Is China's military a key part of the country's economic drive? We look at what China's expanding global interests mean for its armed forces, its economy and its foreign partners. This video is part of the NATO Review edition 01/2010 titled: "The coming role of Asia" The opinions expressed in NATO Review do no necessarily reflect thos of NATO or its member countries This video contains ITN/Reuters copyrighted library material licensed by NATO. Therefore, while the video can be downloaded, this material cannot be used as part of a new production without the consent of the copyright holder. NATO Review - China: increasing interests, growing power? 1/2 [video=youtube;d-m9bNt0K3I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-m9bNt0K3I"[/video] NATO Review - China: increasing interests, growing power? 2/2 [video=youtube;wfpgaNDDn8k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfpgaNDDn8k"[/video] The coming role of Asia It could be argued that the continent that has changed most in the 21st century is Asia. With rising growth, populations and burgeoning economies, it was never going to be long before these rose up the security agenda. Here we look at just a sample of what these could be - from China's role in tackling climate change to Central Asia's importance to regional stability. http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2009/Asia/EN/index.htm
Good post! I am having too many conflicting thoughts and opinions to make comments that makes sense atm, maybe later.
