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2012-04-06 Southeast Asia

US moves to ease Burma sanctions after reforms

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Posted by Steve White 2012-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 See also DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Boris Vokhontsky = Senior Fellow, RISS] THE 200 [or 2500] marINes, OR A STRATEGIC PIVOT: VOICE OF RUSSIA.

ARTIC > Among other, Boris argues that the US is trying to set itself up in Myanmar = Burma as part of its anti-China containment strategy throughout Asia-Pacific, + slowly minimize iff not eliminate China's historical influence in Myanmar + Region.

* ION CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [Asia Times] THE US AS NUMBER TWO [No.2], behind Rising China.

ARTIC = Despite appearances to the contrary, there are indications that China is ALREADY WELL-AHEAD OF THE WORLD #1 US IN MANY ASPECTS.

* SAME > SMALL WARS LOOM LARGE ON CHINA'S HORIZON.

RELATED DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > US NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PROFESSOR: CHINA COULD CRUSH VIETNAM + PHILIPPINES.

* SAME > CHINA'S MILITARY RISE: THE DRAGON'S NEW TEETH - A RARE LOOK INSIDE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MIGGEST EXPANSION.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > ROK-US TROOPS DRILLED FOR INVASION OF NORTH KOREA UPON CIVIL WAR.

Premise of recent "Key Resolve" US-ROK Joint MILEX involved sending into the DPRK up to 100,000 troops to stabilize the country.

Again, China is unlikely to tolerate such unless China is in de facto charge of any pertinent Internat Force - as long as the ROK + US + UNCOM stay south of the Inter-Korean DMZ, China likely won't mil intervene in a DPRK-vs-ROK only shooting match back-n-forth across same.

AND LETS NOT FERGIT RUSSIA!?

* SAME > CHINA + ITS SUPPORT FOR PAK MAIN THREATS [to India]: ARMY.

* SAME > KEEP OFF SOUTH CHINA SEA, INDIA WARNED, by China again as per Oil-Energy Exploration.

ARTIC > CHINA = " ... NO JOINT COOPERATION IN ANY OF ITS CLAIMED MARITIME AREAS".

IMO China is not referring to just Indjuh, but also to any + all ASEAN + NAM GOVTS-STATES, + SSSSSSHHHHH the US - it is PC-Deniably becom more frustrated + intolerant at not having "sole/sovereign" Air, Naval Base Rights, etc. for the PLA vee the "First Island Chain"???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-04-06 02:05|| 2012-04-06 02:05|| Front Page Top

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