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China:
Back
Off Mr Trump, a Little Humility Costs Nothing
Not
too long ago, during a get together I said the following (and I
paraphrase)
''I'm
not worried about Gaza – besides, the Palestinians do not
have nuclear nor bioweapons'', ''I'm not worried about Iran – the
Iranians have a 4000-year-old history of 'backing off' or 'losing
it' under enough pressure'' 'I couldn't care less about the spineless
and gutless Saudis - the House of Saud is now so weak it will do
anything the U.S. (Russia or Turkey) demands just to save it's
scrawny and cowardly neck.''
I
am however worried about The Great Wall Of Trump -
especially on (or around) the 38th Parallel - which
separates North and South Korea. Korea is a different kettle of
fish.
Trump
has made it known that his policy will be to give nuclear autonomy to
Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan and South Korea. [I am unclear where the
Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia fit in but no doubt they will be
asked to play their part in this covert 'war'.]
Such
are recipes for a potential nuclear war – or conventional wars
throughout the region which will bring death and destruction to
millions of innocent people simply to fulfil the misguided ambitions
of a misguided superpower elite far removed from the front line or
'hot zone'.
Everyone
[the world] already knows that the objective is to weaken China –
and the United States is fast running out of options to halt China's
dominance of the Pacific and South China Seas in the next 30-50
years.
The
United States simply cannot afford to match China's military spending
indefinitely. China has internal stresses and strains and is at a
mineral strategic disadvantage (similar to that of Japan prior to
World War II) which requires unhindered sea lanes access to strategic
minerals and oil as part of the program to secure its internal growth
and stability.
China
will not stand idly by and allow, in particular, Taiwan, South Korea
and Japan to be 'loaded' with nuclear bombs or, more likely
'assisted' with (dual use) nuclear technology development for which
there will be 'lax' controls (non-existent – by secret agreement)
on nuclear fuel reprocessing – to facilitate secret nuclear weapons
programs assisted covertly either directly or indirectly by the
United States.
I
do not say the above lightly and President Trump can still exercise
'the nuclear option' to back away from any such programs – and save
the world from, if not Armageddon, then serious conflicts which have
the potential for huge losses of lives in South East Asia – and
turning America into a pariah nation worldwide.
The President of the free world cannot simply threaten to 'seize' Iraqi oil or Saudi oil or Kuwaiti oil, at will.
I
am no fan of these spineless cowardly Saudis, who, together with the
Turks are responsible for most of the refugee problems Christendom
faces today, yet even I would not ever applaud, in a million years,
such a crazy initiative – but it is indicative of the 'new
thinking' in Washington by those close advisors to President Donald
Trump.
[Misguided
State Department foreign policy during the Obama years, as I have
never ceased to point out, was the other factor which has contributed
to the chaos, breakdown in civil societies and the enforced
migrations of millions of internally displaced peoples and refugees
from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, East, North and Central Africa to
the shores of Christendom.]
Better,
as President Obama was wisely supporting, work to make America
independent of oil altogether. Oil is now a curse rather than a
blessing – and the sooner American industry and the world wakes up
to this fact the better.
China
will not stand idly by and watch covert technology transfer for dual
purpose nuclear systems to countries it deems, more likely than
not, will use them against its country in the event of conflict.
President
Trump must make it clear to the whole world, both publicly and
privately, that this will not happen to countries in South East Asia,
on his watch. If he 'battens down the hatches' clamps 'national
security' restrictions on the U.S. media owners about talking or
discussing these topics, then the outcome is very bleak.
China
is not a military threat to the United States at this present time –
nor is it the enemy – however if 'boxed into a corner' (as was
Japan prior to World War II by the European Imperial powers) it will
not standby and see it's vital 'umbilical cords' severed or at the
mercy of antiquated [ and 'loaded' dice] international laws of the
seas jurisdiction decisions against its national interests.
There
is far too much at stake for the future of world stability and
security to be left to incompetents – or to tweets.
©Patrick
Emek, February 2017