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Posted on 09/02/2015 1:21:08 PM PDT by Nachum
Just as China celebrates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with an extravagant parade designed to showcase the country’s military prowess and project Xi Jinping’s power to nervous onlookers in the West, the Pentagon says it has spotted five Chinese Navy ships in the Bering Sea, just off the coast of Alaska.
Here’s WSJ:
Five Chinese navy ships are currently operating in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska, the first time the U.S. military has seen such activity in the area, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.
The officials said they have been aware in recent days that three Chinese combat ships, a replenishment vessel and an amphibious ship were in the vicinity after observing them moving toward the Aleutian Islands, which are split between U.S. and Russian control.
They said the Chinese ships were still in the area, but declined to specify when the vessels were first spotted or how far they were from the coast of Alaska.
The Pentagon official said there were a “variety of opinions” on how to interpret the Chinese ships’ deployment.
“It’s difficult to tell exactly, but it indicates some interest in the Arctic region,” the official said. “It’s different.”
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Thumbing their nose at Caliph Baraq. How nice.
The list, Ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
Cool. Did they fire on Obama?
“Hey, Obama! Denali this.”
Don’t tease.
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Sending a message to a weak American president.
I’m surprised China hasn’t planted its flag at Plymouth Rock.
““It’s difficult to tell exactly, but it indicates some interest in the Arctic region,” the official said. “It’s different.””
LMAO!!
Worked out well for the Nips when they tried to invade the Aleutians.
Who’s surprised, with a Marxist cupcake in the white house
Chicom naval Ping.
Not so sure. I think Baraq is more allied with the Muzzies, and they are about to be owned by China.
Their new “bestie” oil customer with mafia business practices and 1.4 billion expendable people to enforce them.
Guess they were upset that Obama didn’t rename Mt McKinley to Mt Mao.
"U Melicans tool alound in South China Sea --we no rike dat..! We tool alound in Araska, so HOW DIFFELENT, HUH...?!"
See?
Sorta like that.
They're telling us to get away from "their" artificial reefs.
Is the Pentagon warning us, or CELEBRATING IT? Notice NOTHING is being done to stop the Chinese. Perhaps they are scouting the area for more ISLAND-BUILDING.
Obama surrenders Alaska to China. It would be funny if those ships disappeared without a trace, though. US response: “Ships? What ships?”
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