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2016-02-24 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by gorb 2016-02-24 00:32|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 De latest this sunny Guam Day ...

* FOX NEWS CHANNEL > BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: CHINA SENDS FIGHTER JETS TO CONTESTED ISLAND IN SOUTH CHINA SEA.

* BLOOMBERG > CHINA'S ISLAND RADAR BIGGER THREAT [to US] THAN MISSLES, CSIS SAYS. CHINA SEEKS [covert = pro forma?]"EFFECTIVE CONTROL" OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, at least for time being as opposed to being out-in-the-open "Overt" + "Official"???

* SAME > US MUST DEPLOY ANTI-SHIP MISSLE [Lockheed Martin's LRASM] IN ASIA [ASAP]: ADMIRAL SAYS.

US PACOM Chief USN ADM. Harry Harris.

* JAPAN TIMES > ISLE BUILD-UP SHOWS CHINA
"SEEKING HEGEMONY IN EAST ASIA", MCCAIN MULLS SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER FOR JAPAN.

PACOM CHIEF HARRIS: CHINA SEEKS DOMINATION OF EAST ASIA.

D *** NG IT, its what "US-style", "US-par", OWG Co-Superpowers do!

* XINHUA > FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA NOT [does not mean] US VESSELS' [engage in frivolous or show-off] "MUSCLE SHOW": CHINA.

China FM SpoxBabe Hua Chunying, whom also states that CHINA HAS NO INTENTIONS EITHER TO EXPAND ITS SOVEREIGNTY IN THE SCS, NOR TO SHRINK OR REDUCE IT.

IOW, CHINA TO US = "ITS OURS - PERIOD - LIKE EVERYTHING + ANYTHING ELSE WE CLAIM"!

* SAME > CHINA REAFFIRMS SELF-DEFENSE LEGITIMACY REGARDING RADAR DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTH CHINA SEA.

* FYI JAPAN TIMES > US MISSLE SHIELD COULD HURT SEOUL-BEIJING TIES: ENVOY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-24 01:26|| 2016-02-24 01:26|| Front Page Top

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