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| Oil-hungry ChiComs makes moves on Spratlys |
| 2003-11-13 |
| From Geostrategy-Direct. Remember the info last week on Russian-Chinese oil deal falling through. It’s all about oil. Aerial surveillance of the Spratlys, located near the western coast of the Philippines, show that a Chinese frigate and an ocean research ship were moored at Mischief Reef, located about 135 miles west of Palawan, Philippines. China has moved new markers on several reefs and shoals in the disputed Spratly Islands, U.S. officials said. Chinese troops were manning structures on the reef, which has been claimed by Philippines. Experts say China is nearing an energy crisis due to oil shortages. Beijing might reach outward to seize oil-rich territory to alleviate its energy woes. The Spratlys are claimed by China, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul in Emmonak |
| #12 The Chinese aren't in the Spratlys just for the oil. Take a look at a chart, I mean, map. The islands are at a natural choke-point. Fits right in with Chuck's comments. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2003-11-13 8:47:50 PM |
| #11 From the sound of it, Bulldog, I'd loosely translate it as "makes me up-chuck land"... 8^) |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-13 8:44:27 PM |
| #10 I think it's Mae-jaw-phuk-upp-guo. Can't remember the meaning in English. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-11-13 7:08:30 PM |
| #9 Somalia is just plain "goo". |
| Posted by: Rafael 2003-11-13 6:13:50 PM |
| #8 OK, Bulldog, I'll bite. What is the Chinese name for Somalia? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-11-13 4:22:05 PM |
| #7 ...zhong guo - literally, it means Middle Kingdom, but the true connotation is closer to Central Empire. Is that true, ZF? From my recollections, Britain is Ying guo (brave-guo, IIRC), the USA something-else-guo (beautiful-guo)... Don't all nations' names in Chinese end in guo? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-11-13 1:36:33 PM |
| #6 "show that a Chinese frigate and an ocean research ship were moored at Mischief Reef," How appropriate. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-11-13 10:25:52 AM |
| #5 The "Middle Kingdon" syndrome, which holds, among other things, that China has a historical claim on most of south and east Asia, is not to be ignored. The slavering apologists for China who make up most Western historians have mistranslated China's name for itself - zhong guo - literally, it means Middle Kingdom, but the true connotation is closer to Central Empire. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-11-13 10:09:13 AM |
| #4 Technicly, the Phillipines is Chinese territory, if you believe some of them. The "Middle Kingdon" syndrome, which holds, among other things, that China has a historical claim on most of south and east Asia, is not to be ignored. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2003-11-13 8:15:23 AM |
| #3 Here's the almost funny part, our NGS (national geology service) says there isn't much oil to be gained in the Spratly's, yet the Chinese say their own geological service believes theres almost as much oil as Saudi Arabia. Soooo who do we believe hmmm? |
| Posted by: Val 2003-11-13 3:01:04 AM |
| #2 World war for FREE oil. |
| Posted by: Leigh 2003-11-13 12:58:10 AM |
| #1 " World War for Oil! " |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-13 12:45:09 AM |