Msg. Nov. 13, 2006; China Our Friend or Foe?

The Washington Times reported a Chinese submarine stalking the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kittyhawk and other vessels of the U.S. fleet,  undetected in the pacific ocean at the end of last month. That shouldn’t come as any surprise, should it? Especially after the revelations published in 1999 in The Cox Report,  issued by the select U.S. Congressional Committee. The report, summarized an investigation into Chinese espionage and how the PRC stole U.S. national security secrets and nuclear weapons technology here in the U.S. over several decades.  It was possibly the worst breach of national security in U.S. history. The report reveals that the cumulative effect of the national security breach has resulted in the proliferation of secret U.S. weapons technology to other countries.  In my opinion, The Cox Report just further emphasizes the danger and prevelance of federal government incompetence, lack of accountability, corporate treason, and poor, if any, congressional oversight.

AP filed a report in Forbes,  that within days of the surfacing naval embarrasment,  a high ranking Chinese military delegation was hosted by U.S. Pacific Fleet Commanders on a ” …tour of the USS Preble in San Diego and observed a demonstration of an amphibious assault vehicle and weapons simulation training at Camp Pendleton…” AP also reported, Admiral Gary Roughead, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, is meeting today with PRC military officers in Beijing, China. ABCNews reporter Audra Ang reports Admiral Roughead stated, “The thrust of our discussions will really be in how our navies can gain a better understanding of one another.”   In light of these reports and previous Chinese espionage, what is more scary, that the PRC is tracking our vessels, undetected, with submarines or the fact that our top Naval Brass is happily ”showing” them around American vessels, war technology, and active duty military personnell?

China sub stalked U.S. fleet

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Tours China

Chinese Officers to Tour U.S. Bases

A Breach of Security? The Cox Report-PBS Coverage

China Shakes the World: A Titan’s Rise and Troubled Future — and the Challenge for America
 by James Kynge

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