What really rattled Smith were the words "Major power adversary."This was obiviously taken from hidden sections of the white paper which he was privy to.

China is not are enemy.The USA has invaded or attacked 20 countries since 1941 and still continues this aggression via "pre-emptive wars"

China has taken over Tibet only.China's power is economic.They do not have to use aggression to get what they want.The oligarchs in the West are far more dangerous to the planet than the masses of China or India.

Arjay:

Yours is the "ostrich" view of China, common among the naive!

Diver Dan.Who has the track record for aggression?

Currently we have 800,000 Chinese living here.Many do not like the present system of oppression in China,but is Obama now in the USA any better?

China will change as living standards improve.The USA under the Obama admin has become very oppressive.

They do not have to use aggression
Arjay,
I very much doubt China would have the compassion to to help via interfering in the first place. China wouldn't be so silly as to deplete it's resources like the West has been doing for 60 years. China will probably wait until the West has gone broke from trying to help those who can't be helped & then just rather casually walk all over us. Our people are too stupid to stop paving the way for China.

'How right you are, runner...it's not as if the Libs under Howard sycophantic toadies of the U.S. under Bush. : )'

Yes Poirot so it must have been sickening to you to see your beloved PM's knees buckle in the presence of Obama. Chief hypocrites.

Arjay you will remember I have often made fun of your conspiracy theory's.
And even more often said in my view such as your theory's mask real concerns, maybe true conspiracy's.
I find no reason to say America is any more evil than China/Russia/ Muslim fundamentalists/Christian Fundy's.
But think, in just a few hours the deck of cards we know as world finances may fall.
Not because someone wants it to, but because it is inevitable.
I quite truly, think that, and humanity's inability to get things fixed,may lead to a form of one world, over night.
We should under stand, that ruler could be other than western.
And that 5 generations in to that system little evidence of todays freedoms would survive.
I support the American partnership.