China's missiles are put on display in Beijing's Tiananmen Gate during a military parade in Beijing, Thursday Oct. 1, 2009.
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Luo said China must identify weak spots for the United States and “pay them back in their own coin.”
“We can attack by innuendo and enter into secret liaisons. For instance, we can carry out sanctions by dumping some US T-bonds," he said. "China must remind Americans that they cannot on the one hand demand that China cooperate with the United States in many respects, while on the other they damage China's core interests."
The reference to “core interests” is China’s language for vital national security interests that make resolving the Taiwan issue of utmost importance.
In recent months, criticism by China’s state-run media has shifted noticeably toward the bellicose. In the past, China deliberately sought to limit published criticism of the United States under the reform policy of Deng Xiaoping, who said in the 1980s that China should “bide our time and [quietly] build our capabilities.”
Since the Oct. 1 military parade, when Beijing showcased its rapidly growing military power — including the disclosure of a new long-range cruise missile called the DH-10 — China has been hitting the U.S. hard. Its communist and military leaders continue to view the U.S. as the "main enemy."
Business people working in China say there are also signs that the government, now that it has acquired techniques and know-how from the West, is pushing foreigners out and tightening controls.
