China’s Aggressive Actions 1.Political 2.Economic 3.Military

POLITICAL AGGRESSION CLAIMS TO MOST ISLANDS AND ALL RESOURCES IN THE EAST CHINA AND LARGE PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA CLAIMS TO MOST ISLANDS AND ALL RESOURCES IN THE EAST CHINA AND LARGE PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ENABLING THE UNSTABLE NORTH KOREAN REGIMES TO SURVIVE AND THREATEN THE US AND ITS ALLIES SECURITY COUNCIL OPPOSITION STILL FOCUSED ON TAKING TAIWAN

ECONOMIC AGGRESSION NEO-MERCANTILIST POLICIES IN VIOLATION OF WTO AGREEMENT MASSIVE STATE SUBSIDIES FREQUENT PRODUCT DUMPING INTO US FAILURE TO ENFORCE PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS FAILURE TO LIVE UP TO CONTRACTS WITH FOREIGN COMPANIES

MILITARY AGGRESSION CYBER INTRUSIONS INTO US GOVERNMENT NETWORKS ( ) EXPANDING CYBER WARFARE CAPABILITY 15 MILITARY RELATED SATELLITE LAUNCHES SINCE 2010 SEABORNE CLASHES WITH JAPAN, VIETNAM, MALAYSIA, BRUNEI, AND PHILLIPINE SHIPS

MILITARY AGRESSION (CONTINUED) OFFENSIVE WEAPONS BUILDUP AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (3 MORE BY 2020) LONG RANGE MISSILES LONG RANGE STEALTH AIRCRAFT

From the Chinese State-Run Global Times October 2011 with reference to clashes with SE Asian Countries over islands and resources in the East and South China Seas….. “If these countries don’t want to change their ways with China, they will need to prepare for the sounds of cannons …… It may be the only way for the disputes in the sea to be resolved. ”

Demystifying China’s “Assertiveness” Xiaoyu PU Xiaoyu PU (PhD, Ohio State) Assistant Professor of Political Science University of Nevada, Reno National Security Forum, Reno, NV November 14, 2013

The Emergence of an “Assertive China”? Frequency of U.S. News Articles That Refer to “Assertive” within Five Words of “China”(Quoted from Johnston 2013, P.10)

Rising Power: Wolf or Sheep? Sheep in a Sheep ’ s Clothingealism) Sheep in a Wolf ’ s W Clothing Clothing(Under-theorized?) Wolf in a Sheep ’ s Clothing (Strategic Deceptions) Wolf in Wolf ’ s Clothing (Offensive Realism)

Rising Powers and Their Images Sheep in a Sheep’s Clothing (Defensive) Sheep in a Wolf’s Clothing (Exaggerated Threat) Wolf in a Sheep’s Clothing (Strategic Deceptions) Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing (Offensive)

Three Types of Assertiveness Assertive=Aggressive? Expansionist Assertiveness Defensive Assertiveness Constructive Assertiveness

Expansionist Assertiveness Increasing its power through expansion China’s strategic thinking= Reject the expansionist approach

Defensive Assertiveness Increasing the capabilities to defend the existing claims

Constructive Assertiveness

China’s Security Concerns Domestic Security (Top) Regional Security Global Security

Domestic Security National Security vs. Regime/State Security Economic growth and regime security

Regional Security China’s geopolitical environment: circled by nuclear powers; US alliance system in East Asia US Pivot to Asia and China’s Reponses Economic diplomacy Marching westward

Global Security Limited power and presence Limited power and presence Anti-piracy effort in the Gulf of Aden Anti-piracy effort in the Gulf of Aden

Conclusion (I): The “[New] German Analogy” “I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.” Radosław Sikorski, Radosław Sikorski, Foreign Minister of Poland, 2011 Foreign Minister of Poland, 2011

Conclusion (II): Panda Huggers vs. Dragon Slayers

China is still a Panda?