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2014-06-06 Southeast Asia

Vietnam: China Still Attacking Ships Near Oil Rig

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Posted by Squinty 2014-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 See also YAHOO NEWS > CHINA'S BUDDING OCEAN EMPIRE.

Again, IRAN has expanded to the shores of the Eastern Med, from Lebanon to Iraq, + borders of Pakistan, while RUSSIA has the Crimea back + desires rapprochement wid former Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe.

CHINA, on its its part, remains limited to its coasts + land borders, + has yet to expand its sphere of influence.

KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED, BECAUSE ITS NOT CLEAR THE OWG GLOBALISTS CAN CONTROL THE SITUATION = MAJOR GEOPOL CHANGES WHICH THEY DID, + ARE STILL DOING MUCH, TO IMPLEMENT.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-06-06 03:07|| 2014-06-06 03:07|| Front Page Top

Posted by DarthVader 2014-06-06 11:42|| 2014-06-06 11:42|| Front Page Top

#3 New this sunny Guam AM ...

* JAPAN TIMES > CHINA BUILDING UP [reclaiming] MORE LAND IN SPRATLY REEFS, MANILA SAYS.

OTOH what is Manila going to do about its situation other than ... ...

* RELATED BIGNEWSNETWORK > [GMA News] PHILIPPINES WON'T ENGAGE CHINA, WILL JUST WATCH: PALACE.

* SAME > [China FM Spox Hong Lei] CHINA TO RESPOND TO ANY PROVOCATION.

Yuuuuppp.

* TOPIX > [VOA News] VIETNAM URGES MORE "PRACTICAL US ACTIONS" IN SOUTH CHINA SEA.

IIUC, IOW Hanoi is urging the Bammer = USA to
"D *** NG IT, AMERIKA, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT'!

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [FT.com] CHINA UNDER-REPORTING DEFENSE BUDGET BY 20%, says the USA.

Budget spending or allocations more closer to US$145.0Bilyuhn, NOT US$119.5Bilyuhn.

China is also effect expanding its MilPol reach, + its has successfully developed more advanced indigenous drones.

* TOPIX > [SCMP] JAPAN CAN CHOOSE TO BE EITHER ALLY OR THREAT:, SAYS CHINA'S EX-FOREIGN MINISTER.

As said before, China desires offshore or overseas Strategic HQS = nka CENTCOMS. Pragmatically, despite its rhetoric to the contrary, JAPAN + even SOKOR, PHIL, + VIETNAM, ETAL. will always be deemed a possible threat(s) to China as long as it doesn't control TAIWAN + as long as the PLA has no major Milbases outside of the mostly pro-US andor Anti-China "First Island Chain".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-06-06 21:50|| 2014-06-06 21:50|| Front Page Top

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