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2011-09-29 China-Japan-Koreas

China 'shadow-boxing' US at sea: Philippines' Ramos

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Posted by 2011-09-29 07:35|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 China is vigorously trying to shoulder the US and every other country out of the region, by using both military and commercial shipping. An interesting strategy, but one that tends to push the situation towards brinkmanship.

When faced with such efforts in the past, the British had an interesting counter: hit 'em where they ain't.

That is, out of the blue, they would conduct a military operation against something of value of their antagonist, far removed from the annoying situation, and without any provocation.

This was particularly effective, because it would take their antagonist by surprise, not where he was ready to meet the British in conflict. It would also unbalance their strategy and cause them to divide their attention.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-09-29 09:48|| 2011-09-29 09:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Have a boomer surface about 20 miles off the coast near Bejing.

"Would you like to play a game?"

Posted by mojo 2011-09-29 12:04|| 2011-09-29 12:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Soviets used to shadow American ships as well. Just part of the game. I'd be curious of the range of the Chinese navy. Can they be drawn out how far, and if they can't be drawn out of position perhaps they can be taunted a bit (face and pride being a big deal in their culture and all).

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-09-29 14:49|| 2011-09-29 14:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Seem also BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Analysis] CHINA HAS MORE TO LOSE THAN INDIA.

ARTIC = Beijing increasingly believes that the US is not able to enforce or propagate PAX AMERICANA = POST-COLD WAR NEW GLOBAL ORDER around the world, hence Beijing has to rely on unilateral assertions of force.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-09-29 19:38|| 2011-09-29 19:38|| Front Page Top

#5 OOOOPSIES, forgot WAFF/TOPIX > STRONG INDIA IS GOOD FOR JAPAN, SAYS PM | JAPAN PM BULLISH ON DEFENCE TIES WID INDIA.

ARTIC = PM denotes that US will continue to steadily decline in relative terms.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-09-29 19:41|| 2011-09-29 19:41|| Front Page Top

#6 WAFF > CHINA [Global Times media]DEMANDS WAR WITH VIETNAM + PHILIPPINES.

ARTIC = US will likely be unable to mil intervene due to being preoccupied or caught up in its many wars agz Radical Islam = Middle East.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-09-29 20:10|| 2011-09-29 20:10|| Front Page Top

#7 If the Chinese think that over-extension will stop the US, they are crazy. If they think they can get by with it because of Zero and the other Dems, they have a point. Besides, we can just sell a bunch of spare parts to the Vietnamese and the Filipinos so that they can refurbish a bunch of their old equipment and boost their militaries. Poland, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine all make high-quality spare parts for Soviet/Russian equipment, excluding the very newest models. And we can completely rebuild the Philippine Air Forces just by transferring a couple of dozen old model F-16s to them from the Air Force Bone Yard.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-09-29 20:30|| 2011-09-29 20:30|| Front Page Top

#8 CHINA DAILY FORUM > JAPAN DOES NOT WANT CHINA TO BE AN EQUAL NUCLEAR POWER WID THE US.

Oh the Nuke Parities!

* SAME > POSTER OP THREAD > SHOULD RUSSIA JUST BE CALLED NORTHERN CHINA?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-09-29 22:10|| 2011-09-29 22:10|| Front Page Top

#9 Lest we fergit. CHINESE MIL BLOGGERS = argue that the Philippines is a FAILED STATE OR [mostly]FAILING STATE, HAS NO RIGHT TO BE SOVEREIGN NATION BECAUSE OF ITS MANY PROBLEMS, + SHOULD JUST GIVE UP ITS SOVEREIGNTY TO CHINA OR ELSE BECOME A PROTECTORATE [vassal state, e.g. DPRK, Okinawa?] OF RISING CHINA. Philippinos are mere ungrateful Chinese or Chinese-descended minority???

Read, PLA MilBases in the PHIL.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-09-29 22:19|| 2011-09-29 22:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Sino: You underestimate the Philippino will to fight (kick 'yer asses), at your peril.

Posted by Sping Panda9115 2011-09-29 23:33|| 2011-09-29 23:33|| Front Page Top

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