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2015-12-17 China-Japan-Koreas

US, Japan agree on deal to offset costs of US military presence

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Posted by Steve White 2015-12-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 At last check, the Bammmer = USA may not authorize any more USN-led FON warships patrols for the remainder of Year 2015 - iff true, IT MEANS CHINA HAS ALL BUT ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED WON BOTH ITS ISLANDS + ITS DE FACTO CONTROL OF THE SCS TO THE DETRIMENT OF LONG-TIME US REGIONAL ALLIES IN SE ASIA.

Also explains why China has been asserting itself more aggressively agz TAIWAN + ESPEC JAPAN IN THE EAST CHINA SEA - China has seemingly prevailed or won agz Obama in the SCS, + can now focus on achieving its desired strategic access for the PLA in NE Asia vee recovery of Taiwan + in ECS.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > DEFENSE OF TAIWAN IS US' BIGGEST CHALLENGE: ANALYST | TAIPEI TIMES.

ARTIC = PLA'S #1 mission is the successful invasion + conquest of Taiwan, + defending same agz any retaliatory US or US-led Coalition measures, CHINA PLANS TO USE TAIWAN AS A MAJOR MILBASE TO INTIMIDATE OR DOMINATE JAPAN, SOKOR, + PHILIPPINES.

Yeeeuup - again, China sees TAIWAN = FUTURE OFFSHORE OR OVERSEAS MILITARY CENTCOM for the PLA.
It sees the SENKAKU + OKINAWA ISLANDS + US OUT OF THE PHILIPPINES as helping to guard its future PLA CENTCOM on Taiwan.

* SAME > JAPANESE OFFICIAL WARNS CHINA ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA COULD BE PRECURSOR TO [declaring a future] ADIZ | JAPAN TIMES.

* CHINA MILITARY ONLINE [PLA Daily OL] > EXPERTS: CHINA CAPABLE OF DEFENDING EAST CHINA SEA ADIZ, + flying beyond the 1st Island Chain into WESTPAC.

* TOPIX > [PH Today] PH: UN CONVENTION [UNCLOS] DEEMED USELESS IFF CHINA ALLOWED TO CLAIM AN ENTIRE SEA.

PH ForSec Albert Del Rosario.

* BIGNEWSNETWORK > [New] NORTH KOREA MILITARY CONFLICT COULD BECOME "TRANS-REGIONAL", US OFFICIAL SAYS.

USJCS Chair Gen. Joseph Dunforth, USMC.

* TWITTER > [China Post] COMMENTARY: WILL UNCLE SAM FIGHT THE CHINESE LION?

* SAME > US INTEL AGENCIES ARE TURNING SPY MISSIONS INTO PROVOCATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA | [Foreign Policy Magz] COULD US SPOOKS PROVOKE WAR WID BEIJING.

THE P-8A POSEIDON MIS-ADVENTURE: SINGAPORE BUGALOO, NOT starring 1970's TV "Nancy Drew" or "The Hardy Boyz".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-12-17 00:58|| 2015-12-17 00:58|| Front Page Top

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