An interesting development

[Ducimus]

Yeah I saw mention of that on the BBC earlier today and thought it an interesting development.

[Sailor Steve]

Nothing for China to worry about. Those old grannies couldn't hurt a fly.

[Jimbuna]

Well it certainly made front page on the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25110011

[Red October1984]

Interesting, yes...

I don't think there'll be a war coming out of this. Our govt is too busy sitting on its hands.

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

Interesting, yes...

I don't think there'll be a war coming out of this. Our govt is too busy sitting on its hands.

The fact that two B-52s made that little show of force kind of proves that they are not sitting on their hands.If that where the case this thread would not be in existence.

Will China or Japan or the other Asian nations go to war over this? I highly doubt it.What China is doing is flexing its military muscles to see how other nations react to it.They just got a message today.

More than likely China will raise issue over this area and others over the next few years again to test the reaction.China is still at best about 20 years away from equalizing the technology gap between its military power and that of the United Sates.Until they feel confident of that they have a viable chance at victory should a conflict occur they will not make a real move.

They still have Taiwan(Republic of China) to "repatriate" as well and that will be their big move though they might try taking some smaller claim first.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

The fact that two B-52s made that little show of force kind of proves that they are not sitting on their hands.If that where the case this thread would not be in existence.

Or it is just one of these meaningless Obamanian symbolic gestures. Like his worthless speeches about Syria stepping beyond red lines. Or his meaningless appeasements to the Israelis while de facto getting the Iranians away with their nuclear bomb intentions.

He let two B52 do a practice flight. And I cleaned my basement yesterday.

[Cybermat47]

I wonder if those B-52s were flying from Australia. The USAF has a base here.

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Or it is just one of these meaningless Obamanian symbolic gestures. Like his worthless speeches about Syria stepping beyond red lines. Or his meaningless appeasements to the Israelis while de facto getting the Iranians away with their nuclear bomb intentions.

He let two B52 do a practice flight. And I cleaned my basement yesterday.

No one is watching you clean your basement though unless you have some rodent hiding out down there and be now has taken a defense posture in response to your aggression.

I disagree at least in the US every large scale military exercise that is carried out is done so primarily to display to those who are observing our military power.When nations take part in joint exercises the same message is sent with the additional message that the participants are also allies.


It seems to be a moot point though if someone truly say Obama as weak then they would take action.If China was so bold they would not be talking they'd be doing China is as spineless as Obama.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

Interesting, yes...

I don't think there'll be a war coming out of this. Our govt is too busy sitting on its hands.

Some people compare the situation to a "Balkanization" of the region, meaning to compare it to the circumstances that in 1914 led to a world war that nobody wanted, but everybody stumbled into in sort of a sleepwalk. That both in China and Japan a strengthening in nationalism accompanied latest political changes, has added to the rise in tensions. The US must be concerned about the very realistic chance of being drawn into a huge regional war due to their ally Japan spilling fuel into the fire. On the other side is China with clear ambitions and claims that it cannot give up if it wants to become the big power it wants to be. If Japan, SouthKorea and Taiwan however will get the Chinese away with it and accept the disputed sea region to become territorial water of China, then not only means this a loss of resources believed to be in the sea region, but a signal of accepting Chinese blackmailing and imperial dominance, putting the sovereignity of other nations into questions.

The only possible compromise is a dirty one, and that is the international cooperation in winning those resources. How that could be achieved I have no clue, and beyond that I see no chance that this conflict loiters on endlessly without sooner or later breaking out openly.

It's one of these global hotspots where danger is maximum. And no, it is not about just two rocks in the sea with a flock of goats on them.