2012-11-29, 06:52 | Link #1 | |
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Chinese police plan to board vessels in disputed seas
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/1...8AS0GF20121129
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The US would send warship fleets there to stop that shit. |
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2012-11-29, 08:34 | Link #6 | |
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1/3 of the world's shipping passes through the South China Sea. While the US is saying they are not taking sides, why do you think the US is shifting most its fleet to the Asia Pacific. US economic interests are involved. |
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2012-11-29, 09:41 | Link #8 |
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In a related news, the penis-shaped tower in Xicheng district of Beijing was reported to have grown 15 feet taller.
Meanwhile, the penis-shaped tower in Washington is expected to gain height in the upcoming months. No really. International dick-waving contest knows no end.
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2012-11-29, 13:00 | Link #10 |
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Sounds like they intend to stop fishing vessels and probably other ships engaging in economic activites "illegally" in their waters. This does not mean stopping shipping, as those are just passing through. Things like Oil speculation, and mineral collection, fishing, even scientific observation would be boarded I would think.
And certainly any patrol vessels of other powers.
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2012-11-29, 14:04 | Link #12 |
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i seriously doubt China would go through with this. This proclamation is for domestic consumption. At best they will haress some fisherman, no different then now.
The real worry is if some idiot on the ground actually provoke something big.
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2012-11-29, 14:16 | Link #13 | |
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2012-11-29, 14:26 | Link #14 | |
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That incident was just a attempt to test Bush jr and to get their hands on sophisticate electronic equipment.
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2012-11-29, 14:45 | Link #15 | |
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2012-11-29, 14:51 | Link #16 | |
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Why not? It was certainly far from the coast (110 km), which is international air space and thus any country actually has the right to have spy planes around if they wished so. I'm pretty sure that explains why the PRC stole secrets from Los Alamos National Laboratory and other actions before the spy plane incident happened. |
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2012-11-29, 16:31 | Link #19 |
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Free movement of goods has usually been a standard policy for the US Government since the sort of war with France in 1799 and sending the new (and tiny) US Navy to deal with the Barbary Pirates in the European's backyard. And while I don't think we ahve nearly as large a merchant fleet as we use to have (since so many companies are flagging ship in third world countries to get around legal issues), open trade is usually a big thing outside of war and embargos
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