Top Chinese Diplomat Tells US to 'Shut up' on Arms Spending...

[bridgit]

'China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, throwing diplomatic language to the wind, has told the United States in no uncertain terms to "shut up and keep quiet" on the subject of Beijing's growing military spending.

Interviewed for a BBC radio programme on the topic Thursday, Sha Zukang also said China would "do the business" and sacrifice its own people's lives if any nation supported a declaration of independence by Taiwan.

Responding to jitters within the Bush administration about Beijing's spiraling military budget, Sha said the United States itself accounts for half of the entire world's military spending.

"The China population is six times or five times that of the United States," he said. "Why blame China?... It's better for the US to shut up and keep quiet. It's much, much better."'

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0817-08.htm

[Lars39]

1. This part really sounds like a threat, doesn't it?

"It's better for the US to shut up and keep quiet. It's much, much better."

[annabanana]

5. They can afford to threaten us, can't they.

All they have to do is call in our note. And stop making all our crap for us.

[Lars39]

7. Yep, and most in the US are clueless about it.

It's going to be like a 2x4 to the head when they make good on the threats.

[fujiyama]

2. I don't care for the authoritarian Chinese government

but I can't necessarily blame them for this regard. The US doesn't exactly set a high moral standard when it comes to money spent on weapons, considering we spend more than the next five or more nations combined.

I also think China can go fuck themselves with regards to Taiwan and I don't like their veiled threats they're issuing here. It sounds ummmm...Boltonesque.

[bridgit]

6. we may be on the verge of learning what hegemony will look like...

agreeing with you on the Taiwan stance

[annabanana]

3. Anyone remember the sleeping dragon?

shhh, It's stirring...



(ha ha ha America)

[brokensymmetry]

8. No, it wasn't sleeping.

It was eating - and we are feeding it.

My, how large it has grown! How its teeth and
claws have developed!

Yes, it's stirring. We've whetted its appetite,
and the next meal will be larger.

Someday, our pet dragon may invite
us to dinner. Quite a special dinner.

[Robbien]

4. Appears our banker is getting a bit pissed at its largest debtor

Just another bad result of Bolton out there making friends and influencing people.

[Peace Patriot]

9. Extraordinary! In the space of 24 hrs, the Brits say Bush is crap and

China tells the U.S. to shut up. Is there anyone left in the world who respects the U.S. under the Bush junta, let alone could be considiered a friend or ally? I think even the Israelis have had it with the Bushites by now--and for Israel's sake, I hope they smarten up fast and sever themselves from this poisonous regime.

[bridgit]

10. well said...

:-)

[4nic8em]

11. No problem...

I guess monkey-boy will have to put them on his evil "shit list" right behind Iran. So many wars to start, so many people to kill...what's a president to do?