Posted on 04/02/2013 2:16:52 AM PDT by Mozilla
China has placed military forces on heightened alert in the northeastern part of the country as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula following recent threats by Pyongyang to attack, U.S. officials said.
Reports from the region reveal the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently increased its military posture in response to the heightened tensions, specifically North Korea’s declaration of a “state of war” and threats to conduct missile attacks against the United States and South Korea.
According to the officials, the PLA has stepped up military mobilization in the border region with North Korea since mid-March, including troop movements and warplane activity.
China’s navy also conducted live-firing naval drills by warships in the Yellow Sea.
North Korea, meanwhile, is mobilizing missile forces, including road-mobile short- and medium-range missiles, according to officials familiar with satellite imagery of missile bases.
The missile activity is believed to be North Korea’s response to the ongoing U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
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Who is to say China is not behind the whole thing.
I do not think that North Korea would have had the gall to threaten the United States if they had not known all along that China would back them up. Hasn’t China been building it’s Armed forces and harrassing Japan?
Our main fighting forces are in Afghanistan, Our military has shrunk, We have queers and women filling the ranks and we are still cutting our military while Obama plays Golf Prties, Vacations, and tried to disarm Americans.We are in no condition to go to war. Even if we had a real President instead of the POS we have.
IMO South Korea and Taiwan might as well bend over and kiss their butts goodbye, and Japan is too close for comfort.
Obama will do whatever China demands.
He’s a coward.
Unless, of course, he perceives war will further the destruction of America.
I have also read that the Russians are mobilizing troops and sending them to the Vladivostok region.
The world is on the edge of nuclear war as well as financial disaster, A pretty potent combination, not to worry, we have
all our resources concentrated on global warming, that’s the real threat. If stupid was gold, we’d all be billionaires.
Gonna be a long four years.
Whatever it is is supposed to kick off around the 19th of this month.
“Amazing how this s*** didn’t happen under Dubya.”
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But, but, but, I thought the “Won” was going to make the whole world love us and forgive us for all the wrongs done by the awful Republicans. We are supposed to have perfected diplomatic relations with all nations now. Isn’t everything really just peachy keen?
China is an ally of N. Korea. Always has been.
They didn’t tolerate UN forces near Yalu, and I doubt they would now.
This PONTUS seems intent on provoking, (stirring the pot). while our allies all squirm and need help and a show of support (like Israel). He chooses to confront The next largest economy/ military on earth (China).
No, it would not end/ start well.
Ask me again later - a unicorn just pooped Skittles all over my monitor.
Them dadgummed one horned bastards are famous for that.
Taiwan will fall into Red China’s Hands like a ripe plum. So to will the disputed islands—and the tool they will use is —North Korea. Obama is too beholden to the Chinese to do anything but bow. Soon we all will be bowing to our Chinese Masters.
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