CIA Boss had to hold meetings to reach conclusion that China is fine. No comment on Cadre by General Mandarin

It must have taken a lot of leg work to figure out the the Cadre is shaky and that the 21st century is up for grabs. That is what he Torch knows. Watch the Torch cross China, General Mandarin. That is the contest.

China Not 'Inevitable Enemy'
Of U.S., CIA Director Says
Associated Press
April 30, 2008 3:47 p.m.
WASHINGTON -- China is likely to be a political and economic competitor by the middle of the century but should not be treated as an "inevitable enemy" of the U.S., CIA Director Michael Hayden said Wednesday.

He warned, however, that China would likely be viewed as an adversary if Beijing uses its growing global influence in support of its own narrow interests at the cost of peace and economic stability. Gen. Hayden's comments came in a text prepared for the Landon Lecture at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.


"If Beijing begins to accept greater responsibility for the health of the international system -- as all global powers should -- we will remain on a constructive, even if competitive, path. If not, the rise of China begins to look more adversarial," he said.

China's military buildup, which is intended both to counter U.S. military capabilities and to intimidate an independence-minded Taiwan, is as much about projecting an image of strength and "great power status" as it is to gain a tactical or strategic military advantage, he said.

"After two centuries of perceived Western hegemony, China is determined to flex its muscle," Gen. Hayden said.

He also predicted continued tension between the U.S. and Europe, an old alliance now strained by different views about terrorism.

"It is not yet clear when or if the United States and Europe will come to share the same views of 21st-century threats -- as we did for the last half of the 20th century -- and then forge a common approach to security," Gen. Hayden said.

The U.S. considers itself a nation at war, in pursuit of terrorists wherever they are, he said. "In much of Europe, terrorism is seen differently: primarily as an internal, law enforcement problem, and solutions are focused more narrowly on securing the homeland," Gen. Hayden said.

Sharp population growth over the coming decades, particularly in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, will strain resources, increase immigration and could result in an increase in violent extremism and civil unrest, he said.

The populations of Afghanistan, Liberia, Niger, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to triple in 40 years, and those of Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Yemen will more than double, he said.

Demographic changes, a rising China, and the evolving trans-Atlantic alliance will shape American security and foreign policy through the middle of this century, Gen. Hayden said. He called on Americans to learn the languages and cultures needed to meet the new challenges, in the same way the U.S. developed its Soviet expertise during the Cold War.

"Large parts of the world -- including those that will hold more sway in the future -- do not share all of our ideas," Gen. Hayden said. "While we cherish and live our own values, we must know and appreciate those of others."

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