SOME RESPONSES FROM CHINA:

Sarah,

I recently started reading the China Daily; a state-controlled daily newspaper from China.  It is interesting because it states the Chinese government’s opinions about world events.  Today there was an editorial responding to criticism from America.  I’ve listed three American accusations and China’s responses:

Accusation: China engages in unfair trade practices.

Response: China buys American goods.  Last year, in 420 out of 435 US congressional districts, exports to China rose faster than exports to any other country on Earth.

 

Accusation: China is escalating conflict in Syria by blocking UN resolutions to place sanctions on the Assad regime.

Response: Proposals that would help arm the rebels will only lead to more bloodshed.  More aggressive steps in Syria will lead to invasions like the ones in Afghanistan and Iraq.  The U.S. “failed miserably” in both of those campaigns. (The editorial states that there is “conflict in Syria” but does not call it a civil war)

 

Accusation: China is a warmonger that is aggressively building its military.

Response: China has not been involved in a war since the one with Vietnam in 1979.  In contrast, America has been fighting wars continuously for the last three decades.

The rest of the article accused Republicans of trying to sow the seeds of hostility when there is no actual reason for hostility.

Source: China Daily, “An end to the revival of hostilities”, August 31, 2012