China Unlikely to Satisfy US on Openness

[unhappycamper]

China Unlikely to Satisfy US on Openness
August 17, 2010
Associated Press

BEIJING -- Beijing is unlikely to ever satisfy Washington's hopes for greater military transparency, and tensions between their armed forces will remain, Chinese scholars said Tuesday.

They spoke following an annual Pentagon report published this week that said China's drive to major military power status is being pursued in a secretive manner that "increases the potential for misunderstanding" and conflict with other nations.

Beijing-based scholars said the People's Liberation Army has sought to be more open but would continue to adhere to a different standard of transparency.

"China might never meet the U.S. standards on military transparency," said Shi Yinhong, an expert on the U.S. at Renmin University.

"Although China has steadily increased its military transparency over the past few years, it's currently impossible for China to reach the level that the U.S. demands," Shi said.



unhappycamper comment: We're used to a "different standard of transparency" when attempting to find out what the hell has/is going on in the sandbox.

[CBGLuthier]

1. we sling missiles around the world and invade left and right

But China will cause problems?

This nation of ours has one hell of a lot of fucking nerve.