Saber Rattling Chinese-New Cold War

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The Financial Times reported that a top Chinese general has publicly stated that the People’s Republic of China will use nuclear weapons against the U.S. if the U.S. targets China in a conflict over Taiwan. At a time wherein the U.S. is taking notice of the Chinese military build-up and that country’s growing need for foreign energy sources, the comments of General Zhu Chenghu should be taken as an official statement by the Chinese government.

While the comments may not be official policy, it is highly likely that they represent, in the very least, a deliberate chess move by the fascist Chinese government. Despite the growing trade exchange between the U.S. and China, we appear to be entering into a new Cold War.

The trade with the U.S. is fueling the economic development of China. It is kind of reminiscent of the scrap metal bombs dropped on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. Joseph Stalin’s comments are applicable, “When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use.”