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2009-12-30 China-Japan-Koreas

China mulling naval base in Gulf of Aden: admiral

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Posted by ed 2009-12-30 06:44|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Picking up where Zheng He left off, about 500 years tardy. How different the world would be if the insular culture had acted differently.

Posted by P2k on vacation 2009-12-30 08:09|| 2009-12-30 08:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Where are they going to put these bases? The choices seem limited to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eritrea, Djwhatever, Somalia, or Oman.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-12-30 20:04|| 2009-12-30 20:04|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd suggest one each in Yemen, Somalia, and Eritrea, Thing.

Something would happen. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2009-12-30 20:08|| 2009-12-30 20:08|| Front Page Top

#4 "And to establish hegemony in the Indian Ocean ..."

yup, I think the Indians would have something to say about that. Seeing as the Indians have a much larger blue water navy and they take very seriously their interests around the Indian Ocean

Posted by Mike Hunt 2009-12-30 20:55|| 2009-12-30 20:55|| Front Page Top

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