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2013-07-15 China-Japan-Koreas

21 Russian and Chinese warships sail off Hokkaido

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Posted by Pappy 2013-07-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "THE BATTLE/CONTEST FOR SAKHALIN".

Wid Taiwan under the control of the US , whomever controls Sakhalin is in a position to physically invade Japan or Russian Far East wid Conventional Ground-Air forces; or else to deny NE Asia to China. BOTH CHINA + JAPAN FEAR THE OTHER WILL USE RUSSIA-CONTROLLED SAKHALIN TO LAUNCH LR STRATEGIC BOMBING IN SUPPORT OF STRONG CONVENTIONAL MIL CAMPAIGNS DIRECTLY ON THE OTHER'S HOMELAND.

As controversial PLA MGEN. Luo Yuan indics, THE RETURN OF THE US + JAPAN TO EX-US MILBASES IN THE PHILIPPINES [Subic Bay = Clark AFB], HOWEVER POTENT OR NOMINAL, MAKES IT MORE IMPORTANT OR VITAL THAN EVER FOR BEIJING = MAINLAND CHINA + PLA TO CONTROL THE SENKAKU/DIAOYU ISLANDS, OKINAWA ISLANDS, + ESPEC TAIWAN.

* TOPIX > CHINA: PHILIPPINES PROVOKING WAR WID US TROOPS RETURN.

* SAME > [SCMP.com] TOKYO "DIPLOMATIC ISSUE" OFFER TO CHINA ON DISPUTED ISLANDS LIKELY TO BE REJECTED.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS, INDIAN DEFENCE FORUM > [NYT] JAPAN + CHINA TRADE SHARP WORDS OVER ISLANDS, espec in response to Japan's commenst after the release of Japan's 2013 Defense White Paper.

* BIG NEWS NETWORK > CHINA WANTS STATUS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA CHANGED, ALLEGES JAPAN.

RELATED SAME > JAPAN TERMS CHINA'S MARITIME ACTIVITIES AS "DANGEROUS".

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > US + CHINA SMILE FOR CAMERAS, PREPARE FOR WAR, agz one another.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-07-15 01:48|| 2013-07-15 01:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Gunboat diplomacy is back?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-07-15 02:36|| 2013-07-15 02:36|| Front Page Top

#3 FYI DEFENCE FORUM INDIA > [National Interest] AMERICA CAUGHT BETWEEN ENTRAPMENT + ABANDONMENT IN ASIA.

America = Amerika either getting itself unilaterally forcibly caught in Asia's inter-State disputes, or else running away from same + Allies.

AS BEFORE, THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE OWG-NWO MIGHTY USSA = OWG WEAK USRoAMERIKA GLOBAL SSR
PROUDLY SURRENDERING LIKE FRANCE IS THAT ...
> POTUS Bammer is keeping us out of War = Nuclear War, like Woodrow Wilson.
> The US is reducing down its Debt + Budget Deficit.
> The US can keep on happily borrowing from China to support its Soon-to-be-Global National Welfare-Nanny State + "Great Society".

For that Kinder, Gentler, RFID Chip-led Domestic Drone Strike.

D *** NG IT, IFF THATS NOT WORTH GIVING UP 1/2 OF THE PACIFIC WIDOUT FIRING A SHOT, GUAM-WESTPAC + MAYBE EVEN HAWAII, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-07-15 03:25|| 2013-07-15 03:25|| Front Page Top

#4 "Hi there!"

Posted by Muggsey Mussolini 2013-07-15 11:39|| 2013-07-15 11:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Practicing a carrier battle group, without the new carrier?

Posted by Skidmark 2013-07-15 12:58|| 2013-07-15 12:58|| Front Page Top

#6 DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > PLAN EXERCISES IN SEA OF JAPAN FOR ATTACKS ON [Japan's] HOME ISLANDS + EEZ INTRUSIONS.

Sorry, Amerika, we're not off Guam or Hawaii today.

* Also from SAME > TAIWAN DRILL [Computer MilEx] SIMULATES 2017 INVASION BY CHINA.

Lest we fergit, YEAR 2018 = US desires REGIONAL GMD-TMD = Missle Defense to be formally established in Japan + SOKOR, etc. in East Asia.
Also is the year Japan would subjectively generally like to see its Constitution amended wid US, UNO? approval to formally allow dev of indigenous NucWeaps [read, CHINA].

* WORLD NEWS > OBAMA WARNS CHINA AGZ "COERCION" AT SEA.

* TOPIX > JAPAN VOWS TO HELP PHILIPPINES DEFEND ITS REMOTE ISLANDS AMIDST CHINA SEA ROW.

* JAPAN TIMES > [Japan] MOVE TO NATIONALIZE 400 REMOTE ISLANDS IN THE WORKS.

SINO-JAPAN "BATTLE FOR OKINAWA", i.e. Oki + Archipelago = any + all islands not part of mainland Nippon???

As related to DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS + JAPAN TIMES > OKINAWANS EXPLORE SECESSION OPTIONS.

Activists recognize need of local or indigenous Okinawans to regain Pride, Identity, + Culture.

* SAME > AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE, FIRST-STRIKE OPTIONS EYED IN [Japan] DEFENSE POLICY REVAMP.

Nippon mulling creation of JAPANESE MARINE CORPS.

* WORLD MILITARY FORUM > JAPANESE MEDIAS: CHINA PLANNING TO RECRUIT APPROXIMATELY 1000 EX-PLA VETERANS/SOLDIERS TO MAKE FORCED LANDING WIDING NEXT THREE MONTHS ON DISPUTED DIAOYU/SENKAKUS ISLANDS.

August to October 2013.

IIUC, iff true the only way Japan + SDF will be able to get these Chinese "citizens" off the Senkakus/Diaoyus will be to effective challenge the PLA to open combat???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-07-15 23:36|| 2013-07-15 23:36|| Front Page Top

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