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2014-04-29 India-Pakistan

Indian Navy refuses Chinese navy chief's request

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Posted by John Frum 2014-04-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 Ah, the Chinese love of thuggish 'diplomacy'.

the Chinese officers... was surprised that it had sailed all the way from Port Blair without any escort vessel or any other supervisory officer on board other than Captain Das himself.

An interesting bit. Port Blair to Shanghai is roughly 2000 miles. A suggestion that the whole blue water thing is still a novelty to the Chinese? (no disrespect to Zheng He)

Posted by SteveS 2014-04-29 15:21|| 2014-04-29 15:21|| Front Page Top

#2 More of a matter of "two keys for the trigger."

Posted by Pappy 2014-04-29 19:56|| 2014-04-29 19:56|| Front Page Top

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