Posted on 08/30/2022 12:13:32 PM PDT by Red Badger
China expanded into the South China Sea as we know, building islands and arming them. They are now expanding into the South Pacific.
They have already taken over the Solomon Islands. While Joe Biden pushes proper pronoun usage, the Solomon Islands made a deal with China.
The Solomon Islands denies that China will be able to establish a military base on its territory. But the accord appears to allow for military police deployments from the People’s Liberation Army and possible naval access, The South China Morning Post reports.
The deal with China, judging from a leaked draft, spells out a system for the Pacific country to request assistance from Chinese police, armed police, military personnel, and other armed forces. Australia, also asleep at the wheel, was allegedly surprised by this aspect of the deal.
According to the draft text, the agreement would give China an avenue to “make ship visits to, carry out logistical replenishment in, and have stopover and transition in the Solomon Islands”, while Chinese forces could also be used “to protect the safety of Chinese personnel and major projects in the Solomon Islands”.
We lost 1600 soldiers, and more than 4,600 were injured to free the Solomon Islands. This past week, when a US ship asked to refuel, the Solomon Islands would not respond to the US request.
China isn’t stopping at the Solomon Islands
Tarawa Beach, the Bloodiest Battle of the War
There are little islands 1800 miles south of Hawaii now under China’s control. They seek to build an airbase there.
The Republic of Kiribati (once called Tarawa) has a 20-year vision that looks set to be integrated into China’s Belt and Road Initiative. It gives highest priority to building two ‘transhipment hubs’—major ports in a tiny country that has no economic market for such facilities.
According to National Interest, one hub is planned at the capital of Tarawa Atoll in the west, which was the site of the first major amphibious landing by US forces in the push against Japan during World War II. The second is planned at the strategically located Kiritimati (‘Christmas’) Atoll in the east, directly south of Hawaii and the major US bases in that area.
The Battle of Tarawa in November 1943 in the modern-day Republic of Kiribati was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Human remains are uncovered to this day. According to the Smithsonian, the nonprofit organization History Flight located the graves of 30 marines and sailors in the Pacific atoll of Tarawa.
“Australia is preoccupied with global warming.”
And lockdowns.
my best friend is livid as he has the piece of shrapnel pulled out of his dad on Tarawa...
There will be nothing left when the Chinese Communist Party is finished with these islands
That step one is actually a huge problem.
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Guadalcanal just refused port entry to a Coast Guard ship.
You can bet they’ll take the Dems Global Warming Bucks though
China on the move while Biden blinks and sleeps.
Island hopping in reverse, only eighty years later without the battle (yet).
This is odd, eighty years ago was in WWII.
Eighty years before that it was the American Civil War.
Eighty years before that it was the American Revolutionary War.
Eighty years before that it was Queen Anne’s War.
Is there some sort of pattern here?
At this point, being called a “neocon” is becoming a badge of honor. I’d much rather be tagged with that “slur” than be associated with the type of people tossing it around against anyone who disagrees with them.
China on the move while Biden Craps his Pants and calls American Citizens Fascists.
FJB
That step one is actually a huge problem.
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Not to some here who have said as much.
“Australia is preoccupied with global warming.”
And the ‘rona vaccinations and mask edicts from on high.
The island of Tarawa(Kiribati) was sinking due to global warming. The people said so. Who is the worst polluter putting out those gases? They’re making a deal with the devil they don’t know. Chicoms want the fish.
the Commie/Nazis are at least consistent
1. supporting terrorist murder gangs like PLO/Abbas/Hezballah
2. supporting Iranian dictators’ nuclear bomb and ICBM building program
3. supporting Communist Chinese takeovers of China Sea and now the South Pacific approaching Hawaii
plus, of course, baiting and enabling open warfare in Europe
Yeah, People can't stop fighting each other!.....................
“In this longest campaign of the Pacific War [the Solomons Islands campaign that included Guadalcanal and Tarawa], 65,000 American forces committed were from the US Marine Corps, US Ground Forces and US Navy construction units. The combined losses of all these forces amounted to: Killed including from injuries and missing were 1,342 of the Marine Corps and wounded were 3,170; US Navy lost 4,737 including missing at sea and 2,344 were wounded; US Army’s Americal Division lost 344 while 855 were wounded; US 25th Infantry division (late entrant into the battle) lost 216 with 439 wounded; USAAF Thirteenth Air force lost 93 while many were injured; US Navy lost 41 airmen and the Marine corps air arm lost many but their number has not been disclosed. Americans who were taken prisoner were never heard of again.
Source: Wikipedia: Guadalcanal Memorial
Oyyy!
Blinken, Winken and Nodd.
Agreed. And the Chinese commies too!
These places are seeking welfare payments from Chairman Xi. They need to look at how well that worked for Sri Lanka. When implementing commie policies killed the economy AND the food supply Xi wouldn’t rescue them further. Wouldn’t even write down their Chinese debt as they’d come to expect from stupid Uncle Sugar.
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