The John Batchelor Show

VIDEO: Rogue State

January 07, 2016

Wednesday   6 January 2016 / Hour 1, Block A: Harry Kazianis, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy at the Center for the National Interest, Institute for the Study of War in re: China more aggressive in East and South China Seas; also vis-à-vis Japan, India, and al its neighbors.  Abe has revise Japanese constitution and made clear that he'll respond strongly.  Plan: to bottle China in: 30-yr-old anti-ship missiles, almost SCUD-type technology, planted on all Japanese islands in East China Sea – would bottle up the Chinese navy, which would have to pass through the island chain, past this iron wall, and would be pummeled.  The great failure of Chinese grand strategy.  With the recent notion of a declining USA, China [became a bit full of itself] and looked aggressively at Taiwan and neighbors.    Chinese Shenjen mkt down 7%, closed at opening, RMB at a four-year low.  We expected a calming of markets after yesterday's debacle, but no.  When China feel penned in, that's when it becomes dangerous. Cannot support four new aircraft carriers, trips to the Moon, et al.    With mobile batteries, need to see that that can't easily be sported. Deploy F-35s, some of the Japanese navy, make it a robust plan.  Abe seems to be reactive to Chinese aggression, which is surprisingly pushy.  http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/japans-master-plan-destroy-the-chinese-navy-battle-14779