The South China Sea's Gathering Storm
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...outh-china-sea
China appears to have positioned “significant” weapons systems, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, despite vowing it had no intention of militarising the archipelago, a US thinktank has claimed.
During a state visit to the United States last year President Xi Jinping publicly stated that China did “not intend to pursue militarisation” of the strategic and resource-rich trade route through which about $4.5tn (£3.4tn) in trade passes each year. However, satellite images released on Wednesday by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies appeared to show Beijing was doing just that........
China appears to have positioned “significant” weapons systems, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, despite vowing it had no intention of militarising the archipelago, a US thinktank has claimed.
During a state visit to the United States last year President Xi Jinping publicly stated that China did “not intend to pursue militarisation” of the strategic and resource-rich trade route through which about $4.5tn (£3.4tn) in trade passes each year. However, satellite images released on Wednesday by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies appeared to show Beijing was doing just that........
China live-fires aircraft carrier group amid Taiwan tensions with US
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China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier battle group has conducted its first exercises with live ammunition, the country’s navy said, in a show of strength as tensions with the US and Taiwan escalate.
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Of course they are doing live fire exercises. They are the Navy of a major power. They are doing what all medium to large sized powers do: training their fleet. They'd be foolish not to.
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Indeed, they need to train. And though we all are concerned with their growing military potential, they do not raise any question when a US fleet does exercises in the Carribean or Gulf of Mexico. Or do they?
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What is the general viewpoint in Russia of an increasingly powerful Chinese military? Certainly the views of many other of iits neighbors are known, curious how the man on the street views it.
What is the general viewpoint in Russia of an increasingly powerful Chinese military? Certainly the views of many other of iits neighbors are known, curious how the man on the street views it.
China siezes unmanned underwater research vehicle...
China 'seizes US vessel' in S China Sea - BBC News
China 'seizes US vessel' in S China Sea - BBC News
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Hi to San Diego, first of all. Just recalled the beautiful Coronado hotel.
Unfortunately, my strong feeling is that the issue of growing Chinese mil. power is not given due attention here. The local establishment (to the extent this word is applicable to our current realities) thinks that since they again consider and call each other "comrads", no threat exists. But the history teaches that China always had its own agenda.
Accordingly, the local media is not talking about this issue at all, except for specialized journals and TV-programs that have very little audience. Therefore, ordinary men in the street, as you put it, do not really care. They may start complaining about crowds of misbehaved Chinese in any tourist destination they use to visit worldwide, but not about military threats.
Thus, it looks to me that both Russia and the West are making big mistakes. We help them with weapons, you help them with general industrial growth. Stupid.
Hi to San Diego, first of all. Just recalled the beautiful Coronado hotel.
Unfortunately, my strong feeling is that the issue of growing Chinese mil. power is not given due attention here. The local establishment (to the extent this word is applicable to our current realities) thinks that since they again consider and call each other "comrads", no threat exists. But the history teaches that China always had its own agenda.
Accordingly, the local media is not talking about this issue at all, except for specialized journals and TV-programs that have very little audience. Therefore, ordinary men in the street, as you put it, do not really care. They may start complaining about crowds of misbehaved Chinese in any tourist destination they use to visit worldwide, but not about military threats.
Thus, it looks to me that both Russia and the West are making big mistakes. We help them with weapons, you help them with general industrial growth. Stupid.
China pulled same kind of stunt just after Obama was in office. The research ship went back shortly after with a destroyer nearby. Chinese got the message.
Under Shrub they took out the EP-3.
Since Trump fired the first shot this time, China decided to send an early response.
The Sultan
Under Shrub they took out the EP-3.
Since Trump fired the first shot this time, China decided to send an early response.
The Sultan
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Uh, check the calendar. January 20. The current President is still on the job.
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By "contributing to the chaos" do you mean challenging the stance that there has to be an entirely different set of diplomatic protocols just for China? Does China ask Donald or Barack for permission every time the phone rings?
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"challenging the stance there has to be an entirely different set of diplomatic protocols just for China?"
Why not? They have ICBM's, they own several Trillion $ in cash and in US assets, they have a rather large Army... surely you're not suggesting they get the same treatment as Laos???
Why not? They have ICBM's, they own several Trillion $ in cash and in US assets, they have a rather large Army... surely you're not suggesting they get the same treatment as Laos???
Why not? They have ICBM's, they own several Trillion $ in cash and in US assets, they have a rather large Army... surely you're not suggesting they get the same treatment as Laos???
Thus, it looks to me that both Russia and the West are making big mistakes. We help them with weapons, you help them with general industrial growth. Stupid.
In my last china visit for business my counterpart and myself had a frank talk and we agreed that in spite of the visible pissing contests what we were most interested in was our mutual business interests $$$$$
If Trump gets pressured he wont fire a shot but will re-do a treaty