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2014-09-12 Southeast Asia

Philippines displays ancient maps to debunk China's sea claims

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Posted by Fred 2014-09-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 When the insular government of the Heavenly Kingdom literally broke up Zheng He's fleet, they threw away all claims to that which laid beyond the coasts and waters. For them, the Kingdom was the center of the universe and nothing else was worthy of their attention.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-09-12 08:39|| 2014-09-12 08:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Its NOT enough for the PHIL, VIETNAM, + ASEAN in general to claim interests in the disputed seas - they M-U-S-T be able to able to militarily + unilaterally defend their claims from any + all comers.

Unless the Bammer or successor is willing to base 1-3 "NIMITZ" - CLASS CVNS' + OTHER MAJOR OR HEAVY MIL ASSETS in the region to back them up, China is just going to be PC + all but absolutely ignore the rants-n-raves of the PHIL, VIETNAM, + ASEAN. ETC.

FYI, asper News + Mil Blogs a recent survey indicates that most Chinese believe there will be a war between their country + JAPAN, IMO among other to broadly decide which country will be Asia's #1.

Iff such a conflict occurs, China + [still-modernizing] PLA may initially suffer setbacks, but it will NOT stop its war wid Japan until final victory or defeat.

TO PARAPH DARTH VADER, "IT IS CAROLINE KENNEDY'S DESTINY"!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-09-12 20:20|| 2014-09-12 20:20|| Front Page Top

#3 * WORLD NEWS > [Atlanta Journal Constitution] WHY IS CHINA BUILDING A MILITARY BASE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN?

* RELATED WORLD MILITARY FORUM > CHINA BUILDING SIX MILITARY ISLAND FORTRESSES IN DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA, PHILIPPINES [ + Vietnam, etal.] ULTIMATELY TO LOSE ALL RIGHTS TO "WEST PHILIPPINE SEA".

VERSUS

* RUSSIA TODAY > JAPAN MAY RECEIVE OFFENSIVE MILITARY WEAPONS [Conventional, for now?] FROM US AMID RISING TENSIONS WID CHINA, NORTH KOREA.

Widin FIVE YEARS = 2019 [2019-2020].

* See CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [AFP] MORE THAN HALF OF CHINESE SEE [future] WAR WID JAPAN.

* RELATED SAME > [Time.com] MAJORITY OF CHINESE [53%] EXPECT WAR WID JAPAN BY 2020 [end of decade].

* WORLD NEWS > [SCMP] JAPAN EXTENDS ITS SEA TERRITORY [continental shelf] BY 177,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS IN LINE WID UN RULING.

* RELATED SAME = ...
> [Japan News] SEABED MOVE TO HOLD CHINA AT BAY.
> [Japan Times] CABINET APPROVES ORDINANCE EXPANDING JAPAN'S CONTINENTAL SHELF.

Just as RUSSIA fears MilPol-resurgent, Nuke-armed Germany + "Neo-Ottoman" Turkey in Europe, ditto China vee Japan in the struggle to be Asia's #1.

The above Artics can only make "Mahanist", future World #1 Rising China = US-Style OWG "Co-Superpower" Rising China more nervous per its Manifest Destiny than it already is.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-09-12 21:03|| 2014-09-12 21:03|| Front Page Top

#4 * WORLD NEWS > MALAYSIA OFFERS TO HOST US NAVY AIRCRAFT.

P-8 ASW aircraft.

* WORLD MILITARY FORUM > PRO-INDEPENDENCE, OKINAWA, RYUKYUS INDEPENDENT POLITICAL CANDIDATE VOWS TO INVITE CHINA TO SET UP A FORMAL MILITARY PRESENCE ON ISLAND.

* RELATED SAME > VIDEO: JAPAN ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM, SEPARATE OKINAWA + LESSOR ISLANDS FROM RYUKYU CHAIN.

* RELATED SAME > GLOBAL TIMES EDITORIAL: CHINA MUST CHANGE ITS TRADITIONAL "LAND POWER INTERESTS OR RIGHTS" IN FAVOR OF "SEA POWER INTERESTS OR RIGHTS. DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-RANGE EXPEDITIONARY AND RAPID-REACTION FORCES, AIRLIFT FOR THE PLA IS IMPERATIVE.

As I've said before, right behind Rising China + PLA = OWG Co-Superpower China as per WESTPAC access is Nuclear Islam.

Another reason for GUAM-WESTPAC to like RUSSIAN TOURISTS, even those "BEAR" BOMBERS flying around pretending to threaten JWR???.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-09-12 23:16|| 2014-09-12 23:16|| Front Page Top

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