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| US & China Square Off Over South China Sea | |
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| Andres Boning | May 30 2015, 03:38 AM Post #131 |
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Chinese weaponry spotted on artificial island, US says SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. surveillance detected two large artillery vehicles on one of the artificial islands that China is creating in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said Friday, heightening concerns that Beijing could use the land reclamation projects for military purposes. https://ph.news.yahoo.com/us-says-china-artillery-vehicles-artificial-island-093552171--politics.html# Edited by Andres Boning, May 30 2015, 03:41 AM.
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| Hong Nam | May 30 2015, 03:14 PM Post #132 |
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What China dangerously underestimates about America's interest in the South China Sea Kyle Mizokami - The Week The United States is the only country capable of countering China's claim to the South China Sea. Despite the extraordinary growth and progress of the Chinese military over the past two decades, the U.S. military is still more powerful by a wide margin. China is currently operating from a position of weakness. That's precisely why it must be countered now, before it grows more powerful. It's important to confront China over this issue now and - to borrow a term Chinese officials often use - "teach it a lesson." Left unchecked, we don't know where China's ultimate ambitions might lie. It's best we don't find out. In international relations, little is cut and dried. Complexity rules. One thing is cut and dried: China - or any other country - cannot be allowed to take the South China Sea unilaterally. Doing so would let might make right, and embolden the country to make more claims in the future. But simply letting China do whatever it wants is not an option. The risks are much smaller now, while China is weak, and infinitely better than the alternative of confronting a stronger, more powerful China down the road. The sooner China learns to play by the rules, the better. Edited by Hong Nam, May 30 2015, 03:16 PM.
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| MSantor | May 30 2015, 11:40 PM Post #133 |
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"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." - Henry Ford "Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill "If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking"- Gen. George S. Patton | |
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| Ayoshi | May 31 2015, 09:04 PM Post #134 |
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US, China Stuck Over Reclaimed Lands | defensenews - May 30, 2015
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| MSantor | Jun 1 2015, 12:34 AM Post #135 |
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"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." - Henry Ford "Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill "If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking"- Gen. George S. Patton | |
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| MSantor | Jun 2 2015, 07:46 AM Post #136 |
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"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." - Henry Ford "Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill "If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking"- Gen. George S. Patton | |
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| Andres Boning | Jun 3 2015, 11:49 PM Post #137 |
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Russia Joins South China Sea dispute as ally to China & Brunei :wow: BY ATHENA YENKO ON JUNE 2, 2015 12:45 AM EMAIL @MORNINGNEWSUSA Morning News USA previously reported that World War III is brewing in the South China Sea. Japan, Australia and the United States will conduct war games in July in the wake of perceived threats over the disputed land. On Saturday, Russia announced it will also hold military drills in the South China Sea in 2016 together with China and Brunei. Russia accused the U.S. of contaminating the Asia Pacific Region of the same “color revolutions” it brought the Middle East. http://www.morningnewsusa.com/wwiii-russia-joins-south-china-sea-dispute-as-ally-to-china-and-brunei-2322235.html -----------------////////---------------------// I think it's time to set up a SEATO/ NATO like alliance in South East Asia in order to single out, who our possible enemies are??? It's better to be committed with each other, than waiting for someone, hoping, expecting, but no one will come in the end. :salute: |
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| Andres Boning | Jun 4 2015, 12:12 AM Post #138 |
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Pentagon Acknowledges Weapons on China's Artificial Islands June 02 2015 | by Kris Osborn Senior Pentagon officials acknowledged for the first time that China is placing weapons on artificially constructed islands in the South China Sea in an apparent attempt to assert more control and claim more territory in the region. "We can confirm that we have identified some weapons on one of these reclaimed Chinese islands," a Pentagon official said Tuesday. The admission comes as Defense Secretary Carter announces a new Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative designed to support a Senate Armed Services Committee proposal to arm and equip U.S. allies in the Asia Pacific. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/06/02/pentagon-acknowledges-weapons-on-chinas-artificial-islands.html#.VW7uNf3PNpE.facebook Imo, Take note! The US acknowledging that there's clear and present danger on those China Artificial Islands, means neutralizing the threat at any time, hence the sudden announcement of Russia joining in the game.. Maybe China asked for SO, to Russia in order to foil any US plans. I think Russia will have a hard time giving China a hand if push comes to shove, all the US & it's Allies, NATO will do is to execute threats, then synchronized attacks in the Ukraine border, Crimea etc. if ever... The Russian's will be forced to fly n sail back to their motherland, China home alone It will only take the US 7th Fleet to annihilate the whole PLA Forces. (If ever) Edited by Andres Boning, Jun 4 2015, 01:09 AM.
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| icefrog | Jun 4 2015, 01:27 AM Post #139 |
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Good point. Crimea and Ukraine is much more important for Russia because it serves as buffer areas against NATO. I think the most Russia would do with regards with China is lip service not even tough talk that the US is doing now. And why would they do so? Besides they have to go through Japan first and to a lesser extent Korea. Ukraine is literally on their backyard.why would they commit on China and go all the.way to South China Sea? |
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| icefrog | Jun 4 2015, 01:57 AM Post #140 |
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SEATO is next to impossible now. You just can't trust some of our fellow ASEAN members. We are closer in values with Australia, Japan, new zealand and Korea. Japan and Korea will eventually make up or at the very least set aside differences and some distrust for the greater.concerns w/c are north korea, China and Russia. Personally, I don't totally SG too. Looks like a mirror image of Taiwan. |
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