Hu Jintao ordered Chinese Navy to prepare for war
Chinese President Hu Jintao. Illustration: chinadigitaltimes.net
Chinese President Hu Jintao ordered the country's leadership of the Navy to "prepare for war." These words were published in most of the Chinese media. Analysts say that this phrase Chinese leader can also be translated as "armed struggle" or "military conflict", but the essence remains the same statement, "Vesti" referring to the BBC.
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Such a sharp statement of the Chinese president made at a meeting with senior military leadership of the country on December 6. Hu said the officials, that the fleet should be as soon as possible "to improve its modernization, as well as to gather all the forces to prepare for war and to strengthen national security." International experts have repeatedly pointed out that the military ambitions of China's growing at an alarming rate - recently the country has acquired its first aircraft carrier, and is now working on the modernization of the fleet.
China's Leader urged its military to modernize the fleet on the eve of the annual meeting of the representatives of China and the United States, in which negotiations are going on related to the division of influence in the South China Sea. Despite the fact that China is planning to expand its presence in the region, China's army is still the land, experts say. At the moment, the Chinese navy is inferior to the U.S. military power.
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However, analysts said, to "fight" China is preparing not with America but with rivals Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea - in particular, with Vietnam and the Philippines. Last repeatedly accused China in the manifestation of overt aggression in the region. At the same time in November, Barack Obama has officially confirmed that the U.S. would seek to expand the presence in the South China Sea, strengthening its naval base on the northern coast of Australia. According to experts, the U.S. has the best chance of a real competitor to China in this regard. The U.S. military, however, say they do not expect Hu aggression.
Recall, China, USA, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei demand sovereignty over located in the South China Sea disputed islands in the hope of finding there the oil and gas.