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Timor denies China seeks base to vs USA
CHINA has not approached East Timor about establishing a military base in answer to the US troop build-up in Darwin, a Timorese member of parliament has said.Speculation arose last week after the Jakarta Post reported China was said to have proposed establishing a military base in East Timor. "While Timor Leste has yet to approve the proposal, China has continued to assist it by supporting the development of Timor Leste's state offices and public facilities," the Post said. But Jose Teixeira, a member of East Timor's main parliamentary party, Fretilin, and a member of the Defence, Security and Foreign Affairs Committee, told the NT News that no such intent had been expressed. "I am certain the Chinese did not and will not ask," he said. MOre at the NT News link -- Darwin, Australia is getting 2500 US Marines -- and its a HUGE deal for the city. The people are so excited. They went nuts for Obama's visit like a rock star. They love the US, and never forget many US armed forces died protecting them in WWII. BUT it is changing the regional balance of power. Indonesia and China do not like it one bit. Perhaps the U.S. should also have a facility in East Timor. It would help preserve their independence from Indonesia, provide needed income and work for the East Timorese, and cheese off the Chinese no end. Win-win-win. Posted by: Wheaper Unereper4618 2011-11-28 |
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