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2011-11-20 International-UN-NGOs

In Asia, Obama keeps the focus off of WoT

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Posted by ryuge 2011-11-20 06:03|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 WHere oh where to begin ....

To wit,

* PACIFICNEWSCENTER [Guam K-57] > VIDEO: WHITE HOUSE SAYS MARINE ROTATION THRU DARWIN WILL NOT TAKEAWAY FROM MARINE BUILDUP ON GUAM; + WHITE HOUSE: DARWIN MARINE DEAL SEPARATE FROM + WON'T AFFECT FUTENMA REALIGNMENT.

* TOPIX > TAIPEI: JAPAN TO DEPLOY [SDF = Military] FORCES NEAR DISPUTED TAOYUTAI ISLANDS [close to Taiwan].

Besides as per Taiwan, Artic also read, NIPPON DETERRING + PROTECTING THE SENKAKUS; + PUSHING CPLAN OPERATIONS SOUTHWARD.

First Mama Russia, now Nippon = FLYING FISH/DRAGON ISLE.

* NEWS KERALA > CHINA COULD OVERTAKE US ECONOMY BY 2027 [or earlier], SAYS GOLDMAN-SACHS' JIM O'NEIL, whom also argues that the formerly "emerging" BRIC economies should properly be considered "growth" economies now.

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > CHINA REBUFFS US, ASIA PRESSURE IN SEA DISPUTE.

ARTIC = WEN JIABAO = 'Twas NOT proper for POTUS Obama to bring up the South China Sea issues at the East Asia Summit in Bali.

CMF BLOGGER = believes that the US Marines are mainly there in AUS to watch/monitor INDONESIA.
IIUC, SINO-INDONES Diplomatic + PLA activities, + Radical Islam's threat of jihad vee Indonesia agz the Philippines + SE Asia.

* SAME > OBAMA'S PACIFIC TOUR: SOUTH CHINA SEA CHANGE. COMPETITION STOKES NATIONALISM IN BOTH SIDES OF AN OCEAN.

ARTIC > JAPANESE ANALYSTS = By its actions per the disputed South China Seas + elsewhere in East Asia, China desires to develop + build up its POWER OF INTERVENTION [unilateral] UP TO THE "SECOND ISLAND CHAIN", includ agz the US Territory of Guam.

* SAME > ASIA-PACIFIC: AMERICA'S ANTI-CHINA ALLIANCE.

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > THE [US] ASIAN SURGE CONTINUES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-11-20 23:04|| 2011-11-20 23:04|| Front Page Top

#2 More ...

*BHARAT RAKSHAK > CHINA IS CONSTRUCTING A NEW AIRBASE IN COCO ISLANDS [ex-Indian territory].

Whoa, China is building an AB on Guam's COCOS ISLAND down south???

* SAME > CHINA NOW REHEARSES FOR [quick]CAPTURE OF TIBET'S [mountain] PASSES.

* SAME > [US-Aus] SMITH FORECASTS COCOS ISLANDS JOINT MILITARY BASE.

D *** NG IT, ALL THIS "COCO" + NO CHOCOLATE TASTY THINGYS - WTH IS GOING ON???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-11-20 23:10|| 2011-11-20 23:10|| Front Page Top

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