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China Just Swapped $1.6 Billion Worth Of Yuan With Pakistan. China Is Helping To Arm Iran And Sidestep Sanctions Thanks To An Assist From North Korea. China is circumventing international sanctions against Iran by enlisting North Korea’s help in providing the Islamic state with its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles and the technical expertise to make those nuclear warhead-capable missiles operational.

And now the Communist giant is threatening to come to Iran’s defense should the missile or nuclear sites be attacked. Referring this critical problem to the United Nations won’t work because China has veto power in the Security Council. The United States and the West must therefore bring all the pressure to bear against China they can — and do it immediately. Time literally is running out. The Revolutionary Guards, under orders from the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have long been preparing for war, knowing that their nuclear bomb program could invite a preemptive strike by Israel or America.

Media outlets quote Chinese Maj. But they failed. China must protect Iran even with WWIII. China must protect Iran even with WWIII Major General Zhang Zhaozhon A professor from the Chinese National Defense University says if Iran is attacked, China will not hesitate to protect the Islamic Republic even by launching the Third World War. Major General Zhang Zhaozhong said, "China will not hesitate to protect Iran even with a third World War. " The United States and Israel have repeatedly threatened Tehran with the "option" of a military strike, based on the allegation that Iran's nuclear program may consist of a covert military agenda. Iran has refuted the allegations, saying that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the IAEA, it has the right to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

Over the past weeks, Israel has renewed its aggressive rhetoric against Iran. On November 21, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that "time has come" to deal with Iran. Tunnels Swallow Conventional Wisdom on China’s Nuclear Strategy | International | World. By Matthew RobertsonEpoch Times Staff Created: December 13, 2011 Last Updated: December 21, 2011 Nuclear-capable missiles are displayed at a massive parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese communist regime, on Oct. 1, 2009, in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images) WASHINGTON—A hole in the ground means different things to different people.

But what about a complex network of caverns more than 3,000 miles in length, deep underground, wide enough for two or three train cars, and used to keep nuclear weapons? Prompted by a recent report by a Georgetown University professor, a debate has emerged among academics and arms control policy wonks about what that means, if anything.

At stake, potentially, is the global arms control regime, U.S. strategic planning on China, and stability in Asia. The report generated immediate controversy, mostly because of the numbers that Karber had presented as possible Chinese nuclear holdings: 3,000, at one stage. Karber dissents. 9 Reasons Why The START Treaty Must Be Stopped. As the U.S. military continues to waste an enormous amount of energy and resources patrolling the streets of Iraqi cities and digging goat herders out of the caves of Afghanistan, a very real threat to the national security of the United States is developing and very few people even seem concerned about it.

It is called the START Treaty, and Barack Obama is desperately trying to ramrod it through the lame duck session of Congress. Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to the terms of the treaty back in April, and two-thirds of the U.S. Senate must vote for it in order for the treaty to become law. So what is so bad about the treaty?

Well, for starters, it almost totally defangs the U.S. strategic nuclear arsenal that has protected us for the past six decades, it puts serious restrictions on the ability of the United States to develop any kind of missile defense and it puts the U.S. military at a very significant strategic disadvantage. But Barack Obama doesn’t care. Maybe that war with China isn't so far off. Page 1 of 2 Maybe that war with China isn't so far off By Peter Lee The year 2011 has been a tough one for Sino-United States ties. And 2012 does not look like it's going to be a good year either, with a presidential election year in the United States. For both the Democratic and Republican parties, bashing the Chinese economic, military and freedom-averse menace will probably be a campaign-trail staple.

Lunch-pail issues - protectionism and the undervalued yuan - will focus disapproving US eyes. Tensions will also be exacerbated by the Barack Obama administration's "return to Asia" - a return to proactive containment of China - and the temptation to apply dangerous and destabilizing new doctrine, preventive diplomacy, to China. The potential for friction certainly exists. China, as it approaches a leadership transition, wants to avoid friction. In any event, the media are happy to stir the geopolitical pot on America's behalf. Continued 1 2. North Korea Calls Japan `Shameless Political Dwarf,' KCNA Says. April 13 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea called Japan ``a vulgar and shameless political dwarf'' as protests by Asian neighbors intensify over Japanese textbooks, which critics say whitewash Japanese atrocities in their countries more than 60 years ago.

