Posted on 11/25/2020 11:19:49 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
CHINA is upping the stakes in the South China Sea region with the deployment of a massive amphibious assault vehicle capable of carrying almost 1,000 troops - with analysts suggesting it significantly enhanced Beijing's military power in the disputed waterway.
The South China Sea, which China claims sovereignty of 90 percent of, is regarded as a potential major flashpoint with the West, with Beijing having fortified numerous islands there. The report, published on the website of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, was written by Matthew Funaiole, a Senior Fellow with the think tank's China Power Project, and Joseph Bermudez Jr, Senior Fellow for Imagery Analysis.
The pictures show the Type 075 in the waters near Wuchuan on November 3 and moored at Yulin Naval Base on November 12.
Subsequent images date November 17 indicate it had been joined by a support group of at least five vessels.
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Taiwan is an ally. Democrats are known for screwing the US Military and allies.
If a Democrat president does not defend an ally... the world’s wars will breakout everywhere from S.Korea, China in Vietnam Nam, Old Burma, Thailand, Japanese and Russian islands... wars in Middle East.
There may well be obvious reasons to protect our ally starting with the free Chinese.
Grandstanding for funding is a full-time job for chairborne non airborne personnel .
“No American President would or could engage in battle with China over China’s province of Taiwan. It is unthinkable.”
Hell, more of a principled and noble undertaking than fighting for socialist Massachusetts and New York.
Going for the Neville Chamberlain Award for “Peace in Our Time”, I see.
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