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| U.S. Navy sends ship near disputed island in South China Sea |
| 2016-01-31 |
| The U.S. Navy sent a ship near a contested island in the South China Sea on Saturday to challenge "excessive maritime claims that restrict the rights and freedoms of the United States and others," a U.S. Defense Department spokesman told CNN. "This operation challenged attempts by the three claimants, China, Taiwan and Vietnam, to restrict navigation rights and freedoms around the features they claim by policies that require prior permission or notification of transit within territorial seas," Cmdr. Bill Urban said. "This operation demonstrates, as President Obama and Secretary [Ash] Carter have stated, the United States will fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows. That is true in the South China Sea, as in other places around the globe." The USS Curtis Wilbur, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, sailed within 12 nautical miles of the Triton Island, part of the Paracel Islands -- an archipelago claimed by the three. None of them was notified of the move. "This operation was about challenging excessive maritime claims that restrict the rights and freedoms of the United States and others, not about territorial claims to land features," Urban said. "The United States takes no position on competing sovereignty claims between the parties to naturally formed land features in the South China Sea. The United States does take a strong position on protecting the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea and airspace guaranteed to all countries, and that all maritime claims must comply with international law." A spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry denounced the action. "The U.S. naval ship violated Chinese law to enter China's territorial waters. China monitored the ship's movement and issued verbal messages in accordance with law," Hua Chunying said. "We urge the U.S. side to respect and abide by relevant laws of China, and do more to improve mutual trust as well as regional peace and stability." Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that the operation was "a very serious provocation, politically and militarily." And a spokesman for the Chinese defense ministry, Senior Col. Yang Yujun, said Saturday's move and ones like it are "very unprofessional and irresponsible in terms of the safety of troops on both sides." "It may cause extremely dangerous consequences," Yang said. "No matter what provocative actions the U.S. takes, the Chinese military will take all necessary means to firmly protect sovereignty and security." The U.S. conducted a similar operation in October. China said it warned that warship, the USS Lassen, as it came close to reefs claimed by China in contested waters. Much of the South China Sea is subject to a series of territorial disputes between Asian nations. And near the Spratly Islands, which Beijing calls the Nansha islands, China has built an artificial island with air strips that analysts believe will be able to accommodate bombers. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 More this Guam AM ... * WASHINGTON FREE BEACON > US PENTAGON CLAIMS WARSHIP PASSAGE NEAR DISPUTED ISLAND, CHINA CLAIMS US DESTROYER WAS "DRIVEN OFF". * WORLD NEWS > [SCMP] CHINA URGED [by PLA Officials-Commanders] TO GET TOUGH WID US OVER USS "CURTIS WILBUR" SAIL-BY OF TRITON ISLAND IN DISPUTED SOUTYH CHINA SEA. Warnings + Diplomatic rebukes agz the US by China taint enuff for some PLA Top Eggs. * SAME > [SCMP] PLA GARRISON "WARNS OFF" US DESTROYER SAILING CLOSE TO ISLAND IN DISPUTED WATERS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. Sniff, sniff, JUST LIKE IRAN??? * HUDSON.ORG@TWITTER = IT IS SUGGESTED THAT CHINA COULD BE PREPARING TO INITIATE A SHORT MILITARY CONFLICT [Limited War] IN THE EAST CHINA SEA OVER SNEKAKU ISLANDS | [WSJ.com]BEIJING'S NEXT GAMBIT, THE EAST CHINA SEA. Intimidating Tokyo + isolating the Taiwan battlefield/theater