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| The Kalayaan, Panatag & other disputed islands; Future conflict zones? | |
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| Wardog | Apr 10 2012, 07:50 PM Post #1421 |
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'waggin my tail :-)
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^ Who knows China will agree to joing the friendly games and sent its PLAN football team.
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Anyone who comes to a counter-insurgency thinking it`s about killing terrorists is missing the boat. It`s really about winning the people. You can kill all the terrorists but then you`ve pissed people off and created 100 more. -Col. Bradley Becker | |
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| Tsukiyomi | Apr 10 2012, 11:17 PM Post #1422 |
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I think it is time for Nonoy to give a televised speech to rouse the nation but directed at the chinese commie gutter scum and give them the two "birds" salute while maintaining our ownership! That should make it clear what we think of their "last chance" |
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| israeli | Apr 11 2012, 09:48 AM Post #1423 |
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PHL figures in another standoff with China in Spratlys April 11, 2012 8:49am Tension is brewing anew over the Spratly Islands after a Philippine Navy ship figured in another standoff with Chinese ships there last Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has sought a diplomatic solution by communicating the matter to Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing Tuesday night, the DFA said. "(Del Rosario told Ma) in the evening of 10 April 2012 that the Panatag Shoal is an integral part of Philippine territory and the Philippine Navy is enforcing Philippine laws on the Shoal, which is within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf," the DFA said in a news release. Also, Del Rosario has invited Ma to the DFA Wednesday morning for further discussion of the issue, the DFA added. <snipped> The DFA said a Philippine Navy surveillance aircraft monitored eight Chinese fishing vessels anchored inside the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal on Sunday, April 8. It said Panatag Shoal is an integral part of Philippine territory, 124 nautical miles from the nearest basepoint in Zambales. <snipped> The Navy deployed the BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15) from Palawan to Northern Luzon waters on Sunday, but on Tuesday, when the Gregorio del Pilar dispatched a boarding team to inspect the fishing vessels and collect photos and other evidence of their catch, two Chinese vessels showed up. Initially, it said the inspection team reported that large amounts of illegally collected corals, giant clams and live sharks were found inside the compartments of the first fishing vessel that was boarded by the Navy team. But the Gregorio del Pilar also reported two Chinese maritime surveillance ships identified as Zhonggou Haijian 75 and Zhonggou Haijian 84 sailed to the mouth of the Shoal, "placing themselves between PF-15 and the eight Chinese fishing vessels, thus preventing the arrest of the erring Chinese fishermen." This situation has remained unchanged as of Wednesday morning, the DFA said. More of the article here. |
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| arvcab | Apr 11 2012, 09:49 AM Post #1424 |
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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/04/11/12...f-chinese-ships MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines said its flagship navy vessel was in a standoff on Wednesday with two Chinese surveillance ships that had blocked the arrest of Chinese fishermen in the South China Sea. Eight Chinese fishing vessels were anchored within Philippine territory off Scarborough Shoal, 124 nautical miles from the western coast of the country's main island of Luzon, the government said. |
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| horizon | Apr 11 2012, 10:47 AM Post #1425 |
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so this is still ongoing drama in the high seas |
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| spearhead | Apr 11 2012, 10:51 AM Post #1426 |
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DoctorNO, Your Neutral Observer.
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This is an example of disrespecting our military capabilities by china due to our lack of capable deterrent advance weapons, PF15 being challenged by 2 chinese research vessels: [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P55fUcGHL88[/YOUTUBE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P55fUcGHL88 |
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| ctrlaltdel | Apr 11 2012, 11:21 AM Post #1427 |
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Goyo is armed while these two research vessels are unarmed, the PN should order it to fire warning shots at the Chinese ships. |
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| israeli | Apr 11 2012, 11:29 AM Post #1428 |
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![]() -- Zhonggou Haijian 75 (Source: Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China). ![]() -- Zhonggou Haijian 84 (Source: English People's Daily Online) |
| "To secure peace is to prepare for war." - Carl Von Clausewitz | |
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| AZKALS | Apr 11 2012, 11:30 AM Post #1429 |
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That would be a grave 'MISTAKE' , China is trying to provoke the Philippines and by causing it to open fire 1st on an unarmed surveillance vessel which would make us look be the 'BAD GUYS' to the rest of the world ...
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| ctrlaltdel | Apr 11 2012, 11:40 AM Post #1430 |
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I said warning shots, not dirctly at the ships. But you could be right, China might fire back. |
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