Japan issued a warning over a China

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  THERE ARE NEW REPORTS COMING OUT OF NATO COUNTRIES AND EAST ASIA SAYING THAT JAPAN IS ASKING WESTERN NATIONS NOT TO LIFT THE ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA. I SAY THAT JAPANESE LEADERS MAY BE MOVING THEIR LIPS BUT IT IS A FEARFUL U.S. HEGEMON SPEAKING THE WORDS…..

Japans warns West against lifting China arms embargo

Japan issued a warning over a Chinese campaign for a Western arms embargo to be lifted after a new report showed China possessed the capability to “knock out” five of the six US airbases in East Asia.

China warplanes at a military drill in Guangzhou

Since 2000, the Chinese air force has increased its number of fourth generation combat fighters by over 500 per cent Photo: AP
By Praveen Swami and Malcolm Moore in Shanghai 7:51PM GMT 18 Nov 2010

Japan has objected to a Chinese campaign for a Western arms embargo to be lifted after a report showed China had enough weapons to “knock out” five of the six American airbases in East Asia.

Ending the embargo, put in place after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, would be dangerous, Japanese officials said.

The report by The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission said China’s improved military technology posed a significant threat to US forces based in Asia.

“Since 2000, the [Chinese] air force has increased its number of fourth generation combat fighters by over 500 per cent,” said Carolyn Bartholomew, the vice-chairman of the commission. “China’s conventional missile capabilities alone may be sufficient to temporarily knock out five of the six US airbases in East Asia. Missile strikes could destroy US air defences, runways, parked aircraft and fuel and maintenance facilities.”

Japan opposes proposals to lift the joint US and European Union arms embargo…..MORE HERE

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