Saturday, November 30, 2013

Chinese sorties over disputed islands spark war fears

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 U.S. could be drawn into regional conflict through pact

U.S. could be drawn into regional conflict through pact
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U.S. could be drawn into regional conflict through pact
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/11/chinese-sorties-over-disputed-islands-spark-war-fears/#AuFpRG44F77YjkrR.99
U.S. could be drawn into regional conflict through pact
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/11/chinese-sorties-over-disputed-islands-spark-war-fears/#AuFpRG44F77YjkrR.99
The U.S. is monitoring increased international tensions in the disputed Senkaku Islands in the South China Sea after twice in three days China sent jet fighters to the “Air Defense Identification Zone” it has declared around the chain.

The sorties came after both Japan and South Korea sent fighters into the area to challenge China’s exclusive claim to the uninhabited islands.

Chinese Air Force Col. Shen Jinke claims his nation’s flights are routine and a “defensive measure and in line with international common practices.”

The islands located about 250 miles east of the Chinese mainland have been a point of contention over the past year, because Japan and China, along with Taiwan and South Korea, all express claims to them.

Clarion Project Intelligence and National Security analyst Ryan Mauro says the declaration is China flexing its muscle.

“This is a way of China declaring military domination over the islands without officially taking them over. By saying it is an air defense zone, China is trying to dominate the airspace. It’s basically saying, ‘These are ours and if your aircraft trespass, we have the right to shoot them down,’” Mauro said.

C. J. Burke, CEO of intelligence and consulting firm Burke and Associates, notes China’s long history of animosity toward Japan.

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2 comments:

  1. c w swansonNovember 30, 2013 at 9:24 PM

    All the US would need to do to stop this is, quietly and behind the scenes, inform the Red Chinese to cut it out, or the US market, and every other market that we can influence, will be closed to all their commerce until further notice. If that didn't work, then they could simply up the ante and declare all the treasuries owned by the Reds to be null, void and worthless, and threaten to do the same to any other country that trades with them.

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    1. Brock TownsendNovember 30, 2013 at 9:28 PM

      Damn, I better build a bomb shelter first........:)

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