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| China Will Force Military Confrontation Over Disputed Islands; Refocusing the growing discontent | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 18 2012, 11:17 PM (15,061 Views) | |
| Hong Nam | Aug 18 2012, 11:17 PM Post #1 |
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China Will Force Military Confrontation Over Disputed Islands War is imminent with the United States, Vietnam and the Philippines, Chinese President and leader of the communist Party -Hu Jintao 2011 Chinas construction of a military garrison in the West Philippine Sea (1) (also South China Sea) is an indicator that China will force a military confrontation in the area. Possession of the islands would provide China with a much needed supply of petroleum. Warring over the islands, however, serves China in other ways as well. With a declining economy and increasing popular unrest, the communist party needs an external force upon which to focus. A war in the West Philippine Sea is the perfect focal point for the regime in Beijing. As the communists grip on control deteriorates, they will do whatever it takes to maintain power. By starting a war over ownership of the Paracel and Spratly Islands and/or Scarborough Shoal, the communists can deflect attention from their failings at home. Do you want to know more? 
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| irichnotinheaven | Aug 19 2012, 05:36 AM Post #2 |
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You are a child of God, President Hu. Do not be misled by devils in PLA who are 'seeking death". Our child of God president and children of God past presidents and the rest of AfP who are also children of God too are not"seeking death". Please..There are scapegoats in PLA..Those who want to die..Half of PLA do not want to die.Those without eyebags among lady soldiers whose legs are the nicest in the world. We will all go to heaven..Only Sison and the NPAs are "seeking death" God said in the Bible, child of God President Hu, our "bitterest enemy is our fellow suicidal PLA soldier", that is if you paraphrase the Bible..good versus evil.
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| irichnotinheaven | Aug 19 2012, 06:14 AM Post #3 |
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| steelDUST | Aug 19 2012, 06:34 AM Post #4 |
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WHAT??? 
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"Thou must (in commanding and winning, or serving and losing, suffering or triumphing) be either the anvil or the hammer." - Goethe | |
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| irichnotinheaven | Aug 19 2012, 06:45 AM Post #5 |
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Kapit patalim na ako, steeldust..Mukhang tutuluyan na nga tayo ng bansang Tsina..I have no other choice plus the fact that even our AFP is riddled with bad coup plotters..War must be the last option..-Sun Tzu. |
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| Parastriker | Aug 19 2012, 08:02 AM Post #6 |
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Well, let's just stay calm and let our guys at the military do their jobs, and our people at NICA to do theirs, yes? |
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| irichnotinheaven | Aug 19 2012, 08:41 AM Post #7 |
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Yes, sir ! Nerbyoso ako, iho. Kaya pagpasensiyahan mo na. Matandang Lt. General akong in-appoint 6 months ago ni Pnoy.. Mahina kasi ang puso ko.. |
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| Uruzu | Aug 19 2012, 08:42 AM Post #8 |
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wtf irichnotinheaven. He trippin ? |
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| Hong Nam | Aug 19 2012, 12:12 PM Post #9 |
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Must be some serious "stuff" he's smokin'.  |
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| astro_boy2005 | Aug 19 2012, 03:06 PM Post #10 |
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AFP, DND urged to upgrade land-based capabilities By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star) Updated August 19, 2012 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - Chinese warships along with their mammoth amphibious vessels and helicopter carriers, all in battle formation, suddenly appear on a military radar screen intruders to the countrys exclusive economic zone in the hotly disputed West Philippine Sea in Palawan. In a security scenario like this, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) can still effectively repel the incursion by employing an alternative land-based fighting strategy while still in the process of developing credible air and maritime defense capabilities, a United States-based think tank suggested. An alternative strategy would be for it (AFP) to take advantage of its geographic location to the Spratly Islands and meet Chinas challenge from an asymmetric angle. Rather than directly confront Chinese strengths in air and naval warfare, the Philippines could pose a challenge with a strategy built around new technologies for coastal defenses that would have lower long-term procurement and maintenance costs, Felix Chang of the Philadelphia-based Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) said. Earlier, another US-based think tank warned the Chinese navys buildup of large amphibious ships and aircraft carriers could enable China to undertake punitive raids against Palawan by the early 2020s. During an arms exhibit in Bangkok in early March, the China Shipbuilding Co. revealed a new concept for a 20,000-ton Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship that would carry over 1,000 troops, a design that likely will soon enter the Chinese navy. Chinas intention to base its nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and future aircraft carriers on Hainan Island signals Chinese military desires to be able to impose control over the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) region, the Center for a New American Security in its third bulletin said. But this particular case, FPRI said the Philippines, while building a strong Air Force and Navy, must also develop a credible land-based defense, particularly in the coastal areas of Palawan and Zambales. Palawan Island is situated only 450 kilometers from even the most distant Philippine claims in the Spratly group. Mobile land-based anti-ship cruise missiles could cover most of these contested islands, the FPRI said. These mobile land-based anti-ship cruise missiles could be acquired by the Philippines to bolster its air and maritime defenses. These include the USs RGM-84L Harpoon, RGM-109B Tomahawk, Indias BrahMos, and Russias P-800 Yakhont. FPRI said Vietnam has recently ordered two batteries of P-800 missiles to protect its South China Sea claims. Four batteries of such anti-ship missiles mounted on wheeled or tracked vehicles and dispersed along Palawans long road network could satisfy the Philippines capability requirement to deliver the massed firepower necessary to penetrate shipboard defenses, the FPRI said. Unlike its still limited air and naval capabilities, the AFP acquiring and employing these land-based mobile anti-ship missiles would be to defend its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from intruders and reduce the possibility that China could suppress them with either air or ballistic missile strikes. FPRI noted that Chinese reconnaissance satellites might find it easy to detect and locate fixed installations and help target land-attack missiles against them. Mobile targets, however, are far tougher to locate, as coalition forces during the First Gulf War discovered during their hunt for Iraqi Scud-B mobile ballistic missiles in 1991. With ample jungle cover and good emissions discipline, FPRI said the Philippine coastal defense batteries could remain hidden and highly effective against the Chinese forces. To counter these batteries, China would have to send aircraft, helicopters, or unmanned aerial systems deep into Philippine airspace over Palawan to pinpoint them, placing them at risk from land-based Philippine air defenses, FPRI said. Ramping up external defense to protect its territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea has forced the country to confront the central issue of how it can exert enough air-sea control in the hotly contested region so its opponents are denied unimpeded access. China has already fortified all its occupied reefs and islets in the region with their vessels frequently spotted in the region either on patrol or bringing supplies to their troops on forward deployment in the Spratlys. Since the outcome of air and naval warfare is largely determined by the platforms that carry them out, the core procurement decision for Manila is: What set of capabilities it can afford that could best put at risk its adversarys platforms the most formidable of which are those of Chinas modernized air and naval forces. In the missile age that means the capabilities the Philippines eventually chooses to acquire must be able to deliver sufficient firepower to overcome its adversarys ability to defend its platforms, Chang said. source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=839528&publicationSubCategoryId=63 |
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