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2016-02-17 China-Japan-Koreas

China sends surface-to-air missiles to contested island

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Posted by Fred 2016-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 New on the Net today ...

* NATIONAL INTEREST > US [POTUS Obama] AMBIGUITY STRENGTHENS BEIJING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

* BLOOMBERG > US CONCERNED BY NON-NAVY CHINESE BOATS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

China CG + Fishing Boats ["Naval Afloat Militia"].

* VOICE OF AMERICA > US NAVY WARNS AGZ CHINESE FLIGHTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. US 7th FLEET COMMANDER SAYS ANY ATTEMPT BY CHINA TO FLY MILITARY AIRCRAFT FROM SPRATLYS WON'T DETER US FLYOVERS.

US 7th Fleet Cmdr VADM. JOSEPH AUCOIN, whom also sayds that China basing PLA fighter or strike aircraft in the SCS would be "destabilizing".

YO, MAVERICK + GOOSE, YOU'RE UP ON THE ALERT FIVE!

* RELATED REUTERS > US ADMIRAL WARNS AGZ CHINESE FIGHTER FLIGHTS FROM SOUTH CHINA SEA RUNWAYS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-17 01:27|| 2016-02-17 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Give them something to shoot at. Swarm them with drones.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-02-17 01:29|| 2016-02-17 01:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Again, there are circles or factions widin both the PLA + CPC/CCP that desire China to put out a tough MilPol response to the US incursions, e.g. USN-led FONOPS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-17 01:58|| 2016-02-17 01:58|| Front Page Top

#4 If we built up a reef like this we'd have a Patriot battery on it.

We'll see if they made good anti-theater ballistic capable copies thereof. Point targets are just primary sitting ducks for 'relatively' cheap but good medium range missiles.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-02-17 09:21|| 2016-02-17 09:21|| Front Page Top

#5 See also Foreign submarine confirmed cruising off Tsushima and China cautions Australia over defense cooperation with Japan. They've been very busy lately.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-02-17 13:54|| 2016-02-17 13:54|| Front Page Top

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