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2021-04-07 China-Japan-Koreas

Winning: Vietnam Defends A Line In The Sand

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[StrategyPage] Since 2019 Vietnam has been visibly improving its military facilities on several of the Spratly islands that China has been claiming even though the islands are closer to Vietnam and were often occupied by Vietnamese civilian or military facilities.

China has always considered Vietnam the most aggressive opponent of Chinese claims, and the two countries have fought near disputed islands several times since the 1980s. Vietnam has not backed down but has been forced to back away several times and is preparing to make any future Chinese aggression very difficult, if not impossible without a major military operation. Vietnam knows that China wants to avoid being such an obvious aggressor in these matters because most nations, as well as international law (and the tribunals that hear appeals) oppose the Chinese claims.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2021-04-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 Interesting...thought this would inspire discourse

Posted by BrerRabbit 2021-04-06 15:48|| 2021-04-06 15:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll roll it over to tomorrow

Posted by Frank G 2021-04-06 16:55|| 2021-04-06 16:55|| Front Page Top

#3 In the past China illegally occupied the Paracel Islands and expelled South Vietnamese regional forces. It had no proper claim to the islands aside from the worn out excuse that a fourteenth century Chinese map encloses all of the South China Sea. In contrast, Vietnam had maps on deposit in Hue that proved Vietnamese occupation of the Islands going back hundreds of years. If the Chinese try to take the Spratly they will have war with Viet Nam. And, historically, that has always turned out badly for the Chinese.

Posted by b 2021-04-07 08:29|| 2021-04-07 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 China knows they cant fight a war. They sabre rattle then send in their businesses to reconcile. Once the business folks are there and engrained in the society they have effectively taken over the country. Most of the businesses, and local influencers in the PI are Chinese. The Chinese are taking what they want from the PI and there is nothing the PI can do about it.

Posted by 49 Pan 2021-04-07 12:22|| 2021-04-07 12:22|| Front Page Top

#5 ^PI?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-07 14:34|| 2021-04-07 14:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Philippine Islands

Posted by Frank G 2021-04-07 14:40|| 2021-04-07 14:40|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm sure there is probably an old British map somewhere showing most of China as being part of the 'British Empire'... Including Peking.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-04-07 14:41|| 2021-04-07 14:41|| Front Page Top

#8 #6 Gracias

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-07 14:45|| 2021-04-07 14:45|| Front Page Top

#9 #4 China knows they cant fight a war.

Based on what?

Posted by Woodrow 2021-04-07 21:22|| 2021-04-07 21:22|| Front Page Top

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