Gates warns China not to underestimate US power

[CardSharp]

China never underestimate USA, these words came from Gate's mouth.

Also Gate resorting to such words showed that he is getting frustrtated with a rising China, and worry about the future where US navy may not be able to roam Asian waters as free as it wish. I think his is getting less bargaining chip trying to force a deal with China.

I can understand where Gates is coming from and I actually don't think he is the sabre rattling sort.

He is in charge of a military that needs to be cut and cut deeply, that along with winding down operations in Afg+Irq, this is his mandate. In order to accomplish this, he has to convince his own country and his own military that cutting the military would be a safe thing to do. By making a statement like don't under-estimate the US, he is essentially trying to dampen down resistance in the military itself with a show of strength to potential challengers to its military hegemony.

I for one would not be sorry to see China pay lip service to his rhetoric, but the I doubt the Chinese people can convinced to give moral ground to the US.

 

[webber]

People who see a prototype stealth jet that hasn't yet flown and an antiship missile that hasnt been tested in its intended environment yet as the end of the US military as a potential threat to China are underestimating the US military.

People who see troubles with insurgency in Afghanistan as an indicator that the US military cannot take on professional armies are underestimating the US military, and do not have a clear understanding of the differences in both types of conflict.

Cuts in defence do not necessarily translate to less of a reach in the East Asia region, where Air and Naval primacy are likely to dominate with the potential flashpoints.

Finally all said and done, the US wont be leaving the Pacific for the reason that it borders it. We will always be there in one way or another, unlike the British who are smack in the Atlantic.

easy, he ask China to cut defence

you ruined the jokes here

 

[Dragon Emperor]

Chinese people will never forget the humiliation of 1996-1997, when US aircraft carrier sailed along the Taiwan Strait just near Chinese mainland coast. Robert Gates rhetoric clearly shows that for a long time they want to bully China. The USA is alarmed at China? Empty words. China has to have a military as powerful as the US, since that is China's responsibility to its people to have a military proportionate to its economic power. It is China that should be alarmed at US military buildup, not the other way around. To counter US threat, China needs, in my opinion, 1200+ stealth fighters and 25+ nuclear subs by 2030.

 

[BigTree.CN]

How could we underestimate US after she bombed Chinese embassy in 1999 and got away without even an apology?

 

[cross1993]

Do not underestimate the concession does not mean.
Close to the Yellow Sea from our home, like North Korea in 1950.

 

[ZhengHe]

The US is full of bullshit anyway and as always. I don't see anyone else complaining about China strengthening their own capabilities like any sovereign nation should.

If anyone should be afraid it is Japan, and for good reason.

 

[pzkilo]

AR, are you sure this is Mumbai?

LOL! Thought your IQ would help you find a better way in boosting your ego. Seriously!



My 2 cents:

a) stop being incredible, start being credible.

b) internet is good for polishing something shinning, but it is also deadly in busting fakers. Copy/paste never works this way. Learn from the Chinese in a better way.

hahahaha

 

[pzkilo]

Chinese people will never forget the humiliation of 1996-1997, when US aircraft carrier sailed along the Taiwan Strait just near Chinese mainland coast. Robert Gates rhetoric clearly shows that for a long time they want to bully China. The USA is alarmed at China? Empty words. China has to have a military as powerful as the US, since that is China's responsibility to its people to have a military proportionate to its economic power. It is China that should be alarmed at US military buildup, not the other way around. To counter US threat, China needs, in my opinion, 1200+ stealth fighters and 25+ nuclear subs by 2030.

Everytime, I remind this stuff...I...Mothafucka.

 

[Preach peace]

Well the reason is simple for being an ally of america ,master of back stabbing india will be in our mind if china going to have a war with america, we must first taking care of this little irritant country called india.

And ur so called ***** country China , where no right of freedom , & neither to open up with the world , have a sweet honeymoon with ur friends & Njoy , U r the masters of the world think so , & many would
Dilute U .. But Need for peace in world which hopes continues in this world , let u be the masters or US .......

 

[houshanghai]

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[houshanghai]

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[chengdusudise]

so, did Gates means we should deploy more J-20,095,052c,T-99,etc, to let them know we do not underestimate them?

 

[NmHqh2JbVo]

As I understand it, US don't have much black liquid that China needs.

 

[damiendehorn]

a) stop being incredible, start being credible.

Man thats the quote of the year!

 

[anon45]

Chinese people will never forget the humiliation of 1996-1997, when US aircraft carrier sailed along the Taiwan Strait just near Chinese mainland coast. Robert Gates rhetoric clearly shows that for a long time they want to bully China. The USA is alarmed at China? Empty words. China has to have a military as powerful as the US, since that is China's responsibility to its people to have a military proportionate to its economic power. It is China that should be alarmed at US military buildup, not the other way around. To counter US threat, China needs, in my opinion, 1200+ stealth fighters and 25+ nuclear subs by 2030.

Holding that grudge will be China's downfall. A country that hold's grudges against former enemies is not a country that can do the world good.

As for bullying, BS! China wants to bully the US into abandoning its allies, and bully other countrys into giving up their maritime territory right up to their beaches!

China may have a responsibility to its people, but the US has a responsibility to the people of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, etc. as their allies. We will defend them against any aggressive moves from China. We will also ensure our own, and all the world's, unimpeded access to international waters as defined by the UN at this point.

When war starts most of those stealth jets will be destroyed by cruise missiles on the airstrips before they can even take off!



If China wants to start an arms race in the region be my guest, when Taiwan and Japan have nukes enough to destroy China's East Coast to back their power then we will see how China's objectives are achieved and how its people are more secure from their arms buildup.

When war starts most of those stealth jets will be destroyed by cruise missiles on the airstrips before they can even take off!


China should focus on a peaceful rise within US patrolled seas, peaceful in all aspects, like Japan did, a perfect example of a peaceful rise.

Their people would be safer, their prosperity would be greater, there would be no reason to suspect their intentions. Sad to see their people have lost this wisdom despite the much vaunted two millenia of history. Well the PRC itself has lasted less than 100.