Would someone please answer the following questions for me? Then maybe I can put this to bed.
1. Since China Shipping and Yang Ming have ships that visit maybe once a year and the rest - maybe once a week (I check the Maritime comings and goings in the newspaper), why is it necessary to build this 150 - 175 acre terminal? Why can't they just continue to use the Yang Ming Terminal right next door?
2.When they do move in, how many U.S. citizens will they employ? Will they be bringing in workers from China? My concern is that China Shipping is partially owned by the People's Liberation Army and what a great spot to locate what with all the defense contractors so close by.
It is my understanding that the Clinton's were behind them getting this location after the Navy vetoed the old Navy Shipyard because of Security reasons. This was about the time that they were having all those coffees and picture sessions with President Clinton and Chinese business men. Remember all the secrets that were shipped when supervision of foreign shipments moved from the State Department to the Commerce Department. (Didn't Ron Brown head that department up until he died?)
I have contacted my States Representatives - two never answered and one said that the Office of Homeland Security would keep an eye on things. Calls to the FBI office to voice my concerns were more or less pooh-poohed.
If you think I am off base, please let me know and I'll forget the whole thing!
No. You are correct.
This is a strategic beach-head in Communist China's plan of total warfare against the U.S. Another component is their already successful seizing of the Panama Canal and control of the Carribean.
Weep for the Republic.
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Oh. They mean, they don't want the ships to be dependent on their on-board generators while in port. I guess running the diesels upsets the eco-nuts.
Or I hope this is what it means.
Imagine a deep-water freighter powered by nothing but batteries and solar cells!
--Boris