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2015-05-31 China-Japan-Koreas

War Clouds Over South China Sea As U.S. Declares Right To Waters And U.S. Warship Arrives At Subic

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-05-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Wunderbar.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-05-31 02:02|| 2015-05-31 02:02|| Front Page Top

#2 There will shortly be the sound of an explosion, which will be the release of years of pent up partying being suddenly turned loose at Subic.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-05-31 07:53|| 2015-05-31 07:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Get the White House's ear, sell them more coal. If they really believe their warmist rhetoric, then rising sea levels should solve the problem. If it doesn't, we'll still make money.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-05-31 09:26|| 2015-05-31 09:26|| Front Page Top

#4 As per CNN SUNDAY AM > US SecDEf Ashton Carter = repor has demanded a SERIOUS, IMMEDIATE, + LASTING HALT to its reclamation activities in the SCS.

CHINA has to review + decide whether its GeoPol ambitions = "Manifest Destiny" is worth risking war throughout the East Asia Region, as the SCS is only of several fronts for PLA strategic access into the Far Pacific + IOR.

Iff China backs down, IMO it does so knowing that its National or Geopol, "post-US" agenda will likely become more difficult or harder to achieve as US Regional Allies become that much more Politically, Econ, + Militarily stronger over time - INSTEAD OF FEWER OR NO RIVALS FOR "SOLE" LEADERSHIP IN EAST ASIA + IOR, E.G. PROPOSED [China-led]"ASIAN/EAST ASIAN "UNION", CHINA INSTEAD WILL FACE SEVERAL OR MANY RIVALS FOR "SOLE" LEADERSHIP IN FUTURE TIME.

China may not see or achieve its National or Geopol agenda for many years ro decades to come

Again, the Philippines or Northern Philippines is on the direct-line, "strategic direction/route of attack" from China/PLA-controlled HAINAN to GUAM including CNMI + Micronesia. IFF CHINA DESIRES TO PREVENT OR DEFEAT ANY USDOD-Navy INTERVENTION FORCE FROM ARRIVING IN-THEATER, IT HAS TO FIGHT OR DETER SUCH US MILFORS O-T-H ASAP AMAP AFAP ALAP = "OVER THERE", NOT WAIT UNTIL SUCH US MILFORS ARRIVE OR GET CLOSE.

BE IT THE SCS, ANDOR THE EAST CHINA SEA [ECS] AGZ JAPAN + SOKOR [but espec Asia #1 Japan], CHINA'S PRIORITY WILL BE THE CONQUEST OR SUBORDINATION OF TAIWAN.

China must decide - CONCEDE, OR WAGE WAR???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-05-31 20:14|| 2015-05-31 20:14|| Front Page Top

#5 More Net News this AM ...

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [Want China Times] WEAPONS SENT TO HAINAN FOR POTENTIAL [US-China]SOUTH CHINA SEA CONFLICT.

* SAME > [Guardian.UK] SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS ARE CHINESE PLAN [Plot] TO MILITARIZE ZONE [ADIZ/ADZ]: CLAIMS US.

Beijing is officially denying any plan for SCS ADIZ, thus of course ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > BEIJING: SCS AIR IDENTIFICATION ZONE HINGES ON SECURITY THREATS.

PLA Deputy Chief of Staff ADM. Sun Jianguo.

* JAPAN TIMES > SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES TESTS CHINA'S PEACEFUL RISE.

Actually, IMO AFAIC this is more a litmus test for US-LED, ANTI-US OWG-NWO + Globalism, I.E. WHETHER US-WORLD GLOBALISTS + US SUPERPOWER CAN ACCEPT CHINA, RUSSIA, + IRAN, OTHER? AS SO-CALLED "PAR", "US-STYLE","CO-SUPERPOWERS" VEE THE US GIVING EAST ASIA + WESTPAC = 1/2 OF THE PACIFIC TO CHINA.

ITS THE US + OWG GLOBALISM'S PREMISES THAT IS BEING TESTED, NOT CHINA, ETAL.

See below ...

* MANILA TIMES > AQUINO: THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO LOSE [sovereign = give up?] PHILIPPINE TERRITORY.

Scarborough Shoal aka Panatag aka Bajo de Masinloc.

ARTIC = As long as CHINA does NOT open fire on Philippines andor US Aircraft-Ships, IIUC expec iff outside the 12-mile territorial limits under the UNCLOS, THE US-PHILIPPINE SECURITY TREATY MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE OR ENFORCEABLE IN THE US VIEW HENCE CHINA WILL KEEP ITS ISLANDS + SCS SOVEREIGNTY.

PHILIPPINES, VEUTNAM, ASEAN = SSSHHH ... CCCC LOSER.

Ah yes, the OH-SO-PCORRECT-DENIABLE "LEGALISM" BY WHICH THE US CAN HELP CHINA [= Iran, Russia]RISE TO PROPER OWG CO-SUPERPOWER STATUS WHILE PRETENDING TO ITS ALLIES + WORLD + MAINSTREAM AMERIKA IT ISN'T-N-DIDN'T-N-WOULDN'T [but it did].

AQUINO = OBAMA = LOSS OF 1/2 PACIFIC = GUAM-WESTPAC? KWAJALEIN? HAWAII???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-05-31 23:48|| 2015-05-31 23:48|| Front Page Top

#6 In the original post-1945/1947 Cold War, neither the US nor the then-USSR, now Russia = Russian Federation, lost any internal sovereign or allied territories.

IT IS NO LONGER THE CASE IN THIS ERA OF US-N-ONLY-US, STRATEGIC "UNILATERAL OR SELF-RETREAT/
FALLBACK IS WORLD PEACE".

A "Cold War" in this age of US-led, Anti-US OWG-NWO + Globalism = DOTH NOTTETH MEANETH THAT THE US OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY GETS TO KEEP ITS HISTORICAL OR 20TH CENTURY TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OR COHESION.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-05-31 23:57|| 2015-05-31 23:57|| Front Page Top

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