Such sweetheart privilege underscores the depth of real ties between the US and China.
There seems to be a clandestine monetary courtesan patron relationship between the two, while denying their trysts to the public when it comes to the other issues.
The above also reveals the transformation of China into a huckster, where China functions as the contrived bogeyman to rationalize the weapon sales, for the military industrial complex of the US and her allies.
Well that’s how politics work.
And when it comes to politics, Buddha’s advice essentially hits the nail on the head…
Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense
Watch what they do, than give emphasis on what they say.
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