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China Becomes World's Third Largest Weapons Dealer
As we noted on Saturday, the US is working hard to make the world safe for democracy, but despite Washington’s best efforts, its allies seem determined to undermine the global balance of power. For instance, the UK is set to become the first G-7 country to join the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, a sinocentric institution ostensibly aimed at assisting in the development of underdeveloped parts of Asia, but which the White House knows is really just a Chinese foreign policy instrument in disguise. Proving just how slippery the slope is, it now appears Australia may consider joining as well despite a personal appeal from the White House. Furthermore, we learned over the weekend that web traffic from the UK agency in charge of building nuclear warheads was accidentally routed through Ukraine last week. All of this at a time when Western military spending outside of the US has failed to keep pace with expenditures in China and Russia, a dynamic which, as the Washington Post put it, has reduced the UK to “Washington’s tough talking wingman.”
Today, we learn that not only is China building weapons at a faster clip than most Western nations, they’re also selling them to 'powerful' US enemies like Myanmar and Bangladesh. Here’s Reuters:
China has surpassed Germany to become the world's third largest arms exporter, a Stockholm-based think tank said in a report on Monday.
Exports of major arms from the world's second largest economy grew 143 percent over the years 2010 to 2014, versus the previous five-year period, when China had ranked ninth globally, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report.
"Asian countries continue to expand their military capabilities, with an emphasis on maritime assets," Siemon Wezeman, senior researcher with the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, said in a news release.
More than 68 percent of Chinese exports went to Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Beijing also sold major arms to 18 African states.
Analysts say Chinese-made equipment has found eager buyers among countries at odds with the United States and its allies.
To let China tell it, they’re extremely responsible in who they sell weapons to, as the Foreign Ministry says it “follow[s] principles of helping the receiving country with its reasonable self-defense capabilities, not damaging global and regional peace and stability, and not interfering in the receiving country's internal politics.” Then again, that’s exactly what you would say if you were trying to undermine geopolitical stability, and as Reuters points out, modernizing your military is indicative of a “more assertive stance” towards “disputes”:
China's military spending has seen double-digit growth for decades, and Beijing has poured funds into modernizing its armed forces as it takes a more assertive stance on territorial disputes in the region.
Fortunately, the US still accounts for a third of all total arms exports (so, more than 6 times what China exports) which should go a long way towards ensuring that weapons don’t end up in the wrong hands although, as SIPRI notes, exporting weapons is increasingly tied to maintaining Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop’s bottom lines rather than to maintaining security:
The volume of US exports of major weapons rose by 23 per cent between 2005–2009 and 2010–14. The USA’s share of the volume of international arms exports was 31 per cent in 2010–14, compared with 27 per cent for Russia. Russian exports of major weapons increased by 37 per cent between 2005–2009 and 2010–14. During the same period, Chinese exports of major arms increased by 143 per cent, making it the third largest supplier in 2010–14, however still significantly behind the USA and Russia.
‘The USA has long seen arms exports as a major foreign policy and security tool, but in recent years exports are increasingly needed to help the US arms industry maintain production levels at a time of decreasing US military expenditure’, said Dr Aude Fleurant, Director of the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Programme.
Here are the top 10 exporters by country…
...and here is the trend…
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Fortunately, the US still accounts for a third of all total arms exports (so, more than 6 times what China exports) which should go a long way towards ensuring that weapons don’t end up in the wrong hands although, ... [You are a flaming a-hole. WTF yoiu sorry ass supporter of all tha tis wrong with this bankster country now.]
One world government is worth it so long as we get proper spelling and grammar.
From the inventor of paper and gun power.
The Chinese also invented toilet paper and spaghetti. Without those things, life would be mre joyless than it is.
There is a fair bit of evidence that black powder may have been discovered almost simutaneously in Europe. The applications were certainly different. Pretty sure it was the ancient Egyptians who first made paper.
I dare say we have a grammer Nazi in the club. It's bad enough with Tyles'r typos.
How dare China, or any other country try to spread more death and destrucion than the good ol' USofA?
What a bunch of lying, God Damn Piece of Shit, Ass Hole, Dick Head, hypocrites this country is!
PS
USA! USA! what ever that means
"Exports of major arms from the world's second largest economy grew 143 percent over the years 2010 to 2014, versus the previous five-year period, when China had ranked ninth globally, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report."
I guess people don't read the news anymore...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-official-america-is-now-no-2-2014-12-04
People do read the news. That BS quote about China being number 2 is from Reuters. They have not been a news organization in a long time.
my roomate's step-mother makes $79 hourly on the laptop . She has been fired for 10 months but last month her pay was $18694 just working on the laptop for a few hours. see here... www.globe-report.com
Soon US will stay with not allies.: Europeans defy US to join China-led development bank
Got ammo?
