China fires warning shot at Phillipine vessel

[scruffy]

China fires warning at US treaty ally

China's Defense Ministry has addressed Monday's standoff with a Philippine warship near the South China Sea's disputed Scarborough Shoal.

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China is escalating it's expansionism.

It just fired a live round at a US treaty ally.

Mr Xi is asking for trouble.

 

[toobfreak]

China is escalating it's expansionism.
It just fired a live round at a US treaty ally.

I would have sunk the f-ing boat.

Cold, hard repudiation of aggression is the only thing China will respect.

 

[scruffy]

I would have sunk the f-ing boat.

Cold, hard repudiation of aggression is the only thing China will respect.

Chinese expansionism is going to be a big, big problem.

It's being done for purely military reasons.

Impossible to say it's defensive, as there are no threats.

 

[toobfreak]

Chinese expansionism is going to be a big, big problem.
It's being done for purely military reasons.

It is already a problem. The Chinese have been strategically positioning themselves all around the world for years developing influence and power--- South America, Panama Canal, and many other places. Either our government are total idiots to not know it and be on top of it, or Joe Biden fully knew and was consciously letting it happen, which is treason. They had to know and be letting it slide (bought off) otherwise Trump could not have found out so quickly. He literally hit the ground running on getting Panama back. Same can be said for Greenland. Trump is going to get these things (and maybe part of Canada) because he cannot afford not to.

Impossible to say it's defensive, as there are no threats.

Think of a cat. It is not thinking whether it should pounce but when.
A good poker player never shows his hand.
To their credit and the Russians, Trump needs to learn that and start playing much closer to the vest, too.
I think he has as of late.

 

[kyzr]

I like when a US ship demonstrates where the open waters are.
China knows who not to fuck with.
The problem is that China keeps building islands further out, claiming more and more territory.

China isn't just harassing the Philippines, they are also pushing South Korea and Japan, not to mention Taiwan.

China builds new structure in disputed waters claimed by US ally

Japan believes China's continued installation of oil and natural gas platforms violates the spirit of a 2008 deal to jointly develop resources.

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China Builds New Structure in Disputed Waters Claimed by US Ally​