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2012-09-14 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by ryuge 2012-09-14 07:05|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Hi. Remember us?

We'll just kinda sit here and... watch you."

Posted by mojo 2012-09-14 16:43|| 2012-09-14 16:43|| Front Page Top

#2 IIRC KYODO NEWS > yesterday repor that the remaining four CMS ships have since departed from Japanese territorial waters.

Apparently, its not only Tokio/Tokkyu that has upset Beijing ...

* NEWS KERALA > CHINESE DAILY TAKES UMBRAGE TO MANILA RENAMING SEA [SCS = now "West Philippines Sea as per PHIL Govt. order].

ARTIC = ...
> Beijing will not tolerate PHIL attempts to encroach on its maritime territory.
> PHIL Govt. action/decision viewed as "reckless" by Beijing.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > JAPANESE PM ORDERS SDF TO FULLY PREPARE FOR ANY EMERGENCY, espec vee THE China situation.

* SAME > CHINA MUST TEACH JAPAN A LESSON, SAYS CHINESE DAILY.

* TOPIX > JAPAN LDP ADVOCATES CHALLENGING CHINA IN BID TO REGAIN [political] POWER.

* SAME > CHINESE DAILY WARNS OF CHINA-JAPAN
"FULL CONFRONTATION".

ARTIC = ...
> Tokyo has chosen = picked the "wrong opponent at the wrong time".
> Balance of Power not the same as during the 20th century = Cold War. PRE-911???
> Japan owes TOO GREAT A "BLOOD DEBT" to the Chinese people for its past actions. CHINESE COMPROMISE AS PER THE DIAOYUS [Senkakus] WILL ONLY ADD MORE SHAME = "DOUBLE THE SHAME" ON THE CHINESE PEOPLE.
> CHINA'S PATIENCE HAS WORN OUT. Japan-only?
Taiwan reunification?"First Island Chain?

* SAME > JAPAN AWAITS CHINA'S NEXT MOVE ON DISPUTED ISLANDS.

RELATED SAME > CHINA SAYS WON'T BACK DOWN ON ISLANDS, BUT TOKYO IS DISMISSIVE OF THEIR DISPUTE.

Lest we fergit, SINO-VIET "MISCHIEF REEF" INCIDENT > By most accounts, after post-1975 unified Vietnam ignored China's warnings, China attacked Viet personnel on Mischief Reef + allegedly DELIBERATELY SLAUGHTERED EVERYONE, EVEN THOSE ATTEMPTING TO SURRENDER, IN ORDER TO REINFORCE + MAKE VIETNAM UNDERSTAND CHINA'S ANGST + INTENTIONS IRREGARDLESS OF CHINA'S SUPPORT FOR [North]VIETNAM AGZ THE US DURING THE PRECEDING VIETNAM WAR.

And China did so despite calls from both the USA + then-USSR + UNO for peace + diplomatic solution.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-09-14 20:12|| 2012-09-14 20:12|| Front Page Top

#3 CHINA DAILY FORUM > LUO YUAN:US-JAPAN SECURITY TREATY CANNOT/WON'T INTIMIDATE CHINA.

* Also from CHINA DAILY > TOKYO MUST COME "BACK FROM THE BRINK", before its too late.

BEIJING = urges Tokyo to immediately cancel or rescind Diaoyu Islands "purchase".

* GLOBAL TIMES EDITORIAL > [China's false] DISILLUSIONS OF FRIENDLY TIES WID JAPAN.

Highly subjective = unsteady Sino-Japan ties since the 1970's have now COMPLETELY COLLAPSED due to Japan's purchase of sovereign Chinese islands, + despite improvements = new rapprochements made since 9-11???

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > WILL CHINA ARM ITS FISHERMEN TO PROTECT A "CORE INTEREST"?

* WORLD MILITARY FORUM > RUSSIAN MEDIA: JAPAN'S CUTS IN ITS 2013 MILITARY BUDGET LEAVES IT WID NO ABILITY TO MOUNT OR SUPPORT "OFFENSIVE" WARFARE AGZ CHINA OVER DISPUTED ISLANDS.

* SAME > US CSIS THINK-TANK: IFF CHINA ATTACKS THE JAPANESE SENKAKUS [China = Diaoyus/
Tiaoyutai] OR THE PHILIPPINES [ships, aircraft, etc.] US SHOULD MILITARILY DEFEND ITS ALLIES.

* SCHOLARS: SINO-JAPANESE BATTLE FOR DIAOYUS IS ALSO BATTLE FOR TAIWAN AND WESTPAC REGIONS AS FAR AS GUAM ISLAND. CHINA'S LAND-BASED NUCLEAR MISSLES [strategic arsenal = PLA Second Arty] MAY GIVE IT DECISIVE ADVANTAGE AGZ JAPAN'S SDF AND US NAVY NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER GROUPS.

* MARIANAS VARIETY > [Tinian Mayor = North Field US-JSDF MilEx] TINIAN IS "FULCRUM" OF REGION'S "BALANCE OF POWER".

The MV repors that JSDF troops reianed aborad ship while US Marines debarked - IMO prolly due to the JSDF arrival on Tinian coinciding wid China sending its six CMS ships to the Senkakus/Daoyus???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-09-14 20:40|| 2012-09-14 20:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Some Bloggers say the number of Chinese CMS Ships as eight, not six???

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > MASSIVE CHINESE FLEET OF FISHING BOATS TO HEAD TO DIAYO ISLANDS, after lifting of seasonal anti-Fishing moratorium.

Chinese patrol boats to prtect their Fishermen.

PLAN???

* WAFF > TENSIONS RISE AS CHINA HITS BACK AT PHILIPPINES.

* TOPIX > [ China = Hong Lei] FM: RENAMING OF AREA IN SOUTH CHINA SEA [by PHIL] WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-09-14 23:47|| 2012-09-14 23:47|| Front Page Top

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