Washington Post (September 28)
2010/ 09/ 29 by jd in Global News
“Why on earth are the Chinese playing military games with Japan, threatening Southeast Asia or entering politics at all?” Columnist Anne Applebaum notes that China has avoided international conflict during most of the last decade. Doing so, has brought great benefits. China has landed major concessions in both Afghanistan and Iraq, while American troops are caught up in fighting. China has cornered the market on rare-earth metals and boasts 3 of the top 10 producers of wind turbines. It’s not in China’s interest to provoke fights with its neighbors. China’s diplomats and military are scary, but Applebaum points out “the scariest thing is the power China has already accumulated.”
