Four

Today, as the PRC steps more and more onto the centre-stage, she faces ever increasing dangers to her wellbeing and safety. There are at least four dangers which have been laid across her path. They are: 1)

The US Pacific Fleet

2)

Espionage, subversion and misinformation subterfuge

3)

The USAF Global Strike Task Force

4)

The US Global Strike Command

These top four threats do not cover cyber or space-based threats. Such threats are still evolving with the constant advances in computer and space technologies. The first danger ---------------The US Pacific Fleet poses the single most terrible danger to the security and safety of the PRC. This US military juggernaut in the Pacific is very much like a tiger tied to a shrub with merely a thin vine. No man in his right mind could ever sleep soundly with such a creature placed in his front yard. This is the very chilling situation facing the PRC today. The US Pacific Fleet currently has about 200 ships, 2000 planes and 100,000 personnel. These form the attacking power of the US military in the western Pacific and it can be further reinforced by other units from the US itself and also from allies such as Japan, Korea, Australia and others when required. Thus, anyone who finds himself the target of the Pacific Fleet can be assured of a very deadly baptism of fire. To fight and survive such an aggressor, the defending party must have huge reserves. The best would be to have endless mountains of all war materiel required. Countless soldiers, sailors and airmen. And countless aeroplanes and ammunition. And invincible ships. The main target of the US Pacific Fleet today is the PLAN. The Pacific Fleet would surely want itself to be unleashed on the PLAN even now if possible. Thus the PLAN would be wise to stay alert and be prepared 'any minute, any day'. This US military juggernaut will show no mercy when unleashed and the PLAN has no other choice now but to grow and develop its strength as fast as possible. The PLAN must work hard to obtain all its needed aircraft carrier battle groups in order to be able to defend itself and protect the country. The second danger ----------------The PRC today has become the happy hunting ground for all sorts of spies, espionage experts, subversion specialists and countless undesirable villains who have flown in via the open windows that were created by free market espousers who were totally oblivious to the great dangers that approach entailed. Many citizens have been bought by hard cash and are ready to act

as turncoats to serve foreigners. Some have been caught and their sponsors immediately raised an outcry despite the fact that they themselves are the unchallenged experts in catching such turncoats back in their own countries. These people have turned techniques like wiretapping, sting operations and undercover setups into truly unique artforms. Some of their victims later ended up in the chair. A lot of the foreign consulates and embassies in the PRC are truly overstaffed with a lot of their employees engaged in work totally unconnected with diplomatic niceties. These people are outright spies and subversive agents doing work that directly contributes to the aim of weakening the country. To start the rot from inside out. Also, many of the so-called media people are involved too. And foreign academics in PRC universities are busily teaching the people about 'runaway inflation' one moment and 'serious deflation' the next. It is most amazing how these foreigners could now do as they pleased right inside the innermost areas in the PRC. The many mistakes made by the PRC leadership in recent years have allowed such activities to thrive like fungi after a big rain. These mistakes have also allowed recent undesirable events to take place, such as the undesirable fracas at the police station in Yuexiu, Guangzhou. When the rot has fully developed, then the whole structure will start collapsing. This is the second greatest danger facing the PRC today. The third danger ---------------The GSTF is another threat very similar to the US Pacific Fleet except that it exhibits itself over the airspace of its intended victim. It wil come upon its victim like a silent ghost, and very fast like lightning leaving behind death and destruction. To fight this silent ghost, the PRC must have well-trained pilots and an almost limitless supply of fighter jets and UAVs. Only these can prevent a perilous visitation by this deadly ghost. The fourth danger ----------------The GSC is the ultimate destroyer (apart from its other use as a blackmail device). To counter this danger, the PRC must develop its own matured version of the 3-legged strategic shield required. The Jin-class SSBNs must be further developed and multipled in number and the PRC must acquire its own fleet of stealth bombers and highly mobile land-based launchers. Only with all these can the PRC confidently confront this fourth danger. With the PRC now so keenly wishing to stand on the centre-stage seemingly intent to win the expected applause, the dangers facing the country will only increase in scale. The saying: 'Seizing the admiration but in the process pawning oneself' immediately comes to mind. Does the PRC realise the full extent of the unfolding dangers that lie just ahead is a question only the leadership can answer now. Hopefully, at the end of the day the right answer would emerge. Otherwise it's lights out for everyone.