China says its military not a threat
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Claims that China's military development is a threat are "totally groundless," Beijing's defense chief said in Tokyo on Thursday while assuring his Japanese hosts that China is becoming more open about its defense spending.
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China may provide some answers. Globalization can't hurt.
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A rare visit to Japan by a Chinese defense minister has done little to erase mutual suspicion over the Asian rivals' military ambitions, despite his assurances that Beijing poses no threat, Japanese media said on Friday.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has brushed aside fears that a projected joint security declaration with Japan would harm his country's ties with China, press reports said.
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China has no plans to carry out another test of an anti-satellite weapon, Japan's former defense chief said Monday, citing a conversation with the Chinese defense minister.
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"To say that the military of China has made cyber attacks against foreign government networks is groundless and irresponsible and born out of ulterior motives"  China on Thursday denied targeting foreign government and military computer networks and said it has not been asked by any nation to investigate alleged hacking. via Northwest Florida Daily News
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China rejected criticism by Vice President Dick Cheney about its military ambitions, saying Tuesday that it is a force for stability in the world. Cheney, on a swing through Asia last week, said some of Beijing's actions were at odds with its words about its military expansion being peaceful.
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China rejected allegations from Germany that it was behind Internet espionage attacks on German companies and its government, saying on Tuesday it opposed such accusations.
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President Hu Jintao, apparently seeking to ease concerns over China's investment drive in Africa, said on Wednesday that Beijing's business interests would not hurt the continent.
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BEIJING, December 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is not concerned about the possible lifting of the embargo on the supply of armaments to China from the EU countries, announced Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov at a press conference in Beijing.
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By Richard McGregor in Shanghai and Caroline Gluck in Taipei. China said yesterday its armed forces had a &quot;sacred responsibility&quot; to crush moves towards independence by Taiwan, whatever the cost, and described relations with the island as &quot;grim&quot;.
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BEIJING - China said yesterday that it would submit information about its military spending and weapons trading to the United Nations, in what appears to be an effort to calm fears about its secretive and rapidly expanding armed forces.
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China released figures suggesting the economy is not decelerating as much as feared, easing concerns the government might have stepped too hard on the brakes.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States fears China may be violating international bans on chemical and biological weapons and is not doing enough to curb the spread of missile technology to states such as North Korea and Iran, U S officials said yesterday.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern on Thursday about the increasing sophistication of China's military and called on Beijing to be more open about its intentions.
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The United States should "shut up" with its concerns about China's growing military spending because the increase is no threat, a Chinese ambassador said Thursday.
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China is discussing what it means to be a major world power and has stopped denying that it intends to become one soon.