Shouldn't Israel's spending be added to the US number?
I mean, really, who do you think pays for that shit? It's not Israel.....
True. The US is composed of the 2nd through 51st states of Israel.
Shouldn't the US numbers be added to the Israeli numbers?
Good one. Here's some educational info on... “Israel and the Bomb”
The lies and deception that were perpetrated on the US go as far back as the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations. "MUST read" info:
www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/israel/documents/document.htm
http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/israel/documents/hebrew/index.html
p.s. Not that I expect to ever get credit for flagging this, but, as I’ve said a number of times before: “Why is Israel the only ME country that get to have the “Sampson Option” of self-defense?” Why not Iran, which is constantly being threatened and attacked by IDF and the Mossad?
If you own a pitchfork, you will grab it when you see this chart. http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/03/income-inequality-chart-wall-str... via @motherjones
David Stockman: financialization has turned US economy into “a giant casino” where banks skim oversize share of profits.
Henry Ford "if banks and finance companies become too big relative to the rest of the economy, you have problems."
And if you own something made by Norinco, should you grab that instead?
My pitchfork was made in China.
, 'exporting weapons is increasingly tied to maintaining Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop’s bottom lines rather than to maintaining security: '
the abouve corporate Bitchez have Nuclear Weapons, plus Monsanto, GE and the Rothschild Banking
.............along with Saudi Arabia, japan, and S. Korea
How does ya say Nuclear proliferation in French?
Off topic but I wanted to get this out:
A Prophetic Clip From a 1981 Sitcom Explains the Rockefellers’ Trilateral Commission and the NWO Agendahttp://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/a-prophetic-clip-from-1981-sitcom-...
What really makes that guy a nutjob is he goes into the belly of the best and breaks artwork and such... crazy.
Proud not to see Canada in that pie chart, eh? The germans should not be allowed to make arms let alone sell them.
I have a temptation to crack jokes about Chinese manufacturing and how you get what you pay for: I see rifles that get too hot to fire after 10 rounds; bombs that land and don't go off, or they go off, half assed, later; tanks that roll right out of their treads; bayonettes that break before they stab.
Not that I think we are so great with $12,000 toilet seats and all...
I'm not a firearm expert, but even from my basic knowledge, China makes a lot of not-at-all-bad small-arms.
Consider this: majority of AK-47s(forget the exact percentage) used around the world are Chinese-made.
I've never known their AKs to be rated anywhere near Russia or even eastern Euro but their SKS is popular. It could be a regional thing.
You should take the United States off of the chart because they no longer exist.
Hundreds bucks for a Chinese weapon that actually exists let alone works.
In the USA at least a billion just for an audience.
Detroit wasn't a big enough wake up call apparently.
I say again...sell the trucking industry if oil heads to where Citigroup says its going.
There just has to be a joke about why even Walmart doesn't sell Chinese guns in there somewhere.
You export arms....
Next thing you know, your own guys are being killed by the weapons you exported.
Cui bono?
Not the fucks shooting 'em or being shot by 'em, that's for sure.
Kinda like whats happening in Iraq and Afghanistan?
China has over a 130 SOEs that export police devices and torture instruments. The go see manufacturers for cheap instruments of control and pain. Africa is the main export area, but that is only the leading export consumer. There are others.
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
you just wait and see....
I love happy endings don't you?
It would be great to know about those chinese weapon designs. I bet most of them are russian design copies with a few modifications, only good enough for export to 3rd world countries or boycotted ones.
At least a few royalties are being cashed in by the Russians or the chinese also forget the trademarks?
its always good, when your enemy underestimates your capability.
-China acquired weapons upgrade form Israel with electronic, which was stolen from USA morons.
-China makeslid goodsxs an example
Cina supplies urkey with Asystems not pariot S- but China is delivering
There should be a law against texting and drinking!
Yes, Most can only access Russian tech. (because of reverse-engineering, lol) Though the Russians have refused to sell them their "high tech" designs in bombers and tanks. This has made a few Politburo knickers twiisted. Funny how that works.
With the exception of a few rocket launchers, this site shows a few Chinese small arms. http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2649
I can't comment on ripoff designs or trademark infringment, but it looks like they're doing okay to me.
Belgium supplies many of NATO's AR's.
Must be why they can afford to buy so many USTs, I guess. That plus from all the breweries they now own. And wasn't Dr. Evil a Belgian?
Looks to me like USA and Russia are having a real turf war of Energy and Arms.
Funny how both are key to banking.
I would like to see this chart redrawn using the names of the companies that make the arms across the international boundaries.
China is gonna become First Everything