Article

2014-02-10 China-Japan-Koreas

U.S. vows to defend Japan if conflict erupts in East China Sea

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Steve White 2014-02-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 "That includes wid respect to the South China Sea" > I'm interpreting Kerry's statement as meaning the US will also defend the PHIL, ETAL. agz China + PLA in case of SCS mil conflict.

Vietnam, I'm a'lookin at you.

------------

* OTOH BHARAT RAKSHAK > [WarontheRocks.Blog] AMERICA HAS NO ANSWER TO CHINA'S SALAMI-SLICING [MilPol strategy = "creeping" territorialism?].

* DRUDGEREPORT > [FT.com] US GENERAL WARNS CHINA OVER NEW AIR ZONE, in South China Sea.

RELATED FINANCIAL TIMES > US BLAMES CHINA FOR RISING TENSIONS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA.

* TOPIX > [Dong-A] NATIONAL REUNIFICATION [pan/inter-Korean] IS NECESSARY, BUT HOW?

Yeah, D *** NG IT, how, + widout need of any NOKOR NucProg [winky-wink]???

[Lest we fergit, WAYNE'S WORLD "THUMBS UP" here].

* SAME > [Real Clear Politics] CLEAR UP AMBIGUITY ON TAIWAN.

* DEFENCE FORUM INDIA > DIAOYU ISLANDS ON CHINA'S MING MAP UNDER MING DYANSTY [1368-1644], CHINA HAS NEVER RECOGNIZED TREATY OF SAN FRANCISCO.

* WORLD NEWS > [Japan News] JAPAN, US AGREE TO PREVENT EXPANSION OF CHINA ADIZ, in the ECS + possibloe even the SCS.

* Also from JAPAN NEWS > JAPAN, US SHOULD SHOW STRENGTH OF THEIR ALLIANCE TO REST OF ASIA.

[MIGHTY HOMER SIMPSON-IAN "DOH"! here].

* YAHOO NEWS > [Motley Fool] SHOULD AMERICA BUILD MORE MINI-AIRCRAFT CARRIERS?

IMO + 1960's-70's Guam Taotamonas say Artic read, GLOBAL WARMING ESPEC WHEN THESE GWCC-PROTECTED/DESIGNED SHIPS [1000-Flag OWG Global Navy = proposed "Global Task Force"] COME TO VISIT GUAM IN FUTURE TIME.

RELATED RENSE > [Wealthy Debate] HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TO COLLAPSE, + FALL APART IN LANDSLIDES!?

GWCC "Earth Changes".

D *** NG IT, THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A GUAM, OTHER ISLAND(S)-SINKING "EARTHQUAKE/TECTONIC BOMB(S)" TO ME???

How is this fair - Guam + other WESTPAC, Micronesian islands get sunk by covert or buried US NucBombs in our seafloor, while Hawaii just gets to sink into the sea naturally???

lol.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-02-10 01:42|| 2014-02-10 01:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Kerry opened his mouth, shit spewed out, He's more like Obama every day, just shut up and vanish.

Or vanish, either way.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-02-10 02:14|| 2014-02-10 02:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like I was correct as per the PHIL ...

* WORLD MILITARY FORUM > PHILIPPINES HOPES FOR CHINA TO LEVY MORE THREATS AGZ ITS INTERESTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN ORDER TO GET A SIMILAR JAPAN-STYLE "PROTECTION PROMISE" FROM US SECSTATE JOHN KERRY.

--------------

More news from this AM ...

* WAFF > POSTER THREAD: DOES CHINA NEED AN
"ARSENAL SHIP"?, to help increase its prob of in-theater military/combat survival agz any intervening US Milfors in the ECS + SCS???

* SAME > [China-Defence.blogspot] WA REBELS [pro-Beijing "United WA Army" Myanmar/Burma-based group] TO SEND FIGHTERS TO CHINA FOR PILOT TRAINING: REPORTS.

* JAPAN TIMES > OPINION: MUTUAL FEARS OF CHINA, JAPAN.

Self-perceived, self-perpetuating "vicious circles" of mutual fears-n-suspicions that both China + Japan will lucky to just survive???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-02-10 21:37|| 2014-02-10 21:37|| Front Page Top

23:32 USN, Ret.
23:25 USN, Ret.
22:43 gorb
22:13 JosephMendiola
22:11 Grunter
22:02 Frank G
21:50 The Ghost of Vince Foster
21:49 JosephMendiola
21:44 Besoeker
21:38 Pappy
21:37 JosephMendiola
21:22 JosephMendiola
21:15 SteveS
21:09 JosephMendiola
21:02 JosephMendiola
20:50 Procopius2k
20:12 Bright Pebbles
19:48 OldSpook
19:36 swksvolFF
19:25 Eric Jablow
19:24 JosephMendiola
19:01 DarthVader
18:57 JosephMendiola
18:57 Barbara