from the US. * JAPAN NEWS@TWITTER = CHINA REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF JAPAN OVER THE SENKAKUS + OKINAWA [Ryukyus]. * RELATED = ... > CHINA DAILY = CHINA DRIVES OFF US WARSHIP [USS "Curts Wilbur"] INTRUDING IN XISHA [Paracels] ISLANDS WATERS. > BIGNEWSNETWORK = CHINA URGES US NOT TO UNDERMINE MUTUAL TRUST AND REGIONAL PEACE WITH NAVAL INCURSIONS. > BUSINESS INSIDER@TWITTER = CHINA IS ANGRY WID US WARSHIPS GETTING IN ITS WAY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. USS "Lassen", now the USS "Curtis Wilbur". > NDTV@TWITTER = US SENDING WARSHIP INTO SOUTH CHINA SEA A "DANGEROUS MOVE", WARNS CHINA. VERSUS * JAPAN TIMES > US URGED JAPAN TO CONSULT WID CHINA BEFORE 2012 SENKAKUS PURCHASE. Various Netters includ TwitPerts/Heads are interpreting "Japan should've consulted wid China on the Senkakus" as the OBAMA ADMIN WANTING JAPAN TO KOWTOW = SURRENDER LIKE FRANCE TO CHINA ON THE SENKAKUS ISSUE. YOOHOO, SWEET CAROLINE KENNEDY, YOU'RE STILL UP AT BAT! We'll see soon enuff how long XI JINPING can hold off PLA demands for stronger China actions agz the US in the SCS [ECS?]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2016-01-31 23:21 |
| #4 Sven - seek immediate assistance |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-01-31 21:47 |
| #3 JM, I actually understood that post. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-01-31 20:38 |
| #2 The "WILBUR" appears to had stayed just outside the 12-nm limits of China's claimed island, which IMO effectively means that SSSHHH ... CCCCC thanks once again to Anti-US US OWG Globalist POTUS Obama China will have any time or extra time it needs to complete any + all of its new Airstrips on the various Disputed-but-China-Occupied SCS islands [Spratlys + Paracels]. ALL THINGS EQUAL, IMO AGAIN THIS IS COVERTLY DEVOL INTO BEING ABOUT WHAT TRANSIT ROUTES WILL BE ALLOWED [Taxed?] BY MAINLAND CHINA = BEIJING FOR USE BY INTERNATIONAL NAVIES, COMMERCIAL CARRIERS THROUGH MAINLAND CHINA'S SOVEREIGN OFFSHORE/MARITIME PROVINCE FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE SCS. Beijing is getting its way - again, China = Beijing is unlikely to respond just yet wid military force agz the US incursions unless the USN, etc. starts violating the 12-nm limits + transits closer to China's claimed islands. FYI AS PER DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS + OTHER, ALL OF CHINA'S NEW AIRSTRIPS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETED BEFORE OR BY EARLY SUMMER 2016, AFTER WHICH BEIJING IS EXPECTED TO DEPLOY PLAAF + OTHER MIL ASSETS TO THE ISLANDS. Iff the Bammer is truly serious about halting China's construction activities + upholding US-specific credibility to our Regional Allies in East Asia, then he must be willing to order the US Navy-DOD in closer than 12-nms to China's claimed islands EVEN IFF IT MEANS RISKING DE FACTO MILITARY CONFRONTATION WID BEIJING. I remind again that, "short-of-war" or losing a Mil Conflict = OWG Globalist "Limited War" agz China, the best thing ANti-US US OWG Globalist POTUS Obama can do to unilaterally empower the rise of Co-Superpower China in East Asia-Pacific/WESTPAC is for the US NOT to live up or adhere to its Mutual Defense-Security treaty obligations or mandates wid Regional Allies, angering same + inducing or inspiring same to abandon the US + join Beijing's camp. PRAY HARD + KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED BECAUSE THE BAMMER IS FORCING THE US [+ West] TO WALK ON A VERY THIN, DANGEROUS, + POTENTIALLY EXISTENTIAL TRIPWIRE(S) OR "SLIPPERY SLOPE(S)" IN THE NAME OF OWG-NWO + US-GLOBAL SOCIALIST ORDER. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2016-01-31 20:30 |
| #1 And a spokesman for the Chinese defense ministry, Senior Col. Yang Yujun, said Saturday's move and ones like it are "very unprofessional and irresponsible in terms of the safety of troops on both sides." You mean, like the Hainan Island incident? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-01-31 10:50 |