Posted on 04/22/2020 9:02:57 PM PDT by caww
An Australian frigate has joined three U.S. warships in the South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil, near waters also claimed by Vietnam and Malaysia, officials said on April 22.
The warships arrived this week close to where the Chinese government survey ship Haiyang Dizhi 8 has been operating, which is in turn near where a vessel operated by Malaysia’s Petronas state oil company is conducting exploratory drilling, regional security sources have said.
The United States has accused China of pushing its presence in the South China Sea while other claimants are pre-occupied with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.
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I got a bad feeling about this whole situation and I will pray that I am wrong as usual :)
I got $10 says the enemy below wearing good guy clothes are close. Just guessing.
That helicopter landing vessel has a large group of F-35s on board. They have great air cover, and you can be sure the subs are there too.
I’d feel a whole lot better if China wasn’t ascendant in the South China Sea, but the fact of the matter is, we really don’t know a whole lot about the extent of China’s blue-water navy.
Bullshit, we knew what the Russians had and we know what they have. How many patrols have you sailed on Ace? I was on a boat that the idiot doing a “Crazy Ivan” damn near sank us both. We continued covering half of Europe with 16 biguns. We know what they have and they know what we have the only things that have change is they’re more wussies in the US.
Don’t drink and post.
No patrols huh? Wuss.
Go to bed squid.
[we really don’t know a whole lot about the extent of China’s blue-water navy.]
I’ve had a few people today tell me the same thing. Just an all around bad vibe out there...
Maybe the US vessels should explore for oil too. Do you think that would make the Chinese stand up and take notice? 😆🤯
Yes we do.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/february/chinas-navy-will-be-worlds-largest-2035
I’m especially concerned with page 72 here (below) as I believe it underestimates.
What China did has affected every American, robbed them of their Constitutional rights and the ability to earn a decent living.. DEVASTATING STUFF.
OUR FIGHTING FORCES HAVE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EDGE WHEN IT COMES TO WANTING TO MAKE CHINA PAY FOR THEIR BIOLOGICAL ATTACK ON OUR PEOPLE.
I hope we SUN TZU those bastards!
Broke countries, now REALLY broke.
Countries (rightfully) suing China for Trillions.
Pandemic (even if certainly not the most violent one in history)
Disputed waters
China pushing smaller countries around
China possibly needing something to get the people to rally around since they messed up with the virus so bad.
Those are some reasons.
Again, I will be praying that I am wrong
You really old enough to be on here or are you 14? Got a service record? Been through basic? Ever cleaned a M1 Gernafd rifle or n M-16.? Ever rolled out to battle station missle? Or are you the biggest wussie on here? Know how to spit polish dress shoes and fold shorts “pussie to the right? There’s a rip showing in your undies wuss. Could you do the 9 count manual at arms? Can you march? What’s a flanking move mean? Why is it used? That noise you here in you ear is the vacuum sucking into your rhead looking for a brain.
The concept of “military-civil fusion” is what makes China an atypical actor.
Marine airwing I expect.
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