Google told me that Tom was mentioned in this forum post. It links to an interview with Tom reported in Chinese (The picture towards the bottom confirms ;-).
Google came up with a pretty good translation that I'm going to copy here
According to Barnett : If China is ready to interview U.S. strategists DWNEWS.COM-- 2007年3月19日20:51:49(京港台时间) --多维新闻网DWNEWS.COM-- at 20:51 on March 19, 2007 : 49 (Beijing time RTHK) -- According to the news networkFarewell press reports Wangqinchuan 1951 / U.S. strategists Barnett said : strategic planning, national security, foreign policy, consultants and other experts in the field of military action to the views I hold an open mind, I with these people through the exchange China's influence in the fifth generation of leaders take over. On the contrary, is the fourth generation of leaders more, I can not accept the theory that they fear conservative. They want more attention to the internal affairs of our country, to avoid making too many in the international community's response
China is interested in cooperating with the United States
Farewell : The United States in the six-party talks held in Beijing last year, called for North Korea to give up its development of nuclear weapons. for the United States to lift financial sanctions against North Korea, but North Korea that the United States should first lift financial sanctions. lead to the breakdown of the six-party talks, North Korea and all the second guessing when the testing of nuclear weapons. In the book, you mentioned that China and the United States should cooperate together to check North Korea's development of nuclear weapons; However, economic interests between China and North Korea, China's current attitude seems to still own interest. not with the United States, to work together to stop North Korea's nuclear weapons development, so as not to enrage his North Korea, in the circumstances, it really would help the United States resolve the North Korean issue?
Barnett : China and North Korea's economic interest is not how big, in fact, Instead, the economic interests between China and South Korea is much larger. China and Korea, or other Asian countries should understand that trade between the Compared with the protection of the interests of the Korean economy will be more important, in addition, China and Korea, and Taiwan should set aside some of the "burden", will look at a broader level, cooperation with the United States to establish a strategic alliance.
According to the Digest in March 2007 (No. 24 overall). (Farewell)
I think China should be interested to cooperate with the United States because China is the source of political instability in the energy, merely concerned with their own short-term interests of these countries do not want to damage relations on their own or that they can maintain the status quo or to solve problems in the near future, they will be found, This is unsustainable.For alliance between China and the United States have yet to be established, I think it is because both parties have a blind spot in terms of coordination. made to the development of Sino-U.S. relations, and military or economic alliance in Asia can not be hastened. Therefore, China and North Korea not to the narrow interests, it will abandon the great advantages of cooperation with the United States, China, which is risky behavior. However, I think China has seen the advantages of the alliance, and has the will to cooperate with the United States. is whether economic or military, the Chinese mentality are not yet ripe; alliance, China is bound to bear more responsibility, but China is not able to accept this responsibility; China has enough confidence, North Korea's stability is not yet prepared to take up the mission.
In fact the Korean issue, the United States should take the responsibility not to the Chinese. Although China does not support North Korea's nuclear weapons because tests, but in certain areas has been interpreted as a representative of North Korea. So in addition to North Korea with China's interests, but also have a negative impact on China. In fact, it is not difficult for China to give up North Korea, China and South Korea if North Korea were continuing to import trade. When these two economic development, North Korea's economic situation has not improved, but at this time North Korea may be dissatisfied with my heart, Asian or have a negative impact on the world.
China has the ability to compete with the major powers
Farewell : A recent missile destroyed the old meteorological triggered international tensions. This is all speculation China's real intentions, do you think China launched missile. it would allow expansion of the "core function" of the target has become more difficult? You also mentioned that if the United States regards China as a friend, China is likely to become a friend : If the United States regard China as an enemy, China will become an enemy, in the United States and there is no consensus on the North Korea issue. China test-fired missiles such circumstances, the relationship between the United States and China?
Barnett : China's action to the United States a message that the United States military is as a partner, China has become more powerful. China already has the capability to compete with the major powers in aerospace technology, not only to launch satellites, but can also destroy satellites, but If China moves before doing that, he need not comply with the space weapons agreement with the prior consultations. so the idea is absolutely wrong, because anti-missile tests, after a great impact.
After the end of the Cold War, the United States and other countries have consensus, and to prevent an arms race in space. China should sit down and talk about a good performance out of space weapons agreement with the United States would like the attitude Even if it is not easy for China to destroy satellites, but the destruction of the satellite debris, but it will cause harm. spent a lot of energy to remove the future, and space weapons if China wants to ignore the agreement, China will allow other countries to be more disappointed. China must take to destroy satellites after pressure from the international community, therefore, to focus on China and its development will destroy satellites. If not peace efforts on the development of aerospace technology, otherwise it will be China's political and economic influence.
