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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...
Posted by evariste on Jan 22, 2006 1:00 pm
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[ #9 ]/ king's shadow: LOL! Let me know what you think of the film.
LOL, it's good to see you again franco, I've missed you.
I'm watching "The Book of Eli", and the very first scene, Denzel Washington kills a cat.
That will be one of the finalists for Threadline of the Year. :)
Good to see you again, RWC. I was afraid that you had flounced after the Bacteria thread. :) And
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Holy Shit. Anyone who voted for this nitfuck deserves the government that they've gotten. I feel sorry for the
#4 zorki: I think the situation is a little different _ via a vis _ South and Central American
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#5 zorki: She should be tried, then, for the crime of dumbfuckery - assuming that that is is a
#2 zorki: They work it off when they arrive.
A little OT, but every time I read the stories about illegal immigrants who come to the West for jobs,
packen, if you haven't seen "Fallen", you should.
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Pictures on the front page of Bloggie - sweet!
Frank, I think we should report him to the blogowner for breaking bloggie rules.
On Topic, ev, do you think Communist Vietnam would side with America in a battle against China, and not the other way round?
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.
It's hard to say who Vietnam would side with.
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.
It will be Cold War II
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.
Both sides have nukes. Both sides almost certainly have the capability to develop other WMDs, if they do not already possess them.
I don't think this war will remain cold for long.
If only Taiwan had nukes, China's saber-rattling wouldn't be an issue. If any country deserves nuclear weapons for self-defense, Taiwan does.
I didn't bother marking Taiwan itself because it's already marked on the map, although in rather small type.
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? ;-)
annie, I do think Vietnam is more likely to side with us than with China...for now, and thanks in large part to the Bush administration's intense courting of them. We'll see what develops.
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 doubt China would go to war against the greatest market they have for their products...
ev, I'll answer you here, not on the old thread. I didn't read all your links, so I didn't notice that one of the links was an old thread. I couldn't figure out how Ed had gotten lost in the archives. LOL!
OK, I found the right thread.
Good, annie. I wouldn't want you clicking on all these strange links and going off bloggie. What if you fall in love with some other blog! We'd plotz!
I would be interested to know what would be the scenerio if China invaded Taiwan.
I can see that happening soon.
LOL!
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?
Spiny Norman-hmm? Is the Dear Leader missing? Got a link?
#28 evariste Check Linkpotamos.
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.
He turned up in Beijing. An 'unofficial visit' with President Hu, immediately after which North Korea and American diplomats met in Beijing, with Chinese attending the meeting.
Hmm...most fascinating.