中共军扩引发地区军备竞赛

中共将公布新一年的国防预算。近年来，随着中共军费的不断扩张，以及核不透明，邻国印度和日本也各自做出反应，不断提升军备，规模和速度都是冷战时期美苏军备竞赛以来仅有的。

印度2011年度国防预算约合363亿美元，大幅增加了11.6%。近十年来，印度的国防预算已增加了151%，而驱使印度扩军的一大原因是：中共。

中共的军费开支在过去几年迅猛增长，去年公布了780亿美元的国防预算，并测试新一代隐形战机“歼20”，引发国际社会关注。另据“维基揭密”独家透露给澳大利亚《时代报》的美国外交电文，中共拒绝核透明。中共官员表示，中共不可能“对核技术進步设定限制”，并曾多次拒绝了美国官员要求公开核规模的呼吁。

对于中共的军备扩张，印度、日本等周边国家也纷纷加强军备。美国《华尔街日报》说，这波亚洲扩军规模和速度，都是冷战时期美苏军备竞赛以来仅见。

在东北亚，美国与韩国和日本分别举行军事演习。日本的F-15战斗机正积极忙于训练。同时，日本政府有计划将12架F-15战斗机派驻位于西南部的那霸基地，增强面对中国的防御。

日本媒体也报导说，由于中国進军太平洋，以及朝鲜的核武器开发，日本安全恶化，驻日美军成为地区和平不可欠缺的抑制力量。

专门研究军事问题的“波恩国际转换中心”（BICC）研究员表示，中共军扩引起的连锁反应，可能会导致越来越多的小国家加入到这一军备竞赛的行列中来。「斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所」资深研究员也表示，军力强化后的国家之间，很可能由于长期以来的领土争议，或是其他小事件的扩大，而引发小型的恶战。

CCP』s Military Expansion Leads to Competition

China will release the defense budget soon.
Military budget has been increasing and China』s
nuclear program is never transparent. India and Japan
begin to enhance their military power
at a scale and speed rarely seen since the cold war.

Indian defense budget in 2011 is US$36.3 billion,
increasing by 11.6%. In the past decade,
India has increased this budget by 151%.
One driving force for India』s action is the CCP.

China has greatly increased the military expense.
Last year, CCP』s defense budget was $78 billion.
The testing of the new stealth fighter jet
drew international attention.
According to the U.S. cables revealed by Wikileaks,
CCP refused transparency in its nuclear program.
Chinese officials said they will not “set a limit to
the advancement of its nuclear technology.”
They have repeatedly turned down the U.S. request
to reveal the scale of China』s nuclear program.

As to China』s military expansion, India and Japan
responded by reinforcing their own.
Wall Street Journal said, the scale and speed in
Asia』s military expansion is rare since the cold war.

In Northeast Asia, U.S. is holding military exercises
with Japan and Korea.
Japan』s F-15 fighter is involved in the training.
Japan plans to send 12 F-15 fighters to the Naha base,
strengthening defense against China.

According to Japanese media,
due to China』s advancement in the Pacific region and
N. Korea』s development of nuclear weapons,
Japan』s security is highly endangered.
U.S. troops in Japan are important for regional peace.

Research fellows in Bonn International Center for
Conversion said, the chain reaction caused by China』s
military expansion might drag more and more
small nations to join the competition.
Senior fellows in Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute said military expansion
might provoke fierce conflicts among
nations that have territory and other disputes.