Sunday, October 2, 2011

Understanding China's Threat


AS we all expect, the China has demanded for a meeting to explain why our government has suspended China back mega hydro-power dam project. They pointed the legitimate government should protect the right of Chinese Companies. Also they assured that they'll protect the interest of China's benefit if it come against their way. By seeing this, China has been itchy considerably by the latest movement of our government. Now they are trying to say like they're gentleman and always complying international laws whenever they are trying to make investments abroad. Everybody in Myanmar and world knows what the China is doing in the business. They're trying to make allies with those countries who are isolated by world's society. More accurately, they are making friends with those countries who are anti-US. They know clearly that it's the chance to take by doing so. Because those isolated countries are mostly sanctioned by the world economy and they can get whatever they want from those countries with scrap value which is much lower than market price. Vice versa, the leaders of those countries have very little to choose option since they are being angled by effective sanction. Anyway, for sure thing is China is taking advantage from the plight of those less developing countries by heavily investing to absorb their best possible outcome such as natural resources.

In the past 5 decades, China has taken almost everything from our land regardless of government. They know how to control the Junta since they have vast experience of controlling wild people as a communist country. Our country leaders might have been accept their unfair demand in the effort of reducing poverty or making their own asset increase from huge bribe. They always express how they take care on us as well as how good neighbor country are they repeatedly. Probably, this time suspension of China back project is first ever experience for them in the history and they are feeling hot from unexpected news. Moreover, they might have been worry from the constructive efforts being made by new government including amending ties with opposition parties and western nations. China ever don't like to see us having good relationship with outside world. The more isolated we are, the happier the China would be, for sure. Because they can do anything they like only if Myanmar is isolated from outside world. Otherwise, Myanmar will feel some unfairness from comparison. Now we are trying to change all outdated policies and this latest news is a good signal to China.

I'm surprise to see they are telling us to respect the law. They shouldn't start this project had they respected our priceless biodiversity nature. They shouldn't invest in this project should they sympathize from their own experience of 3 George Dam. They shouldn't favor our ethnic rebels should they feel our good friend. In fact, I personally feel they are just bullying us. They are treating us like their colonial country. They even can't do everything what they want in their own county if the development is not right for long run. They have closed some factories to ease people's angers with regard to environmental effect. Wonder why they are doing such illness things in our land while they can't even do in their own land. It's crystal clear they are only taking care of their interest. It's proofing they are not interesting side effect of the project. Finally things go against them, they started to spark and demand explanation. It's needless to explain as the government has a right to protect their own people's benefit. Do they allow Google search engine freely to use its full capacity? There is nothing to do with outside world but accept if they wants to invest in that particular country.

I recall the incident in which China navy harassed the survey research ship of Vietnam by cutting the cables. It was happening in the South China Sea and Vietnam response angrily. How? Vietnam government allowed its people went out on the street to stage rare demonstration. Some went China Embassy and made prolong demonstration. The authority strangely allowed its people for several weeks. Moreover, Vietnamese government allowed US Navy carrier to visit its ports as they fully understand they cannot along counter China's power. So they tried to make good relation with US and itch China seeing US Navy ship touring around South China Sea territory. At the same time, Vietnam announce to make joint navy exercise together with US marines that make China really annoyed. In fact, China is trying to bully south east Asia countries in this sea dispute case. Before settle the case, they are taking control of those disputable area assuming theirs. They arrest and maintain all incoming fish boats, refinery rig, survey, building mission.

Recently collision of Japanese navy ship and Chinese fishing boat is good example to understand the dirty mind of China. Japanese navy arrested the Chinese captain for deliberately collide coastal ship and Beijing demanded Japan to release their national with immediate effect. Japan sooner released the captain and China dare to ask even appology by Japanese side. In that case, Chinese boat captain is committed the offense and they even asked for appology from Japan. Japan response by telling there is no way to appology in the case since they're fully comply the lawful way. After that, China halted the export of rare earth to Japan. China is a home of more than 90% of rare earth export in the world. The precious metal is used in making most electronic products such as hybrid cars, electronic goods such as mobile, TV, Computer chips, etc. Without this raw materials, it's obvious the technology giant like Japan cannot survive. China cited environmental effect for the halting operation that prompted US and Australia to resume their own rare earth operation sites. By seeing this scenarios, it's sure China has a bad foreign policy if things come against their will.

May our leaders and people able to avoid those dirty tricks from China by the strength of unity. I would like to request our leaders not to waste our money and energy in fighting our own ethnic brothers. Please try to make peaceful reconciliation as fast as possible by means of every effort. It's time to show our unity and we need every single citizen in protecting our country from dirty minded country. May we get win-win situation through peaceful and friendship consultation on the table. We are small compare to China. But we have to believe in ourselves that we can counter the possible threat by uniting people and government. In the mean time, trying to make a good ally with US and India would have made us safer than ever before. I personally trust in the ability of our president to cope with the present issue.

Wake up Myanmar, time to mature and show our strength to the world.


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