The latest criticism from America about China for their use of military weapons was just the tip of the iceberg of the on-going conflict between America and China over the use of military weapons that can threaten world peace and result in a war. China wants America to give it equal status as its European counterparts, or even as America itself, but the America is unwilling to do so and even more unwilling to lift the weapons ban on China. As everyone can see, every time the budgets of the countries’ military were published, America will be the first country to criticize China’s military spending as "extravagant" and a "threat to regional and world peace", while at the same time ignoring its own budget which far out-strips China's. I am not accusing America of double standards for I know that they actually do have more military commitments than the Chinese and therefore are justified to have a bigger military budget. I am also not accusing America of being biased against China in terms of military technology, for America is truly concerned about world peace and perhaps does not want the Cold War to happen again. However, I feel that America is perhaps a little ignorant about its comments on China's military. After all, China is still a developing country and its military technology is not as great as it should be, given its status as a world superpower. Hence, it is justified for China to spend more on their military than on other superpowers, for they also have a bigger piece of land to protect. Also, with the constant threat of Taiwan claiming independence, China needs to bolster its military, not so much for a war, but rather for intimidation purposes. Moreover, China has always maintained a defensive stand, and no evidence so far suggests the contrary, claiming that it will not use its military for offensive purposes unless any country violates its policies.
Singapore may have to play the mediator role in this conflict sometime as she is the allies of both countries. It will be a hard role, trying to settle the differences between these two countries, but it is one that Singapore will have to take when the time arrives. I do not think that my views of this conflict are absolutely correct as after all; this conflict may have started many years before I was born and that there may be many parts of the conflict that I may not have known which have resulted in today. Also, I do not think that I am qualified to comment on this matter as I am not a political analyst but just a student. Lastly, my views may be more biased against America as I am after all a Chinese. However, I am trying my best to dispel this prejudice to give a fair comment on this matter. But one thing cannot be denied, this matter must be resolved or a war may break out soon.
NOTE: my points of view MAY NOT be accurate and SHOULD NEVER EVER to taken into account when making views about politics...
