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2005-09-08 China-Japan-Koreas

Chicoms begin drilling at undersea gas field near Japanese territory

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-09-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I can see a war being started over this real quick.

Posted by Raj 2005-09-08 11:06|| 2005-09-08 11:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's ask April Gillespie.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-09-08 11:18|| 2005-09-08 11:18|| Front Page Top

#3 1 of dale brown's "Old Dog" books covered such a scienerio.

Posted by raptor 2005-09-08 15:25|| 2005-09-08 15:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Raj: I can see a war being started over this real quick.

I think the odds are low, because the cost of replacing destroyed military hardware may surpass the benefits from extracting natural gas. I suspect each country will try to empty out that natural gas field from its side of the water as fast as it can. Iraq went to war with Kuwait because of competitive oil extraction over the same oil field on different sides of the border. But Japan's no Kuwait - the Japanese Navy would beat the crap out of the Chinese Navy, and that's without Uncle Sam jumping in.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-09-08 18:58|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-09-08 18:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Basically, the Chinese are interested in the disputed area because of natural resources. There are bragging rights involved, but these are nowhere near as significant as the gas and oil at stake. If they can get the resources without getting into an expensive skirmish with Japan that will get the hackles of everyone in East Asia up about Chinese territorial ambitions, they'll do so.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-09-08 19:01|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-09-08 19:01|| Front Page Top

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