Posted on 04/05/2021 6:04:55 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
China and the United States have sailed aircraft carriers into contentious waters in the East and South China seas, the latest maritime contest between the strategic rivals at a time of heightened tensions in the region.
Analysts say their naval presence in the Indo-Pacific at the same time highlights the risk of military conflict between the powers, as Beijing asserts its maritime claims in the region more aggressively and Washington focuses its defence strategy on countering China.
It comes amid a deepening dispute between Beijing and Manila over the presence of Chinese vessels - which the Philippines says are a maritime militia but China says are fishing boats - in the Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea. The Philippine foreign ministry on Monday said China's claims that the boats were sheltering from bad weather were "blatant falsehoods" and "clearly (a) false narrative of China's expansive and illegitimate claims in the West Philippine Sea".
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Commander NoBrain will either back down or get us into a war.
Guaranteed.
No leader of any country on earth regards Slow Joe as anything but their total inferior.
Gasp, I pulled a Dorkbama.
That’s “EVERY leader of every country on earth regards...”
The Military Industrial Complex needs replenishing, Fire up the War Machine so the Politicians all GET PAID!!
And to think, just 3 months ago we had China on the ropes.
whats new?
Kibuki theater.
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Maybe Biden sent his German Shepherds along so they can bite someone other than an American this time ...
Whitson Reef.
Tonkin Gulf?
Look at how much the Ho has done for the border.
they are pissing off the world again.
Whats gonna happen is-IMO, the rooskies move on the Ukraine. While the stupid and useless military chiefs of pig face Bidet have their attention towards that conflict, the Chicoms will move in the Pacific rim. They will eventually try and claim everything to at least Midway. They will try and avoid Japan and simply surround them.
Dont forget, they would love to get their hands on the oil regions in SE Asia.
The big question is..what will they do at the Panama Canal? They basically control that thing now.
Good God, y’all, what is it good for?
(absolutely nothing)
When they withdraw, they’ll use 100% media control, plus the usual Chinese xenophobia, to create a backlash against American products of all kinds. Elon Musk and Tesla, Apple (which uses Chinese assembly, but Taiwanese, and has had great recent growth in the PRC), any company that relies on chips, had better hold on for dear life.
“Fake news”.
A US destroyer is often in the E China sea and a US carrier group is often in the S China sea. Hardly points to a development over Whitsun.
This MSN article is just a rehash of a SCMP article.
There’s going to be a war in Asia soon.....
we invented the chip.
agreed, it is much handwringing, if it means anything it is china is pissing off neighbors.
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