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China developing its first aircraft carrier battle group
Vietnam building new deep-water military port
The Chinese Ministry of Defense is showing off satellite photos of a mock invasion of Taiwan. At the same time, it's showing off its in-the-making aircraft carrier battle group as China prepares for war with the United States over Taiwan. Or does anyone really think China needs an aircraft carrier battle group to bomb a tiny island separated from it by only 100 miles? Combined with China's development of the capability to kill US aircraft carrier battle groups, and you have a very worrisome picture.
At the same time as all this, Communist Vietnam has announced plans to build a major deep-water military harbor in the North-East, in Haiphong. I wonder whose ships will be docking there; ours, or China's? It's a location of major strategic importance in any conflict, as the map I made, below, shows. Vietnam has very good reason to use this port as part of a strategy to develop a maritime capability to match China's in the ongoing Spratly Islands dispute, but that's small potatoes compared to our interest in berthing a fleet there capable of striking China's major wealthy cities, and deterring China from invading Taiwan, and China's interest in denying us that capability. Given recent Bush administration overtures to the Vietnamese, it's quite likely we'll end up with some kind of fleet berthed in Haiphong. It also looks like we're trying to take over the Gwadar deep-water port that China is building in Pakistan for our own use. Wheels within wheels...
filed under red star on Jan 22, 2006 1:00 pm
32 comments, latest by evariste at 2:40 pm 1/22
It's scary really how this other major war is developing, and no one is paying it any attention. The world's attention seems focused on the Middle East for now.
LOL!
It's scary really how this other major war is developing, and no one is paying it any attention. The world's attention seems focused on the Middle East for now.
China invaded Vietnam in early 1979, and ended up losing as many troops in 6(?) weeks, as the US did in the entire 20-year war.
China invaded Vietnam in early 1979, and ended up losing as many troops in 6(?) weeks, as the US did in the entire 20-year war.
I ought to read up more about the subject.
I don't think this war will remain cold for long.
The release of remains of US servicemen a month or so back is a sign of the thaw. Obviously the Vietnamese knew exactly where those remains were, all this time, but the fact that they're releasing them now speaks volumes.
Vietnam is also a competitor against China for American dollars. Take a look at the label of your clothes, dont be surprised if you see 'Made in Vietnam' instead of 'Made in China'. I was!
Theres also a lot of common sense in it.
Who would be the harsher master? China or us?
Mr Evariste! Why do you not acknowledge Taiwans right to exist??
Did you buy this map from Kofi Annan? ;-)
Mr Evariste! Why do you not acknowledge Taiwans right to exist??
Did you buy this map from Kofi Annan? ;-)
LOL!
I don't think this war will remain cold for long.
Thats why it will remain Cold. Forget the UN, WMD are the best peacekeepers in the World.
The Chinese are now interested in Capitalism so they aren't as ideologically opposed to US as the USSR was. They also have common interests such as fighting an Islamic insurgency.
I can see that happening soon.
Absolutely and as with North Korea - who knows King Jong Il is certifiable loon. They might declare War on both sides ( like they did a few years ago when they threaten to declare war on the UN), but I'm guessing he would side with China.
Absolutely and as with North Korea - who knows King Jong Il is certifiable loon. They might declare War on both sides ( like they did a few years ago when they threaten to declare war on the UN), but I'm guessing he would side with China.
Yikes, interesting times are upon us.
Absolutely and as with North Korea - who knows King Jong Il is certifiable loon. They might declare War on both sides ( like they did a few years ago when they threaten to declare war on the UN), but I'm guessing he would side with China.
Has the Maniacal Dwarf with a Pompadour turned up yet, or is he still missing in China?
China invaded Vietnam in early 1979, and ended up losing as many troops in 6(?) weeks, as the US did in the entire 20-year war.
Moscow siding with Hanoi could have been a factor in that.