The Chinese military would consider a pre-emptive nuclear strike if it had no other way to defend itself in a war against another nuclear-armed state, Kyodo News said Jan. 5, citing Chinese documents.
The policy, called “Lowering the threshold of nuclear threats” may indicate a shift from China’s pledge not to first fire nuclear weapons under any circumstances. U.S. military experts have argued since around 2007 that Beijing may have shown signs of altering its pledge of no first use of nuclear weapons.
Source; Defense News
Taiwan’s lawmakers expressed concern on Wednesday over the European Union’s (EU’s) possible lifting of its arms embargo on China.
The EU imposed an arms embargo on China after the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, but calls to lift it have emerged in recent years. The French newspaper Le Figaro reported on Dec. 30 that, according to a source close to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the lifting of the embargo “could happen very quickly.”
The newspaper said that the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany had lowered their opposition to the idea.
Source; Global Security
My comment;
China’s declaration that it might use nuclear weapons if it felt it was being overwhelmed by a conventional attack is very serious. It’s a big step down a short road to nuclear weapons becoming just another tool that armies use to fight, instead of the proverbial “doomsday weapon” whose use is all but unthinkable by rational people.
This declaration can be added to China’s deplorable human rights record, support for criminal dictatorships and sundry other acts which put it outside the community of civilized nations. The fact that the EU is seriously considering lifting an embargo against selling high tech weapons and military equipment to feed the military power of this evil giant, which is unapologetically threatening its democratic neighbors, is a testament to the moral bankruptcy and economic desperation which informs the thinking of post-Christian European leaders.
If this is how they act in East Asia, how can we expect them to act any differently in the Middle East, where the only democracy, Israel, is threatened by despotic governments and terrorists who have lots of money?
Jesus said in the End Times there would be an increase in violence and lawlessness. This is to be expected, and the only thing we can do about it is pray for our own safety and the safety and salvation of those we love, and pray for our leaders to have wisdom to deal with these situations.
By Aaron
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Amen. Time is getting short and the birth pains are getting stronger. I have been standing on my little corner of the wall, shouting the warning. But we do need more watchmen on the wall. Pray we get more workers for the harvest is ready. As much as I long to go home, I still have many friends and relatives who don’t know Jesus as Saviour.
Dear Irene
Shalom, and welcome to this site.
Its is important that we who believe in Jesus, do not panic. Our eternal destiny is secure in Him, even if we get killed in the spiritual battlefield. The blood of the martyrs have always flown in the street’s controlled by false religions.
The end times are upon as, as revealed in Revelation. We are praying here in Tampa.
Chris,
We all must continue to pray, because Our Messiah is near.
Then you must respect and fear china lest they fuck you
medical missionary Reynold Perez the bible for tells the lamb like beast speaks like a dragon the us is that power it can and will Crush its opposition as Rome did as a christian i must manifest love yet speak bible truth the nations are angry,yet held in check by gods angels , but soon the winds of war shall blow in earnest we must be like Jesus in thought word and in deed.