I hope Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Auzzie PM Tony Albanese are taking careful notes.
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| US Coast Guard cutter denied entry into Solomon Islands port sparking concerns of China's growing influence |
| 2022-08-28 |
| [FoxNews] 'China is now running the Solomon Islands,' one expert said A United States Coast Guard cutter conducting patrols on an international mission in the Pacific Ocean was denied entry to a port in the Solomon Islands raising concerns about China's growing influence in the area. The cutter Oliver Henry was taking part in Operation Island Chief monitoring fishing activities in the Pacific, which ended Friday, when it sought to make a scheduled stop at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, to refuel and re-provision, the Coast Guard office in Honolulu said. There was no response from the Solomon Islands’ government for diplomatic clearance for the vessel to stop there, however, so the Oliver Henry diverted to Papua New Guinea, the Coast Guard said. Additionally, it was reported that a British vessel was also denied entry but the British Royal Navy has not commented directly on those reports. During Operation Island Chief, the U.S., Australia, Britain and New Zealand provided support through aerial and surface surveillance for Pacific island nations participating in the operation, including the Solomon Islands. China has been assertively trying to expand its presence and influence in the Pacific, and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare alarmed some neighbors, the U.S. and others after he signed a new security pact with China. The pact has raised fears of a Chinese naval base being established within 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) of Australia’s northeast coast. A Chinese military presence in the Solomon Islands would put it not only on the doorstep of Australia and New Zealand but also in close proximity to Guam, the U.S. territory that hosts major military bases. "China is gaining ground in its efforts to gain dominance in the Pacific," Former United States Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary James Hutton tweeted in response to the news. Related: Solomon Islands: 2022-07-30 Rep. McCaul: China's ‘Timetable' for Invading Taiwan Is Biden Being in Office, Invasion ‘Going to Happen Under President Biden's Watch' Solomon Islands: 2022-03-31 China gains a foothold in Australia's backyard Solomon Islands: 2022-01-31 WWII: Japanese Invasion of New Britain |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #14 And THAT's why we have an Arctic Ambassador! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-28 22:06 |
| #13 Any foreign military vessel has to "ask" first otherwise it is one of those casus belli situations. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-08-28 20:31 |
| #12 Is it common to deny a ship entry to a port? I remember during the cold war US ships would stop by in Warsaw Pact ports from time to time. Did this require lots of diplomatic manuevering in order to pull off? |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-08-28 19:19 |
| #11 I' sorry but Guadalcanal! Seriously, among places to which our grandfathers put PAID IN FULL, those people refused an American Warship access? A whole group of locals need massive bitch-slapping! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-08-28 14:52 |
| #10 Low hanging fruit ...they were cheap to bribe. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-08-28 12:42 |
| #9 ...and don't say Guadalcanal Diary. Unless you want the feebs to come knockin'... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-28 08:14 |
| #8 Guadalcanal? No, we paid for that already. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-08-28 08:12 |
| #7 I suppose if we have a TW, we must have a TJ for balance. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-28 07:45 |
| #6 Curiously, I was reminded of The Sand Pebbles. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-28 07:44 |
| #5 We have political ties with the former American trust territories, now the Federated States of Micronesia. As such, the Coast Guard operates with local agencies. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-08-28 07:43 |
| #4 I hope Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Auzzie PM Tony Albanese are taking careful notes. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-08-28 07:24 |
| #3 "A United States Coast Guard cutter conducting patrols on an international mission in the Pacific Ocean...." Still kind of funny that the USCG is far away from the coast of the US. Besides, isn't the USCG subordinate to DHS nowadays (unless in time of "war")? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-08-28 03:10 |
| #2 Oh no, my dear Tiny Jeater6933. China has been using predatory lending and slave labour to gain control of trade and shipping depots amd raw material resources all over the world — but even before Covid the world was starting to take notice and repudiate their efforts. After Covid the process has accelerated. It isn’t a new process, this locking in of developing nations to debt servitude for financial and resource farming — look up the relations between England and Persia since the latter part of the 16th century — but China’s targets are quicker to realize the plan than in earlier generations. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-08-28 01:54 |
| #1 Oh no! You mean China is using kindness to persuade long-forgotten countries that America treats like shit to be on their side? How wrong this is! They will service our needs and like it! And we'll talk down to them about human rights! Because that's how our diplomats do business! I sense a John Bolton-planned coup in the near future. |
| Posted by: Tiny Jeater6933 2022-08-28 01:19 |