HONG KONG (Reuters) – Vietnam will soon have a credible naval deterrent to China in the South China Sea. China has claimed all the waters beyond the immediate coasts of Vietnam and Philippines, including using oil platforms to build structures within chains of off shore islands claimed by th[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Imperialism’
September 17th, 2014 - 1:49 am § in Misc.
CHINA: Vietnam responds to Chinese Imperialism in South “China Sea”
September 11th, 2014 - 9:51 am § in China
China: Imperialism
The Wire: China Will Make the Dalai Lama Reincarnate Whether He Likes It or Not By Jake Swearingen The Dalai Lama has said he may be the last Dalai Lama, and that he will not reincarnate inside Tibet if it is still under Chinese control. “Not so fast,” says the Chinese government.[...]
CHINA’S Imperial Hypocrisy
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday warned against attempts to establish a dominant civilization in the world. “We should champion inclusiveness and mutual learning,” Xi said when delivering a keynote speech at a commemoration marking the 60th anniv[...]
CHINA Contending for rule of the high seas
China reportedly shows off next-gen submarine at PLAN A large part of US military strategy is based on the ability of American carriers to dominate (and pacify) the seas. That may be challenged by the increased purchase of quiet diesel electric submarines capable of challenging the local use of c[...]
June 20th, 2014 - 12:30 am § in China
China: Imperialism
China says moving 2nd oil rig closer to Vietnam BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday it is moving a second oil rig closer to Vietnam’s coast, showing its determination to press its territorial claims and continue searching for resources in disputed waters despite a tense confrontation with Vie[...]
Is Russia Preparing To Repeat Crimea in the US’ Backyard?
While the attention of the media is on Crimea., Mr. Putin may be extending his grip closer, much closer to home.’ Does the world really need another canal connecting the Pacific to the Atlantic? In June 2013, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega granted a a50 year concession to a mysterious[...]
China: Vietnam fights agianst the hegemon
Vietnam bites back at China Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said his government was considering various “defense options” against China, including legal action, following the deployment of a Chinese oil rig to disputed waters in the South China Sea. Full Article | Video[...]
Imperial China
China threatens war with Vietnam over killing of Chinese factory workers Washington, May 17 : China has threatened war with Vietnam in the wake of the riots that have left 2 Chinese workers dead and 100 others injured.Vietnam is faced by the worst anti-China crisis due to the deployment of [...]
UKRAINE: Is this how WW III, the nuclear WW, begins?
Ukraine Attacks Pro Russian Forces: ‘Many’ insurgents killed in Slovyansk The AP is reporting that Ukraine has sent its military into SLOVYANSK, wounding or killing the Russian surrogate forces that have seized government buildings across the east. The Kremlin said Kiev’s offen[...]
CHINA: As China Inc Follows in the Path Once Trod By the Birtish Navy
Search for MH370 reveals Future Directions for Chinese Navy The sun never sets over the British Empire. The classic quote was almost true for the empire but utterly true for its Navy. It is equally true for today’s US Navy. This article by Reuters points out want I suspect will be the n[...]