Parece que já estou a ver os bloquistas e comunistas a demonstrar como os EUA são o pior país do mundo, esse império do capitalismo que pretende dominar todos os outros, quando lerem esta notícia. Se o relatório anual do Pentágono elaborado desde o ano 2000 tem como característica intrínseca irritar os Chineses, por outro lado, tanto EUA como China têm o pleno direito soberano de gerir os seus orçamentos para a Defesa como bem entendem. Os EUA sabem disso, mas por temor a perder o estatuto de única super-potência são obrigados a impor uma moral na acção externa que não permita o surgimento de outra super-potência. Até porque os EUA podem-se dar ao luxo de ser acusados de ingerência nos assuntos internos de outro país, sem que nada de significativa daí decorra.
China rejected a U.S. report concluding that the Chinese military is secretly increasing spending to break into U.S. military computer systems, expand its Navy, and invest in intercontinental nuclear missiles and weapons to destroy satellites.
The United States must "abandon Cold War thinking" and adopt a better understanding of China to "promote a constructive Sino-U.S relationship," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Tuesday.
An annual Pentagon report to Congress said Monday that China's total military spending in 2007 was between $97 billion and $139 billion, but because of a lack of transparency, it's hard to tell exactly how much was spent and on what.
Xinhua -- China's official news agency -- said Tuesday that the country's 2008 military budget would rise by nearly 18 percent to $57 billion.
In comparison, the U.S. military budget request for 2008 is $481.4 billion, not including war requests.
Pentagon officials said a chunk of China's spending went to cyber warfare, as 2007 saw continued several "intrusions" believed to be from the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). In the incidents, U.S. military unclassified computer systems were broken into and information was taken, according to Pentagon officials.
The Chinese spokesman said the Pentagon report was "interfering with China's internal issue and violating the standard of international relationship."
China rejected a U.S. report concluding that the Chinese military is secretly increasing spending to break into U.S. military computer systems, expand its Navy, and invest in intercontinental nuclear missiles and weapons to destroy satellites.
The United States must "abandon Cold War thinking" and adopt a better understanding of China to "promote a constructive Sino-U.S relationship," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Tuesday.
An annual Pentagon report to Congress said Monday that China's total military spending in 2007 was between $97 billion and $139 billion, but because of a lack of transparency, it's hard to tell exactly how much was spent and on what.
Xinhua -- China's official news agency -- said Tuesday that the country's 2008 military budget would rise by nearly 18 percent to $57 billion.
In comparison, the U.S. military budget request for 2008 is $481.4 billion, not including war requests.
Pentagon officials said a chunk of China's spending went to cyber warfare, as 2007 saw continued several "intrusions" believed to be from the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). In the incidents, U.S. military unclassified computer systems were broken into and information was taken, according to Pentagon officials.
The Chinese spokesman said the Pentagon report was "interfering with China's internal issue and violating the standard of international relationship."
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