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Whoa, this is pretty embarrassing for China…
https://www.citizenfreepress.com ^ | June 8, 2019 | Kane

Posted on 06/08/2019 9:51:43 PM PDT by Enterprise

Chinese warships collect baby formula in Australia

Chinese warships that docked unexpectedly at an Australian port departed with a cargo of baby formula, local media discovered.

The arrival of a trio of Chinese ships, including an amphibious assault vessel, set off alarm bells on Monday morning among Australian citizens who did not have advance notice of the visit and analysts who regarded it as a show of force. But the trip also highlighted China’s vulnerabilities, as Chinese sailors were photographed loading baby formula onto the ships before they departed.

“What some Chinese colleagues were saying about ‘realistic socialism’ as true state of affairs in their country, and best epitomized here: advanced warships that project the State’s might while sailors cope with tainted food products back home,” Collin Koh, a research fellow at the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies in Singapore, commented in a Friday night tweet.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: australia; baby; babyformula; blogpimp; china; formula; isolatedincidents; milk; ships; socialism; weirdstuff
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Before I get accused again of blog pimping, this is not my intent. The salient point of this article is that THREE Chinese warships showed up unexpectedly at an Australian port. At first people thought it was some kind of show of force by the Chinese.

What happened was that the sailors from the three ships loaded the ships with baby formula and then the ships departed.

Make of it what you will.

1 posted on 06/08/2019 9:51:43 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

Interesting. Thanks


2 posted on 06/08/2019 9:58:26 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Enterprise
Make of it what you will.

I would be interested to know what the sailors make of it.

What do the captains of those ships make of it?

I can only guess that some high ranking members of government want only the best for their infants and are willing to embarrass their navy to get it.

3 posted on 06/08/2019 9:59:44 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: Enterprise

I don’t think the Chinese would be concerned by any of this. They play the long game. Any inconveniences or embarrassments along the way mean nothing to them.


4 posted on 06/08/2019 10:12:32 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Pontiac

I was thinking something similar. What must the sailors think of a Government which has to buy goods from a hated capitalist country for their own citizens.


5 posted on 06/08/2019 10:16:24 PM PDT by Enterprise
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These captains must be humiliated. They are the captains of war ships that have been reduced to young boys being sent to the corner store for groceries; baby formula no less.

Is this some kind of punishment?

How can these captains ever restore the morale of their crews?

Imagine when these ships pull in to port and the crew goes to the local watering hole for a beer. The crews of other ships will be relentless in their jibes.

“Hey look! It’s the crew of the SS Nursery.”

6 posted on 06/08/2019 10:29:30 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: Pontiac

LOL!!


7 posted on 06/08/2019 10:33:10 PM PDT by Enterprise
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Another possibility is that safe foreign baby formula is in such demand that it is stolen off the civilian docks and immediately goes to black market.

So, the powerful in government decided that it was worth it to send navy ships to collect it for family types in government.

I find it hard to imagine that things are that bad in China. If they are I can’t see China’s government lasting much longer.

8 posted on 06/08/2019 10:36:10 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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I hope that the next time Chinese ships are near U.S. ships that the skipper of a U.S. Warship hoists a Gerber Baby Food flag.


9 posted on 06/08/2019 10:37:22 PM PDT by Enterprise
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True. There could be a problem with tainted baby food and it is a disaster, or maybe this is just more corruption from the people at the top to make a killing on black market baby food.


10 posted on 06/08/2019 10:38:54 PM PDT by Enterprise
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It has been a thing here in Australia for quite a few years that a particular brand of baby formula has become prized by the growing Chinese middle class. So much so that many stores have limited the amount that can be bought per person so that people with infants can get hold of some. The company is attempting to increase production but atm cannot keep up with overseas demand


11 posted on 06/08/2019 10:53:36 PM PDT by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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I’m gonna make a knock-off version of that formula and sell it to the Chinese.


12 posted on 06/08/2019 11:15:43 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: Enterprise
Chinese warships that docked unexpectedly

BS. Warships do not arrive "unexpectedly". They require diplomatic clearance, port clearance, port services and more. People that needed to know, knew, period. Also, "dozens of boxes" of formula isn't exactly "embarrassing for China". It's just two or three sailors buying a small supply of better quality formula for their babies. If you want to be a blog pimp, at least steal some legit content.

13 posted on 06/08/2019 11:24:49 PM PDT by ETCM
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Could be that the Chinese product is poison and these sailors know it.

So, they did their shopping and left.

Wonder what they filmed/saw while they were there.


14 posted on 06/08/2019 11:35:11 PM PDT by crz
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The Chinese wouldn’t have needed a warship to spy. They have a worldwide network of students, who’s fulltime job is spying in between classes.


15 posted on 06/09/2019 12:04:34 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cultsther)
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If I had to guess what China is up to, it was probably testing Australia’s response system. Show up unexpectedly and go buy baby food and then sail away and see what Australia’s response would be. Pure provocation

Is Australia really going to shoot down a warship over baby food and create an international incident?


16 posted on 06/09/2019 12:06:15 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cultsther)
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Parents in China do not trust local brands of baby formulae. There were tons of it tainted about 10 years ago that literally killed 1000’s of children.

In HK tourist are only allowed to take 2 cans of powdered formula back. Otherwise the mainlanders where buying out entire stores. They can sell it for 8 or 10 times the price if they have a receipt from HK.

Since the PLA pays really badly, the sailors were probably just taking it back to China to sell.


17 posted on 06/09/2019 12:34:47 AM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no rule of law in the US until The PIAPS is executed.)
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Particularly so, but not only for warships. Many countries require advance notice of arrival for merchant ships as well.


18 posted on 06/09/2019 1:06:35 AM PDT by punchamullah
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Since the PLA pays really badly, the sailors were probably just taking it back to China to sell.

The captains are then permitting and facilitating their crew in being black marketeers and free market capitalist.

19 posted on 06/09/2019 1:42:00 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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“The captains are then permitting and facilitating their crew in being black marketeers and free market capitalist. “

Well, only in their spare time.


20 posted on 06/09/2019 1:53:20 AM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no rule of law in the US until The PIAPS is executed.)
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