China 'should sprint to become the world's most powerful country'

March 2, 2010 by admin

(Telegraph.co.uk) China should build the world's strongest military and move swiftly to topple the United States as the global "champion", according to a senior Chinese army officer. The call for China to abandon modesty about its global goals and "sprint to become world number one" comes from a People's Liberation Army (PLA) Senior Colonel, Liu Mingfu. He also gives warning that his nation's ascent will alarm Washington, risking war, despite Beijing's hopes for a "peaceful rise". "China's big goal in the 21st century is to become world number one, the top power," Liu writes in his newly published Chinese-language book, "The China Dream". read more

We should be ok -- Comrade's Kevin Michael Rudd and Penelope Ying-yen Wong can speak very goodly un-Australian.

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