Some days back, I happened to initiate a discussion on the growing hostility between China & US with a friend. The discussion went on to become a little heated one when I started deducing that it may result in the third world-war from a mere growing-tension between the two nations. I was supporting my arguments with facts, thoughts of the leaders of various nations, economists, policy makers and news items in daily read, whereas he was plainly shouting to shut me up. The discussion died soon henceforth.
But for me, it did not end here – I did some research (ofcourse, using google.com), read blogs, fact-sheets to further my knowledge on this topic and to predict the future with much more confidence. Let me put down few points here:
1. I became a big fan of Mr.Gurcharan Das, from the day I read his “India Unbound”. The clarity in his thoughts is amazing. In one of his blog-posts on how the other nations want India to rise as a superpower in Asia to stand against China, he brilliantly puts his point across. Though he writes more from the perspective of how India is being seen in other nations’ perspective, but for me – its so much about sensing a fear of China is others’ hearts.
2. Though this news is a very old one, the gravity of the situation can never be undermined. The pace of high-tech weaponary development in China in just a couple of years, which took several decades in the US is plainly alarming (and apparently is being attributed to the stealth of Intellectual Property from the States)
3. Accept or deny! Oil is one of the biggest roots of current problems & evils. China’s bid to buy an American Oil co. to secure its needs of fuel, and thereby reducing its dependence on other nations has been looked at with disbelief and suspicion by the US (and not to mention the rest of the powers)
4. The perennial issue of the mainland (China) trying to take over the island (Taiwan) is further getting heated up (and the US is bound to actively participate in this issue siding Taiwan), with the Olympics just a few weeks away. Another (old) blog-post in this regard is worth reading.
In your point of view, I may have completely messed up in making sense of the available news, posts & thoughts of various personalities, but I consider them as some serious thoughts to ponder about. At the end, this is just my personal perspective.
