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Southeast Asia
Vietnam offers repair services for Indian warships - hmm...
2010-10-17
Posted by:Water Modem

#8  OOOOPSIES, forgot WMF > US NAVY CONTROLS THE FIRST ISLAND CHAIN: US, INDIAN, RUSSIAN WARSHIPS IN VIETNAM POSE A STRATEGIC THREAT TO CHINA'S TERRITORIES,SOVEREIGNTY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. CHINA MILITARILY BLOCKED BY US [US-Regional Allies] IN NORTHEAST, CENTRAL, + SOUTHEAST ASIA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-10-17 21:38  

#7  PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > CHINA SAYS ITS MEDIUM, HEAVY RARE EARTH RESERVES MAY ONLY LAST 15-20 YEARS [at curr production rates until circa 2030].

"US 2012" = "CHINA'S 2030"???

Another reason, albeit indirectly, as to why overcoming the NATURAL GEOPOL BARRIERS OF THE "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN" is vital = "core interest" for Beijing + CPLA, as RISING CHINA will require massive quantities of both domestic + internat materials to support its [POST-US] STRATEGIC AMBITIONS = MANIFEST DESTINY.

IOW, LACK OF RESOURCES = LACK OF GEOPOL CAPABILITIES/PROJECTION OF POWER = RETURN OF CHINA AS THE INFAMOUS 19th CENTURY = 21ST CENTURY "SICK MAN OF ASIA", + not necessarily all due to GW = POTUS Dubya either.

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* CHINESE MIL FORUM POSTER THREAD > AMERICA IS MORE AFRAID OF CHINA THAN FIGHTING THE TALIBAN + CRAZY FANATICS [Radic-MilTerr Extremists].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-10-17 21:32  

#6  China and Vietnam have been fighting on and off for the last thousand years, with VN usually on the losing end. Sure, they'll welcome a big buddy.
Posted by: mojo   2010-10-17 17:20  

#5  Hmm, near dinner time getting hungry. Kind of like China, hungry people with huge appetites for power domination and everything.
Posted by: Rupert Jusonter6770   2010-10-17 16:57  

#4  China would like the whole oyster to be their noodle shack.
Posted by: Rupert Jusonter6770   2010-10-17 16:51  

#3  Never forget, the Chinese invaded Vietnam in 1979 and peeled a 10 mile deep section of Vietnam off along their shared border and made it part of China. Plus, the Chinese have been making noises for the past 25 years about how Vietnam is really an ancient part of the Chinese land mass.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2010-10-17 16:44  

#2  Yeah, this is more a 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' kind of deal.
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia   2010-10-17 09:42  

#1  Arms too short to box with China.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2010-10-17 05:31  

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