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2013-05-14 Southeast Asia

Taiwan May Send Warships, F-16s To Escalate Philippine Naval Confrontation

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Posted by tipper 2013-05-14 00:32|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 And China + PLA will be doing what-n-where???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-05-14 01:41|| 2013-05-14 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 See also DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > TAIWAN SENDS SHIPS NEAR DISPUTED PHILIPINE WATERS | INQUIRER GLOBAL NATION.

3 ea. CG + 1 EA. Navy.

As per my above post + WORLD MILITARY FORUM, China has seemingly sent two PLAN Nuclear Submarines as well as possibly two Surface Warfare ships to waters near Okinawa. Its NOT clear at this time iff the two naval groups are together or on separate missions.

* TOPIX > [ETaiwan News] TAIWAN'S FIVE MAJOR CITIES SUSPEND EXCHANGES WID PHILIPINES.

* SAME > SHOOTING IGNITES TAIWAN-PHILIPPINES CYBERWAR.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-05-14 02:42|| 2013-05-14 02:42|| Front Page Top

#3 More ... ...

* TOPIX > TAIWAN GIVES PHILIPPINES ULTIMATUM ON FATAL SHOOTING OF FISHERMAN, which Taiwan claims occurred within the boundaries of its EEZ.

RELATED DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > ...
> [Asia News Net] TAIWAN HANDS OUT 72-HOUR "ULTIMATUM" TO MANILA.
> MANILA RESPONSE [to Taiwan ultimatum]
"FLIPPANT": ULTIMATUM DEMAND STANDS - THE CHINA POST.
> [Bloomberg News] IN 72 HOURS, NO MORE FILIPINOS [OFWS] WILL BE PERMITTED TO WORK IN TAIWAN.
> DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS: US REFUSES TO CONDEMN SHOOTING OF TAIWAN FISHERMAN BY PHILIPPINES.
> INTRUSION IN LADAKH IS WARNING FROM CHINA: ANALYSIS.
> LADAKH INCURSION: CHINA SCORES BLOODLESS VICTORY, MORE INCURSIONS [to come].
> CHINA DROPPED ARUNUCHAL TO CREATE "POSITIVE VIBES" [Himalayan border(s)settlement/
resolution] BEFORE LI KEQIANG'S INDIA VISIT - TIMES OF INDIA.

* WORLD MILITARY FORUM > JAPANESE MEDIAS ANNOUNCE DETECTION IN AS MANY DAYS OF TWO CHINESE PLAN NUCLEAR SUBMARINES IN WATERS CLOSE TO JAPAN.

* SAME > TAIWAN EXPERT SHI XIAOWEI: IN TERMS OF COMPARATIVE MILITARY SIZE + STRENGTH, THE PHILIPPINES IS A SMALL "CHIHUAHUA" TO TAIWAN'S "GOLDEN RETRIEVER", TAIWAN CURRENTLY RANKED #18 IN THE WORLD WHILE THE PHILIPPINES RANKS AT #31.

* SAME > PLA EXPERT MGEN PENG QUANGQIAN: TAIWAN'S MILITARY STRENGTH FAR EXCEEDS THE PHILIPPINES IN TERMS OF NUMBERS + QUALITY OF NAVAL + AIR FORCES.

* SAME > TAIWANESE LEGISLATOR ZHU ZHONGXIAN WARNS GOVT. THAT DESPITE ITS MODERN MILITARY ARSENAL TAIWAN MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESIST A DEDICATED PLA ATTACK FOR ONLY SEVEN DAYS.

* CHINA DAILY FORUM > "GET READY TO FIGHT"!: CHINA SHIFTS FROM DENG'S "LOW-PROFILE" TO MAO'S AGGRESSIONISM | WORLD TRIBUNE.

* SAME > TAIWAN: MA REAFFIRMS ROC SOVEREIGNTY OVER DIAOYUDIAO DESPITE [ROC/Taiwan-Japan] FISHING AGREEMENT.

* WORLD NEWS > [SCMP] CHINA BRUSHES OFF JAPAN'S OKINAWA PROTESTS AS EXPERTS CALL IT A MOVE TO SEIZE DIAOYUS.

* GLOBAL TIMES.CN > OPED: RYUKYUS [Okinawa Ownership]ISSUE OFFERS LEVERAGE TO CHINA.

RELATED ...
> OPED: CHINA MAY CHECK ON ITS OWN ABILITIES AS CASTING STONES FOR GLOBAL STATUS. IMO read,
"post-US" World #1.
> OPED: PROPOSED PEACE CONSTITUTION WON'T MAKE JAPAN ANY SAFER.

["G.I. JOE: RETALIATION" FIREFLY-VS-ROADBLOCK = "I wanna see that face ... IFF YOU WANT THIS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME THROUGH ME ... THIS IS IT ...THATS RIGHT" here].

Oh yeah.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-05-14 03:28|| 2013-05-14 03:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Joe, is your caps lock broken?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-05-14 11:27|| 2013-05-14 11:27|| Front Page Top

#5 What caps lock?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2013-05-14 11:35|| 2013-05-14 11:35|| Front Page Top

#6 I think Joe is in Guam using a teletype which doesn't have lower-case characters.

Nevertheless his postings are always good and insightful - once they pass through the Secret Decoder a few times :).

Posted by CrazyFool 2013-05-14 11:56|| 2013-05-14 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 So basically the Taiwanese are now working for the Mainland in the cause of destroying Philipine sovereignity?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-05-14 11:59|| 2013-05-14 11:59|| Front Page Top

#8 'Working for', perhaps not, but perhaps 'working alongside' the Mainland. Each side wants the oil and they'll dish dirty to the others to get it.

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