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China's President Hu Talks IT Warfare

narramissic writes "In his keynote speech at the Communist Party Congress in October China's president Hu Jintao was specific in his references to one area of IT: defense. 'We must build strong armed forces through science and technology. To attain the strategic objective of building computerized armed forces and winning IT-based warfare, we will accelerate composite development of mechanization and computerization, carry out military training under IT-based conditions, modernize every aspect of logistics, intensify our efforts to train a new type of high-caliber military personnel in large numbers and change the mode of generating combat capabilities.'"

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  1. Bullshit Bingo Winner! by trolltalk.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    >"We must build strong armed forces through science and technology. To attain the strategic objective of building computerized armed forces and winning IT-based warfare, we will accelerate composite development of mechanization and computerization, carry out military training under IT-based conditions, modernize every aspect of logistics, intensify our efforts to train a new type of high-caliber military personnel in large numbers and change the mode of generating combat capabilities."

    Filled my bullshit bingo card across, down, and both diagonals! Sure he doesn't work in marketing?

    1. Re:Bullshit Bingo Winner! by couchslug · · Score: 2, Funny

      The ChiComs have arrived.
      He even sounds like our public affairs flacks, and let's face it, human wave attacks are SO 1950s!

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  2. Hu is really taking the lead on strategic IT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You could almost say Hu is on first.

  3. Hu? by gotonull · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hu talks about IT warfare?

    1. Re:Hu? by InfiniteSingularity · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hu talks about IT warfare?

      pffft. Dude, everyone knows Hu's on first.

    2. Re:Hu? by iluvcapra · · Score: 3, Funny

      IT warfare

      Before this decade is out, we should dedicate ourselves to defeating Pennywise the Clown and his evil minions!

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  4. Say wot? by jo42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    No more Big Red Button hooked up to a Big Red Nuke?

  5. Re:No one can win in "IT warfare" by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    I note that your example depends on access to the device.

    I have a red computer name "Herring".
    I invite you to hack it.

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  6. Thats cool by me by QuantumRiff · · Score: 2, Funny

    They have 4 times our population, but we have more IP Addresses then they do!!! Take that!

    On a more serious note, how hard would it be (if they pissed off enough country's) to null route all their IPs at the core peering points?

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  7. Question by kaoshin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry, I've been backed up in work and out of touch with the news. Who did China declare war on? I'm so confused.

  8. In other news.... by nebaz · · Score: 4, Funny

    President Hu also challenged the Chinese electrical system to develop faster forms of power recovery, so when power goes out, pertaining to laptops, Hu's will be on first.

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    1. Re:In other news.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hu's will be on first.

      That's what I want to know.

  9. Well... by kmac06 · · Score: 3, Funny

    So if this is anything like our State of the Union address, none of this will ever happen?

  10. military training under IT-based conditions by poopie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Translation: We're going to play a lot of Halo 3

  11. Somebody set up us the bomb. by my_left_nut · · Score: 4, Funny
    All your base are belong to us!

    With great justice!

    Carry out military training under IT-based conditions!

  12. They're doomed, we will win by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We have better trolls. Suck it, China!

  13. His Plans Are Clear by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 4, Funny

    He means for China to cut off our supply of farmed WoW gold. Gentlemen, we must not allow a WoW gold gap!

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  14. Obligatory George Bush joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bush: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?
    Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
    Bush: Great. Lay it on me.
    Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
    Bush: That's what I want to know.
    Condi: That's what I'm telling you.
    Bush: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
    Condi: Yes.
    Bush: I mean the fellow's name.
    Condi: Hu.
    Bush: The guy in China.
    Condi: Hu.
    Bush: The new leader of China.
    Condi: Hu.
    Bush: The Chinaman!
    Condi: Hu is leading China.
    Bush: Now whaddya' asking me for?
    Condi: I'm telling you Hu is leading China.
    Bush: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?
    Condi: That's the man's name.
    Bush: That's who's name?
    Condi: Yes.
    Bush: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China?
    Condi: Yes, sir.
    Bush: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle
                    East.
    Condi: That's correct.
    Bush: Then who is in China?
    Condi: Yes, sir.
    Bush: Yassir is in China?
    Condi: No, sir.
    Bush: Then who is?
    Condi: Yes, sir.
    Bush: Yassir?
    Condi: No, sir.
    Bush: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new leader of China.
                    Get me the Secretary General of the U.N. on the phone.
    Condi: Kofi?
    Bush: No, thanks.
    Condi: You want Kofi?
    Bush: No.
    Condi: You don't want Kofi.
    Bush: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk.
                    And then get me the U.N.
    Condi: Yes, sir.
    Bush: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N.
    Condi: Kofi?
    Bush: Milk! Will you please make the call?
    Condi: And call who?
    Bush: Who is the guy at the U.N?
    Condi: Hu is the guy in China.
    Bush: Will you stay out of China?!
    Condi: Yes, sir.
    Bush: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N.
    Condi: Kofi.
    Bush: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone.
    (Condi picks up the phone.)
    Condi: Rice, here.
    Bush: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too. Maybe we should
                    send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get
                    Chinese food in the Middle East?

  15. Re:Leaders by ScrewMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Personally, I think that President Bush is a prototype AI that got hit by lightning.

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  16. F**king Fascists by unity100 · · Score: 2, Funny

    For the first time in the civilization's history, there is an invention that brings ENTIRE world together, yet some crowd can only think of "warfare" "strong armed force" "defense" (defense my butt, anything for defense is always for offense) and shit.

    If you let derelict, obsolete old coots run a nation, this happens. Repression of the elder citizens. I bet many of them still live in 1950s mindset.