However, I am also worried that if the United States wants China to consult China's anti-based and not because he did not want to do to respond to this question seriously. China's silence but for the international community to destroy the satellites of suspected motives for China negative, -- this would create a dangerous deterioration in China's international relations.
The current relations between China and the United States, I think in a very close relationship between the economy and technology. whether in trade or energy-dependent economy, while the United States in seeking alliance targets, we naturally think of China, so interrelated than the political and military relationship to the race. So the United States, with which China is establishing a military and political connections to the overall balance of relations between China, , to a significant military and political relations and close economic ties if alienation, let mutual suspicion between the two countries.
Even worry that the pressure from outside the United States
Farewell : If the United States in military action after the end of the Cold War, The vast majority of those operations were found to be "crack" it coincidence that the United States almost a decade of military operations in accordance with your theory. moving to narrow the "cracks" the goal, launched by the United States to narrow the "crack" wars. is the war in Iraq. (a proxy war)Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki, in an interview with CNN on January 31, Iraq is turning into a war between the United States and Iran, "Acting War" (a proxy war). At present, the American media are asking the United States to sign the next war will be Iran, Do you think the Bush administration has been bogged plight of the Iraq war, Iran launched the war?
Barnett : The current chaotic situation in Iraq, saying that "civil war" is the dispute between the Shiite and Sunni, as it is a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Iranian-backed Shiite sustained growth will be a serious threat to Saudi Arabia and other Sunni countries.
However, I am even more worried that the pressure from outside the United States. Now, whether the United States or the Republican members of the public, or even international, that the United States will be aimed at a target Iran, if the Bush administration really will be the last attack on Iran as the next target. Bush also retiring before the war, this will lead to a very dangerous situation; This will cause great harm to the United States. In particular, the relationship between the United States, China and Iran because of the high degree of dependence on oil.
However, the Bush asking Iraq, I have to condemn the targeted Russia, China and India. This should only three countries to send troops to Iraq and assist the Iraqi reconstruction order in the territory, because once the outbreak of the energy crisis The United States will not be affected, but China, Russia, India. Iraq, the United States is not dependent on the region's energy, is really a heavy reliance on China, Russia, India; These three countries should be aware of : We should not take (USA) blood, in exchange for their oil. China, Russia, India should take the responsibility to solve the Middle East issue. understand that their future will be one of the countries leading the world, the best way. each country is 50,000 people troops to Iraq, if so, then there, together with the 200,000 U.S. troops. stabilize the situation in the Middle East.
But at the moment there is the tendency to spread in Iraq disputes, China should go the distance, adding a timely manner. otherwise it would affect the interests of China in the future. In international security affairs, China, as a former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick's "responsible stakeholder" take the attitude should be pursued two solitary wasp situation, such as Iran's nuclear issue, China is also the United States could be used as an intermediary with Iran for diplomatic negotiations. I was encouraged by the leaders to the fifth-generation
Farewell : You study long-term military strategy, and has served as a senior Defense Department. There are many political and military ties with the United States, do you think the United States military and the official number of people agree with your point of view? In addition, your contact with the Chinese government or related very frequently, whether you agree?
When I discussed his theory with senior staff, and with my generation, who is about 40, and more young people themselves, very acceptable from my point of view, they are rational and willing to accept different voices. older than I, regardless of the current situation indicates that China has made a number of changes. These inherent still difficult to change the view of most of them remain skeptical, but by refusing to accept other view.
Compared with American officials, I fewer ties with China, but I spent a lot of time a series of trips to China in these trips, I plotted strategy with China, the national security, foreign policy, military operations, as discussed his theory of expert consultants. I think these people adopt an open attitude to my point of view, but the most open-minded young people. I have with these people through the exchange to influence the succession in China's fifth-generation leader.
In comparison, on the contrary, is the fourth generation of leaders more I can not accept the theory that they fear conservative. They want more attention to the internal affairs of our country, to avoid making too many in the international community's response. Conversely, the fifth generation of leaders that the responsibility to cope with the world situation, but also wanted to do something in an attempt to change the heart. Fifth generation of leaders is also important that the relationship between the United States and is based on a core of the world.
In China, the fifth generation of leaders has given me a lot of encouragement, which is the next opportunity to accelerate progress towards a major world power.
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