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2011-08-30 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by ryuge 2011-08-30 06:23|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 It's an Ally certainly worth keeping.

Posted by newc 2011-08-30 12:31|| 2011-08-30 12:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Control of TAIWAN is China's key toward its desired future expansion into CENTPAC + EASTPAC.

All things equal, short of nuking Taiwan to deny it to the US-Allies, the greatest or most realistic PLA threat to US-backed Taiwan is vee massive conventional PLA Airborne Paratrooper + Mech Assault, as suppor by PLAAF CAS, SPECOPS, + follow-on Amphib, second-wave ABN attacks. PLA DOCTRINES, ETC. MAKE IT CLEAR THAT MAINLAND CHINA = CPC + PLA IS NOT CONCERNED WID SUFFERING HIGH = PROHIBITIVE COMBAT CASUALTIES AMONG THEIR MIL UNITS.

The PLA will likely attempt to strike first AMAP AHAP ALAP, but after their SPECOPS effec disrupts or disables military communications sys, etc. between Taiwan's mil forces + Govt, espec as per retaliatory LRBM + air forces.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-08-30 22:16|| 2011-08-30 22:16|| Front Page Top

#3 TAIWAN + FORMOSA, OKINAWA STRAITS ...

versus

* INDIAN DEFENCE FORUM > [Resources-rich]SAKHALIN: RUSSIA'S EAST ASIA TRUMP CARD, vee Rising China + as per Global competitive economy.

IMO ARTIC = aka the other reason why Russia declared permament sovereignty oer the former Japanese Kurils + declared the area to be a strategic military/defense zone [LR ICBM regional bases + SLBM staging, launch areas].

ISLAMIST THREAT TO CHINA + RUSSIA, DECLINING RUSS POPULATION NOTWITHSTANDING.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-08-30 22:25|| 2011-08-30 22:25|| Front Page Top

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