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China's People Liberation Army demanded a tough response to U.S. plans to send an aircraft carrier to naval exercises near its coast, saying that "respect" was at stake.



A commentary in the Liberation Army Daily on Thursday laid bare rancour over Washington's naval exercises with ally South Korea, and over its criticism of Chinese territorial claims to swathes of the South China Sea, where Taiwan and several Southeast Asian states also have claims.



"A country needs respect, and a military also needs respect. 'If someone doesn't hurt me, I won't hurt him; but if someone hurts me, I must hurt him," wrote Major General Luo Yuan in the paper.



"For the Chinese people and the Chinese military, those are by no means idle words."



A Pentagon spokesman, Geoff Morrell, last week said a U.S. aircraft carrier, the nuclear-powered George Washington, which joined in the earlier exercise, would participate in a follow-up drill in the Yellow Sea, between the Korean peninsula and China.



Beijing said the military exercises in nearby seas threatened its security. The United States and South Korea said they were aimed at deterring North Korea, which they blame for torpedoing a South Korean navy ship in March.



The PLA Daily commentary indicated that friction over any fresh U.S. military activities in seas near China would continue to dog relations between the two big economic powers.



The United States is "pushing its security boundary to the doorstep of others -- the Yellow Sea, South China Sea and so on," wrote Luo. "In their eyes, the security of other states and peoples is secondary, even meaningless."



Chinese newspapers have carried several harsh commentaries since maritime tensions flared between Beijing and Washington, rekindling friction that unsettled ties earlier this year.



But Luo's strong words in the Chinese military's top newspaper suggest the PLA sees its prestige at stake.



"We don't want make enemies of any country," wrote Luo.



"But whoever ignores our solemn stance and core interests, persisting in doing as he pleases and bullying us too far, we will never fear."



At the end of commentary, Luo suggested that America should learn to respect and listen to other countries' will, trying to settle disputes down by wisdom, instead of warship.







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2# > A < Posted 2010-8-14 06:34 Only show this user's posts China PLA warns U.S. over fresh military drill in region

Major General Luo Yuan is absolutely right that he who disregards others will be "disregarded." For non-Asians especially, the idea of "face" [which is actually dignity] is to be preserved over and above ones' life. The West calls this honor and duels over it with pistols. We will call it nothing except our RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE. Even a policeman, when faced with a drunken sailor brandishing a sword will have to shoot him if he gets too close. Enough said.