I don't know if Chinese rulers are really so patient and far-sighted as to be able to plan ahead decades or even centuries. But they sure are stuck about 70 years in the past:
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman slammed an overview of Japan's Defense Ministry's white paper for 2013, urging the country to conduct some introspection and do more to facilitate regional peace and stability.
"China adheres to a road of peaceful development and pursues a national defense policy with a defensive nature," spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular press conference, adding that China is transparent in its military's strategic intent and poses no threat to any country.
The Chinese did that without laughing out loud? I'm impressed.
Do the Chinese really believe that Asian countries worry about Japan when they think of regional aggressors?
Yeah, that's why Manila is arming up:
Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed Monday to acquire fighter jets, air defense radar and other equipment within three years to bolster the country’s weak air force, amid a territorial dispute with China.
“I assure you that before I step down from office, our skies will be guarded by modern air assets,” he said in a speech during a visit at an air base in Clark, north of Manila. The speech was broadcast live on radio and television.
The Philippines lies awake at night worrying about Japan invading again, huh?
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