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2014-05-26 Southeast Asia

French General: Vietnam should sue China in court

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Posted by Squinty 2014-05-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Beats holing up in an indefensible valley...

That comment really is going to leave a terrible mark.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-05-26 09:21|| 2014-05-26 09:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Two long term action for the East China Sea crowd for future action. One - make quality inspection of products for export to be beyond reproach. Two - organize in the US to promote at the right time a consumer boycott of Chinese made products. When you execute two, show the panicked western capitalist running dogs number one.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-05-26 09:30|| 2014-05-26 09:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Beats holing up in an indefensible valley

So Steve, can you award yourself the Snark of the Day, or are you disqualified from voting?

Posted by Matt 2014-05-26 10:34|| 2014-05-26 10:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Mods are disqualified from the award.

Posted by Pappy 2014-05-26 14:39|| 2014-05-26 14:39|| Front Page Top

#5 The so called tu3031 rule, which prevents him from gathering all the SOTDs and putting them under his futon.

Posted by Shipman 2014-05-26 16:21|| 2014-05-26 16:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Realistically speaking, even presum that Vietnam, etal. wins its case before the ICC, only the UNSC in which both China, + China's SCO-CSTO BFF + strategic partner Russia, hold formal veto power to [militarily] enforce any ICC decision.

In effect, Vietnam's action [+ PHIL] is more an attempt to empower diplomacy than anything else.

CHINA WILL REMAIN IN THE SCS + ECS UNTIL SUCH TIME CHINA PER SE DECIDES TO UNILATER LEAVE OR GIVE UP ITS CLAIMS, OR IN LATERN A MAJOR WAR BREAKS OUT WHICH CHINA LOSES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-05-26 19:55|| 2014-05-26 19:55|| Front Page Top

#7 The latest this AM ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS, CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [VietnamPlus] CHINESE SHIP [fishing vessel?] SINKS VIETNAMESE FISHING VESSEL.

* RELATED DRUDGEREPORT > [Bloomberg] CHINESE SHIP ATTACKS, SINKS VIETNAM FISHING BOAT, VIETNAM SAYS.

And so it begins ...

Beijing = China being PCorrect-Deniable.

No Viet casualties - all Viet sailors seemingly rescued by other Viet boats.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [VOA News = PhoBalsa TV]SOURCE: HANOI NO LONGER CONFRONTING CHINA SHIPS.

IMO read, HOW WILL POTUS BAMMER = USA REACT IFF WORST-CASE = SHOOTING WAR HAPPENS???

Same question a number of PHIL Politicos [Japan? ASEAN?] are asking or wondering.

* VOICE OF RUSSIA > CHINA CALLS VIETNAM'S CLAIMS TO DISPUTED ISLANDS [SCS] "RIDICULOUS".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-05-26 22:34|| 2014-05-26 22:34|| Front Page Top

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