China Signals A Willingness To Attack Somali Pirate Bases

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the Chinese army's General Staff, sign and exchange menu cards commemorating the visit at the Pentagon, May 17, 2011. DOD Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega

Facing the Threat of Piracy, China Starts to Talk Like a Superpower -- Time

On a visit to the U.S. this week, China's top military commander Chen Bingde suggested that the international coalition patrolling the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the coast of Somalia ought to take decisive action against pirate dens on land. So far, the counter-piracy strategy has focused on the pirate "mother-ships," usually retrofitted trawlers that tow little skiffs out into the deep sea. Yet the pirate problem emanating from lawless Somalia cost the global economy over $8.3 billion in 2010. And China has a huge stake in securing its ever-increasing economic interests in the region.

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Update: China calls for attacking Somali pirate bases -- CBS/AP

My Comment: This is strange .... I am 100% in agreement with Chinese General Chen Bingde.