China warns US over strained ties

[Savonarola]

America consider yourself:  WARNED!

China warns US over strained ties 


Beijing regards arms sales to self-ruled Taiwan as interference in China's internal affairs [Reuters]

China's military has warned the United States to "speak and act cautiously" to avoid further straining relations between the two countries, particularly over the issue of arms sales to Taiwan.

The warning, carried on state media on Thursday, also said that China stood firm on its decision to suspend a series of military exchanges in protest at a recent $6.4bn arms deal with the self-ruled island.

"The US side bears full responsibility for the current difficulties in exchanges between the Chinese and US militaries," Huang Xueping, a defence ministry spokesman, was quoted as saying.

Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province and views any outside contact with its government, particularly on defence or military issues, as interference in China's internal affairs.

"The Chinese side urges the US side to speak and act cautiously to avoid further damage to bilateral relations and peaceful cross-strait development," Huang said.

On Wednesday, a Pentagon spokesman said that several planned exchanges had been cancelled, including a visit to the United States by China's chief of the general staff, and a trip to China by the head of the US Pacific Command.

Sino-US ties have been rocky since US internet giant Google said last month it was considering shutting down its Chinese-language search engine and ending its China operations over cyber attacks and online censorship.

'Baseless'

Google has said it believes those attacks originated in China, and recent reports claim they had been traced back to two schools, one of which is linked to the Chinese military.


The Dalai Lama's recent visit to the US has also strained relations [AFP]

In his comments on Thursday however, Huang called the accusations "baseless and irresponsible", adding they had been "hyped up for ulterior motives".

The recent meeting between the US president and the Dalai Lama has also angered China, prompting Beijing to demand that Washington take urgent steps to "undo the damage done".

The meeting last week between Barack Obama and the Tibetan spiritual leader had already prompted Beijing to summon the US ambassador.

"China demands that the US side seriously regard China's position and take credible measures to undo the damage done," Qin Gang, a foreign ministry spokesman told reporters earlier this week.

He also urged Washington to "take concrete measures to uphold the sound development of China-US relations", reiterating that they had been "seriously affected" by the Dalai Lama's visit.

Someday I would like to read a Chinese foreign service manual.  They really have a knack for making friends and influencing people.   

[MadImmortalMan]

We should tell them not to worry and that we're not trying to distinguish between Tiawan and other Chinese territories. We'll gladly sell arms to Tibet and Xinjiang too.

[lustindarkness]

All of this because we have more medals in the winter olympics? 

[derspiess]

All of this because we have more medals in the winter olympics? 

I have to admit I did enjoy seeing China get that women's speed skating gold medal last night after the officials reviewed the tape & disqualified the Korean team.  I swear I could hear the whining all the way from Seoul

[Warspite]

All of this because we have more medals in the winter olympics? 

I have to admit I did enjoy seeing China get that women's speed skating gold medal last night after the officials reviewed the tape & disqualified the Korean team.  I swear I could hear the whining all the way from Seoul

kekeke medal plz

[CountDeMoney]

We should pass through their MiG21 ripoff patrols, past their endangered sea turtle nets, and lay off their largest city, and listen to their counterfeit pharmaceutical factories while we conduct missile drills.

[Ed Anger]

We should pass through their MiG21 ripoff patrols, past their endangered sea turtle nets, and lay off their largest city, and listen to their counterfeit pharmaceutical factories while we conduct missile drills.

One ping only.

[Martim Silva]

We should pass through their MiG21 ripoff patrols, past their endangered sea turtle nets, and lay off their largest city, and listen to their counterfeit pharmaceutical factories while we conduct missile drills.

Now, now, now... if you annoy Beijing too much, they'll cut your credit and then you can't have your missiles anymore.

Then again, the US *is* pissing Beijing off, and they've stopped buying US Treasuries, so maybe you should enjoy your missiles while you still have some in stock.

[Razgovory]

We should pass through their MiG21 ripoff patrols, past their endangered sea turtle nets, and lay off their largest city, and listen to their counterfeit pharmaceutical factories while we conduct missile drills.

Now, now, now... if you annoy Beijing too much, they'll cut your credit and then you can't have your missiles anymore.

Then again, the US *is* pissing Beijing off, and they've stopped buying US Treasuries, so maybe you should enjoy your missiles while you still have some in stock.

Wounding the US by killing yourself is not the best strategy.

[Martim Silva]

Wounding the US by killing yourself is not the best strategy.

Actually, it's more like killing the US while wounding yourself.


Don't get me wrong, China probably would like to help the US, but Beijing probably did its math [and you know those guys are good at math] and reached the conclusion that the US is going down the drain anyway, so they might as well do it.

Washington is probably doing all these things to see if it can somehow get the Chinese to buy again ('we'll keep on pissing you off unless you start buying our debt', or something along those lines).

[citizen k]

... so maybe you should enjoy your missiles while you still have some in stock.

We'll save a few for the EU v. USA war of 2048. 

[HisMajestyBOB]

China warns US over strained ties 

Perhaps they shouldn't tie their knots so tight.