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| Taiwan and the SCS/WPS; re-titled merged threads | |
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| icefrog | Sep 4 2012, 01:28 PM Post #31 |
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A wolf in sheep's clothing. Beware!!
Edited by icefrog, Sep 4 2012, 01:33 PM.
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| icefrog | Sep 4 2012, 02:47 PM Post #32 |
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Good thing we are not anymore considering the F-16. After block 50/52, presume the F-16V (with AESA radar) is also now compromised |
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| icefrog | Sep 4 2012, 03:40 PM Post #33 |
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Taiwan MPs visit Spratlys as garrison stages drill Three Taiwanese legislators flew to a hotly-contested island in the South China Sea Tuesday as garrison forces there held a live-fire drill, officials said, risking stirring up new tensions in the area. The lawmakers left an airbase in the south of Taiwan at around 7:00 am (2300 GMT Monday) on board a C-130 transport plane, arriving at Taiping, the biggest islet in the Spratlys, three-and-a-half hours later. "The group observed a live-fire drill conducted by the coastguards," Hsieh Chin-chin, a coastguard spokesman, told AFP. Two of the lawmakers were from the ruling Kuomintang party, and the third from the opposition Democratic Progressive Party. The Spratlys are a group of islands claimed entirely or in part by Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei. They are believed to lie on top of major energy resources and sit near a number of important trading routes. The Spratlys, and the South China Sea as a whole, have been at the centre of a series of escalating diplomatic rows between countries with overlapping territorial claims. In July Taiwan boosted its artillery and mortar weapons on Taiping, and last week its security chief and the interior minister visited the islet, in moves that angered Vietnam. Despite warnings by other claimants, some right-wing Taiwanese politicians have been pressing the government to reinforce the garrison, urging it to replace the existing coastguard detachment with an elite marine unit. http://ph.news.yahoo.com/taiwan-mps-visit-spratlys-garrison-stages-drill-070132476.html |
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| seWer Rat | Sep 5 2012, 05:52 PM Post #34 |
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amateur sewer cleaner
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NOTE: Updated, re-titled thread. Please scroll down for the latest update.![]() Taiwanese Coast Guard mortar crew shows mortar firing sequence to visiting politicians. ![]() A Taiwanese Special Forces operator guards the transport aircraft that brought the politicians to Taiping Island. Edited by MSantor, Apr 29 2014, 05:03 AM.
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| arvcab | Sep 14 2012, 10:08 AM Post #35 |
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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/09/13/12/taiwan-criticizes-ph-renaming-disputed-waters TAIPEI - Taiwan on Thursday criticized the Philippines for naming South China Sea waters off its west coast the "West Philippine Sea" despite rival sovereignty claims. Taiwan "does not recognize this unilateral move that will provoke disputes and sternly reaffirms its territorial claim" to the South China Sea, the foreign ministry said in a statement. "We urge neighboring countries to exercise self-restraint and avoid any unilateral moves that will affect peace and stability in the region, instead replacing confrontation with dialogue," it said. Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday his government would register the new name with the United Nations as part of efforts to delineate its sovereign territory, a move that could further raise tensions with China. China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, even waters approaching the coasts of other countries. Ships from China and the Philippines engaged in a stand-off at Scarborough Shoal, a tiny group of islands in the sea, earlier this year, and the Philippines says Chinese vessels remain there. Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam also claim all or part of the Spratly Islands -- an area in the South China Sea thought to contain large oil reserves. The rival claims have long made the South China Sea one of Asia's potential military flashpoints, and tensions have escalated over the past year. |
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| icefrog | Sep 15 2012, 03:41 AM Post #36 |
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Taiwan just showed their true allegiance. They've also joined-in by sending 2 CG ships to Senkaku as well. Taiwan sends 2 coast guard ships to patrol near disputed islands http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/taiwan-sends-2-coast-guard-ships-to-patrol-near-disputed-islands
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| icefrog | Sep 15 2012, 03:49 AM Post #37 |
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Besides from WPS, Philippines should also be watching our neighbors at our north and south. Trust no one. |
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| Marschall | Sep 15 2012, 05:03 AM Post #38 |
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As I have said before: Taiwan is not to be trusted: the claims made by the ChiCom are based on the Nationalist Chinese claims from the time before the Communists overran the Chinese mainland. Whether it be the Republic or People's Republic: it's still China. Wherefore: trust neither. |
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| icefrog | Sep 15 2012, 05:30 AM Post #39 |
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Can Hu ‘Do Something Big’ on Taiwan?
http://thediplomat.com/china-power/can-hu-do-something-big-on-taiwan/ |
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| icefrog | Sep 15 2012, 05:42 AM Post #40 |
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Chinese Taiwan 'grab' threatens global security
Read more: http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/1985/chinese-taiwan-grab-threatens-global-security#ixzz26TzW5drT |
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