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2011-11-29 Down Under

East Timor denies China has approached it for US Base

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Posted by anon1 2011-11-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 A good and useful perspective, anon1. Thank you. I imagine the Marines wouldn't mind a personal greeting once they're settled in...;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2011-11-29 17:16|| 2011-11-29 17:16|| Front Page Top

#2 See also TOPIX > [USA = Ten Plausible] REASONS TO GO TO DARWIN.

The one I found most interesting is that the overcommitted, undersized-n-getting-smaller US 7th Fleet is likely unable to effectively cover the SCS to the satisfaction of ASEAN allies + neutrals, hence the need for the US to set up Marines in AUS???

versus

* WORLD MIL FORUM > PLA GENERAL LIN ZHUO: CHINA SENDS MORE PLAN WARSHIPS THROUGH OKINAWA-TAIWAN STRAITS TO TEST/MEASURE US + JAPAN ATTITUDES, espec as vee the encirclement of China.

* SAME > "DEUTSCH WELLE" GERMAN MEDIA: CHINA TO BEGIN BUILDING "BEIJING" CLASS LARGE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN 2014, SECOND "BEIJING" CARRIER TO BE NUCLEAR-POWERED + OPERATIONAL AFTER 2020.

* CHINA DAILY FORUM > [Asia Times] CHINA HAS TAKEN CONTROL OF SEVERAL US SATELLITES.

* SAME > {AUS Liberal Party Chief]TURNBULL CALLS FOR BROAD ALLIANCE WID CHINA.

ARTIC = Australia better served by seeking multi-polar Regional POWER BALANCE, NOT [US-style = unilateral/asymmetric?] POWER ENFORCEMENT, espec vee Rising China.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-11-29 23:08|| 2011-11-29 23:08|| Front Page Top

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