The textbooks ``grossly'' distort the Japanese occupation on the Korean peninsula as ``self-defense of Japan and aid for Korea in its modernization,'' Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency said in a statement late yesterday. South Korea and China have complained about the textbooks, which have fueled anti-Japanese protests triggered by territorial disputes and changes to the United Nations Security Council that may give Japan a permanent seat. Anti-Japanese rallies have erupted in South Korea and China, where protesters say Japan has yet to atone for atrocities. Japan has protested and demanded compensation for vandalism against Japanese businesses in China. Xinhua - English. ¡¡ BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese scholars said Wednesday that Japan's intention of "whitewashing" wartime history will not produce any respect from the international community neither help it become a political giant.

"It's absolutely not wise for Japan to do so in order to achieve its political aspiration," said Ma Junwei, a researcher with the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations. Among heated international protests, Japan's education ministry approved a new edition of a history textbook which was criticized as glorifying Japan's invasion of neighboring countries and covering up wartime crimes. Ma said the friction between Japan and its neighboring countries over the issue of history textbook could be traced back to the early 1980s. "Each time when Japan gave green light to the history textbooks with distorted wartime facts, it aroused furies and indignation from the countries it once invaded," Ma said.

Asia-Pacific | Protesters attack Japan embassy. Stone-throwing protesters have smashed windows at the Japanese embassy in the Chinese capital, Beijing, during a big rally against Japan's war-time past. Japanese-owned businesses also came under attack during the march, which thousands of protesters joined. The protests come less than a week after China criticised Japan for approving new school books which it says gloss over Japanese atrocities.

Protests on this scale are very rare in China's tightly-regulated capital. Correspondents say the fact that Saturday's demonstration took place signals tacit acceptance, if not approval, by the authorities. The protest is the largest in Beijing since 1999, when thousands marched on the US embassy after Nato planes bombed China's embassy in Belgrade during the Kosovo war. Japan's embassy in Beijing issued a warning to its nationals to avoid the protests and security was stepped up near the building. 'Patriotic rally' "Japan doesn't face up to its history," Cheng Lei said, quoted by Reuters news agency. Asia-Pacific | Japan stokes China sea dispute. Japan's government has awarded a Japanese oil company test drilling rights in a potential flashpoint maritime area also claimed by China.

Teikoku Oil Co asked for the rights in April, after Tokyo signalled a change in policy to allow test drilling. China and Japan have held talks about how to share out resources in the East China Sea, but have failed to agree. China said the Japanese move would harm bilateral ties, already strained by rows over history and resources. "If Japan persists in granting drilling rights to companies in disputed waters it will cause a serious infringement of China's sovereign right," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told reporters in Beijing.

China has been drilling since 2003 within the area both sides agree are in Chinese waters, but Japan is concerned that it may be drawing gas from the area is considers to be its zone. Teikoku will not be able to begin drilling immediately. Relations between Japan and China have been deteriorating for months. 2011_CMPR_Final.pdf (application/pdf Object) China hackers breached U.S. Chamber of Commerce: report. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers in China broke through the computer defenses of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last year and were able to access information about its operations and its 3 million members, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. In Beijing, China dismissed the report. The Journal, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter, reported the operation against the top American business lobbying group involved at least 300 internet addresses and was discovered and shut down in May 2010.

The newspaper reported it was not known how much information was seen by the hackers, or who may have had access to the network for more than a year before being discovered. The group behind the breach is suspected by the United States of having ties to the Chinese government, one of the sources told the newspaper. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin dismissed the report. Finland 'finds Patriot missiles' on China-bound ship.

21 December 2011Last updated at 21:47 The Thor Liberty is docked in Kotka The Finnish authorities have impounded an Isle of Man-flagged ship bound for China with undeclared missiles and explosives, officials say. Police are questioning the crew of the MS Thor Liberty after what were described as 69 Patriot anti-missile missiles were found aboard. Interior Minister Paivi Rasanen said the missiles were marked "fireworks". The MS Thor Liberty had docked in the Finnish port of Kotka after leaving Germany last week. Dock workers became suspicious after finding explosives poorly stored on open pallets, and the missiles were then found in containers marked "fireworks". The managing director of the ship's owner, Thorco Shipping, expressed surprise. Another company official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the ship had been detained in Finland and said the missiles could have been loaded on to the vessel by mistake, AFP adds. 'Quite unusual'