China: War with US would be "unbearable disaster"
Jazz Shaw 10:01 PM on June 05, 2023
An unusual and perhaps notable event unfolded at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore this week, one of the only regional defense summits in the region held each year. Most of you are already no doubt aware of the increasing level of tension between the United States and China that has been growing steadily for the past two years. Many have been speculating about the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and even the possibility of World War 3. But Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu addressed the conference and took a decidedly different tone than we’ve been hearing out of Beijing recently. He bemoaned the idea that “some countries” (obviously meaning America) were “intensifying an arms race.” He also declared that war with the United States would be an “unbearable disaster” all around and should be avoided. So what was he up to? Is this a change in policy or simply a case of adaptive tactics based on the actions of Joe Biden? (BBC)
At a security summit, General Li Shangfu said “some countries” were intensifying an arms race.
But he said the world was big enough for both China and the US, and the two superpowers should seek common ground.
Earlier the US noted “unsafe” manoeuvres by a Chinese destroyer near a US warship in the Taiwan strait.
Li said that China and America need to “seek common ground.” He also recognized that the two countries “have different systems and are different in many other ways.” But he also cautioned against a “new cold war mentality” between our two nations. In most respects, he was sounding close to being downright reasonable.
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