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2012-01-12 China-Japan-Koreas

Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping

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Posted by Steve White 2012-01-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 A Pert argued a few days ago that the USN will need a minima 346 ships iff it hopes to effectively oppose/counter the rise of China + PLAN.

Again, IMO China is unlikely to make any concessions on SCS unless it gets de facto = absolute sovereignty + control of Taiwan, + prolly the Daoyus [Senkakus = Japan] to help defend Taiwan, which Japan + ROK + ASEAN are not going to support unless they get their own Nuke Arsenals + roles in US-led GMD-TMD.

* ION CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [China-Defense-Mashup] TAIWAN CLAIMS CHINA TEST-FIRED JULANG-2 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSLES [SLBMS].

* IIRC MARIANAS VARIETY = Legally or illegally, seems CNMI-based Chinese Migrant-Workers wanna come to GUAM because of the on-going poor econ situation in the CNMI [Saipan = No Jobs, no $$$].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-12 00:27|| 2012-01-12 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 And our naval allies are broke too

Posted by Omose Angeaque7353 2012-01-12 05:47|| 2012-01-12 05:47|| Front Page Top

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