Source: Prison PlanetPaul Joseph Watson & Yi Han
The Chinese military has staged a massive wargame exercise near Pakistan
in response to a build-up of U.S. troops in the region as a top Chinese
government official warned that any threat to Pakistan would be taken
as a direct threat to China.
Citing a report by China’s Central Television, Junshijia reports that
an unnamed government official warned, “Any threat to Pakistan is a
threat to China,” in response to increasing hostility directed towards
Pakistan by both the US and NATO in the aftermath of a NATO bombing that killed 26 Pakistani soldiers last week.
Pakistan responded to the airstrike by sealing its border with
Afghanistan, preventing supplies from reaching the US-occupied country.
According to the report, the United States is massing troops on
Pakistan’s border in an act of aggression that China sees as a direct
threat to its close alliance with the country. In response, China
recently sent large numbers of Second Artillery PLA troops armed with
sophisticated DF-21C and short-range DF-11A tactical missiles to China’s
northwestern plateau near Pakistan for a huge military exercise
designed to reflect China’s “attitude towards the US threat to
Pakistan.”
The drill ran from the 14-27 of November and included Pakistani
troops. It was also reported by numerous other Chinese news sources (1,2,3).
The report strongly emphasizes the Chinese position that its alliance
with Pakistan represents a “brotherhood,” and that “China will never be
in peace if Pakistan is lost.”
“Militarily, China will be conducting massive and heavy equipment
desert warfare in Pakistan on the 16th,” states the translated report.
“America has always desired Pakistan, especially in recent years. As the
U.S. war in Afghanistan deepens, and military actions against Iran’s
determination become stronger, (the threat of ) confrontation with China
increases, Pakistan is the place for America to gain military advantage
strategically and geographically.”
