So that the world does not got to world war 3 over a Communist party of China mistress
As a result of the work done by
intelligence agents in the form of collecting and collating the
speeches, publications and biographies of public figures, the term
"hawkish Chinese" has recently become one of the most popular buzz
phrases in Western media and military circles.
In one recent case, when Ren Haiquan,
the deputy president of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of
Military Science spoke to his contemporaries from 15 different countries
in a restaurant in Melbourne, he said: "Some countries ignored the
consequences of World War II and challenged the post-war order." Ren
probably did not foresee that he would be labeled as "hawkish Chinese"
by Reuters as a result of his words.
Reuters pointed out that the Ren case
was not an isolated example, and indicated a fundamental shift in
China's political and diplomatic policies.
Western think tanks have long been
engaged in studying the phenomenon of the “hawkish Chinese” and some U.S
research institutes have undertaken more complex analysis of Chinese
strategic intentions. This, in part, is in response to certain changes.
Top Chinese military officials, whether retired or not, used to simply
give the party line irrespective of their personal opinions. Today's
officials are different.
Chinese military officials who have been
involved in exchanges with the U.S. have also commented on how
information documenting their speeches and background were freely
available.
"In the online library of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA), you can find your own documents, including,
age, and family and, in particular, transcripts of your speeches, which
go into much more detail than domestic versions," said an anonymous
military official who went on two military exchanges to the U.S.
The CIA evaluates its Chinese
counterparts by browsing through their works to gauge whether or not the
Chinese military official displays any potential for insightful
independent thought. In addition, software exists to distinguish the
characters and ambitions of Chinese political figures.
The CIA and US Defense Department have
compiled various psychological analyses on eminent political figures,
including the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and late North
Korean president Kim Jong-il.
Foreign Policy reported in its October
2011 edition that documents relating to prominent political and military
figures are easy to access, even though some of the figures involved
are highly confidential.
Adolf Hitler was the first such figure
to be documented in the 1940s, and a document compiled by Henry A.
Murray, an influential professor of psychology at Harvard University,
described him as being prone to homophobia and suffering from an Oedipus
complex.
Political documents compiled by the CIA
are growing. Any Chinese official who talks tough on the U.S. would be
branded as hawkish. Targeted individuals can also be elevated to a
higher category if their speeches or publications are regarded as
“smart”.
When China and the U.S. resumed their
military exchange at the end of Sep. 2010, the New York Times attributed
the rising tension between the two countries to the rise of hawkish
Chinese military officials.
According to the report, young Chinese
military officials regard the U.S. as their enemy and believe that the
U.S. will always oppose the rise of China.
Semantics, however, plays a part in how
the term "hawkish" may be misunderstood. In the U.S. hawkish refers to
those who favor military action rather than peaceful discussion in order
to solve a problem, whereas the meaning is somewhat different in China.
"I don’t like talking tough for no
reason, but neither do I speak softly when challenged," said Qiao Liang,
major general of China's air force.
He continued: "There would be no hope
for the country if its military officials are vulnerable to challenges.
Neither would it protect its interests if its military is always
aggressive."
Qiao rejects the moniker of hawkish
Chinese, but genuine hawkish Chinese do exist. "I don't deny our PLA are
hawkish Chinese. But that does not mean we are aggressive," said major
general Luo Yuan.
"Who else will talk about wars if the
military avoids the topic? If the military does not prepare well for war
they are irresponsible and acting in an unconstitutional manner," he
continued.
Most Americans are familiar with hawkish
Chinese figures through their speeches and works. However,
misunderstandings in meaning occur due to cultural differences and
inaccurate translations.
Qiao and his colleague Wang Xianghui
published a retrospective of the Gulf War which, on its publication in
the U.S. was found to have many translation errors. The book should have
been titled "War beyond limits", but was instead called "Unrestricted
warfare", and the phrase "wars and tactics amid globalization" was
mistranslated as "China's master plan to destroy America" on Newsmax.
One result of this was that
"Unrestricted Warfare", published on the first anniversary of 9/11 was
introduced to the United States Military Academy of West Point and the
United States Naval Academy as a textbook on how terrorists attack,
leading Qiao to believe that his book had been distorted.
