Posted on 11/18/2020 5:09:28 AM PST by blam
Two US long-range tactical bombers entered China’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday in an apparent show of force, just as the Chinese navy was conducting a series of simultaneous massive drills. Aviation tracker Aircraft Spots reported that two US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers left Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Tuesday morning and entered China’s ADIZ over the East China Sea, after refuelling in flight during the mission.
US Air Force B-1B bomber. Photo: AP
Since the B1-B – which carries the biggest payload of any US bomber and – and is a departure from the fighter jets and spy planes the American forces have sent before on missions so close to the Chinese coast, the SCMP suggested that the US was sending a blunt warning to China.
Aircraft Spots said the US bombers flew very close to the northeast corner of Taiwan’s ADIZ and they would have entered the zone if they had continued on the same trajectory. Under international rules, aircraft flying over such zones should notify the relevant authorities before doing so. But the US and Japan do not recognize China’s claims over the area.
The bombers’ mission also coincided with massive Chinese naval drills conducted at the same time in the South China Sea, East China Sea and Bohai Sea. Military analysts quoted by SCMP said the exercises were a signal from China’s top brass that the People’s Liberation Army could conduct joint operations in different military theaters (all of which just happen to be in close proximity to Taiwan) at the same time.
The PLA drills were announced indirectly by China’s Maritime Safety Administration, which issued notices warning vessels to stay away from an area from the southern tip of the Yellow Sea to waters near Hainan
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Cool!
Doolittle. Awesome retort. Ha ha.
I hope this isn't true.
I don't think we would be pleased by Chinese bombers flying around our borders.
ML/NJ
Expected, they’re giving the Democrats talking points to get the Republicans to concede (which will happen anyway, but they may not know that).
Not to worry. When ol’ retard Joe takes office, he’ll do as his Chinese masters tell him. One of the things on the docket will be the peaceful handover of Taiwan.
Count on it.
This is international waters which China is trying to STEAL.
It would be like you being upset China flew a plane near Peru.
...Chinese bombers flying around our borders.
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You mean like the Russians do our in the Arctic?
[Not so cool.
I hope this isn’t true.
I don’t think we would be pleased by Chinese bombers flying around our borders.
ML/NJ]
“I don’t think we would be pleased by Chinese bombers flying around our borders.”
“the US and Japan do not recognize China’s claims over the area.”
This was to let China know that we’re paying attention, especially regarding Taiwan, at a time when it may seem like our eyes are ‘off the ball’ because of all that’s happening in our country right now.
...ol’ retard Joe...
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1) He’s not taking office.
2) Taiwan is sovereign. We have treaties w/them at present.
3)We have facilitated a allied coalition in Asia and provided arms.
4) Anyone else noticed military jet overflights quite high in the clouds? We had them training a lot this past summer and the last week, there were noticeable increases in flights.
Hidey cannot abrogate treaties by EO. He isn’t even receiving official security briefings. Ho is using her Senate status to retrieve and pass on intelligence. That’s another reason she hasn’t resigned her seat.
This morning I found myself wondering if all those SS agents in quarantine were using COVID positive status to avoid Hidey Ho duty.
Which is the entire point. If there is war between the U.S. and China in the near future, one thing is certain, it will be fought in the Western Pacific, not the Eastern Pacific. It may be useful to remind them occasionally, in the hopes of avoiding any such war altogether. If we are not serious about confronting Chinese aggression, we should fold, close all our bases in the Western Pacific and hand Japan the keys.
“1) He’s not taking office.”
Maybe he won’t, but the Ho will. The dark forces want Trump gone. I’d bet against Trump staying in office, and it gives me no pleasure to type that. In fact, I’m still pretty miserable over the stolen election.
...the Ho will.
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Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. If he doesn’t, she can’t.
Do not doubt that the dossier on her is every bit as detailed as what was released on Hidey and his son.
Just contemplate the collective incompetence of those trying to steal the election. Yes, they have sown chaos, give them that. Meanwhile, the uniparty seems to be the dog that caught the car. And the car still runs.
We saw 5 years of D *Resistance*. I think we’ll see something awesome on our side, if God forbid it comes to that.
Which it won’t.
The John Birch Society gets their name from that raid.
"In April 1942, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle and his crew bailed out in China after the Tokyo raid. They had flown from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), bombed Tokyo, then flown to the Chinese mainland. After bailing out, they were rescued by Chinese civilians and smuggled by river beyond Japanese lines in Zhejiang province. Birch met them by accident and assisted them.
"When Doolittle arrived in Chongqing, he told Colonel Claire Chennault, leader of the Flying Tigers, about Birch's help. Chennault said he could use a Chinese-speaking American who knew the country well and he commissioned Birch as a first lieutenant on July 4, 1942,[5] to work as a field intelligence officer, though Birch had expected to work as a chaplain"
“We saw 5 years of D *Resistance*. I think we’ll see something awesome on our side, if God forbid it comes to that.
Which it won’t.”
I honestly feel like we don’t have a side. President Trump is the only R in the last 30 years who gave a crap about the American people. “Leaders” like McConnell and Graham are greasing the skids for Trump’s exit.
I’ve accepted that Trump will be gone, I just want him to go scorched earth, as much as possible.
...we don’t have a side...
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WE are our side. 100M of us. Let them attempt to rule the unruly. Be an instigator. Be sand in the gears.
Presently, I believe the Rs have been offered a couple of election *wins* going forward, if they support the coup. The uniparty will renege, as it always does and only the most corrupt will be allowed to win.
Therefore, we RESIST. We do not comply. We rally. We donate (It is upwards of $100k per brief in these SCOTUS cases). If the absolute worst happens, we go Galt, we monkeywrench and we discover the strength of faith that allows a captive people to escape even the bondage of their own making.
Do not think for a moment that any known Trump supporter will not be treated just like the infamous list of Trump administration officials is threatened to be.
Figure it out. There is no other choice.
World powers all have their own plan Orange type.
“Do not think for a moment that any known Trump supporter will not be treated just like the infamous list of Trump administration officials is threatened to be.”
I have no doubt of that either. I’m old and insignificant. It will take time for them to get to me, perhaps by then, it won’t matter.
Yeah, it’s that whole resist thing. It’s kind of like the posters exhorting us to “fight”. I’m just an average old white guy. Not wealthy, not connected. My ability to do anything is pretty darn limited.
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