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China Unleashes The Jingoist Rhetoric: "If U.S. Ships Stop, We Should Lock Them By Fire-Control Radar"
Now that the U.S. has sailed the guided missile destroyer USS Lassen within 12 miles of the disputed islands in the South China Sea as "an assertion of freedom of navigation and as a means to balance power in the region", it was time for China to offer its "diplomatic" response.
And the best place to do that would be ultranationalistic Global Times, a newspaper described as "a Chinese tabloid under the auspices of the People's Daily newspaper, focusing on international issues at a communist Chinese perspective. The Global Times differentiates itself from other Chinese newspapers in part through its more populist approach to journalism, coupled with a tendency to court controversy."
Here is what the editors said in an agitated, jingoist Op-Ed published earlier today.
After the show, it's time for US destroyer to leave
According to Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, the US Navy sent the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen within 12 nautical miles of islands built by China in the South China Sea. US officials claimed that the action is aimed at safeguarding the freedom of navigation and did not target China. The patrols could also be conducted around features that Vietnam and the Philippines have built up in the South China Sea. According to the US side, the action has been approved by President Barack Obama, but with no notification for China.
Washington hinted long ago that it would send ships within 12 nautical miles of China's islands, but it didn't say explicitly what it would do. The US said the action would last several hours. According to Western media, Chinese navy ships are closely watching the Lassen. The Pentagon is obviously provoking China. It is time to test the wisdom and determination of the Chinese people.
We should stay calm. If we feel disgraced and utter some furious words, it will only make the US achieve its goal of irritating us.
We should analyze the actual condition of the US harassment. It seems that the US only wants to display its presence as it didn't raise the imprudent demand that China stops island-building. It has no intention to launch a military clash with China. It is just the US' political show. The UN Convention of the Law of the Sea provides three categories. The first is islands, which are naturally formed, habitable areas above water at high tide, and are therefore entitled to 12 nautical miles of territorial waters and a 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zones (EEZs). The second is reefs that have portions above water at low tide, and are uninhabitable, which have territorial waters but no EEZs. Finally, completely submerged "low tide elevations" have no territorial waters.
The islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands under the control of the Chinese mainland belong to the latter two categories. China did not elaborate whether it will expand its territorial seas after land construction. This is where the ambiguity of the international law. In addition, China hasn't announced its territorial baseline in the South China Sea, making the legal meaning of Sino-US contention in the South China Sea vague.
China and the US have no conflicting views over the international law. Instead, the two are competing with each other over the rules and orders in the South China Sea. Beijing's construction work in the area is completely legal, and there is nothing Washington can blame it for. Yet, from Washington's perspective, the geopolitical situation in the area will be changed following China's island reclamation. Beijing may seize the advantage to control the Nansha Islands and their adjacent seas. The US also conjectures that China will gain strategic pivots for power projection to the south in the future. Therefore, Washington, annoyed and anxious, has taken actions in order to balance Beijing's clout and to consolidate its dominance in the South China Sea.
It has to be noticed that China has already carried out construction work in the area. This is the concrete achievements Beijing has gained. Completing building the islands still remains as a major task for China in the future. At present, no country, the US included, is able to obstruct Beijing's island reclamation in the region.
In face of the US harassment, Beijing should deal with Washington tactfully and prepare for the worst. This can convince the White House that China, despite its unwillingness, is not frightened to fight a war with the US in the region, and is determined to safeguard its national interests and dignity.
Beijing ought to carry out anti-harassment operations. We should first track the US warships. If they, instead of passing by, stop for further actions, it is necessary for us to launch electronic interventions, and even send out warships, lock them by fire-control radar and fly over the US vessels.
Chinese should be aware that the US harassment is only a common challenge in China's rise. We should regard it with calm and be confident of our government and troops. It is certain that the Chinese government, ordering the land reclamation, is able and determined to safeguard the islands. China is gradually recovering its justified rights in the South China Sea. China has not emphasized the "12 nautical miles." It is the US that helps us to build and reinforce this concept. Then, it is fine for us to accept the "12 nautical miles" and we have no intention to accept 13 or more than 13 nautical miles.
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I dunno...claiming sovereignity on islands 500 miles away from your coastline...no wonder those damn chink tourists never line up at the buffet, are terrible drivers (like, you're in their way, asshole), and think nothing of stepping over trivial matters such as rule of law, intellectual copyright, patent law etc. to make their wonderful export products...
Bush I/II would park the the Ronnie Reagan right on top of it and dare those four eyed chop chops to cross that line.
No tickee no shirtee!
I dunno...claiming sovereignity on islands 500 miles away from your coastline...no wonder those damn chink tourists never line up at the buffet, are terrible drivers (like, you're in their way, asshole), and think nothing of stepping over trivial matters such as rule of law, intellectual copyright, patent law etc. to make their wonderful export products...
Bush I/II would park the the Ronnie Reagan right on top of it and dare those four eyed chop chops to cross that line.
No tickee no shirtee!
The United States has not just the right, but the obligation to conduct freedom of navigation patrols to protect vital shipping lanes. I hope and expect the US will continue to engage in these activities. The Chinese, of course, are welcome to reciprocate with freedom of navigation patrols of their own.
Obligation? By whose orders? I must have missed that ceremony where the entire world appointed the USA as the worlds policeman.
It aint my 'policeman'
War criminals and evil empires do not have the moral or legal grounds to be anyone's cop
When the USA becomes a regular country that has to follow international dictates and this super power bullshit is history it will make the world a safer and happier place.
Yes dipshit, the peoples of Tibet are happy happy happy to have been liberated by the Chicoms. Just a fucking mope aren't you?
Your knowledge on such issues like Tibet is as flawed as your msm diatribe. Says who? A country that kicked natives of Diego Garcia islands out of their homes to live as refugees in Myanmar and Thailand. What a fucking snob!
WELL I tell you one thing ...
I don't like to see ONE US ship out there alone. I'm sure there was some type of backup, probably air power from a carrier group. But it's still not good to have one American ship in harms way.
Those of you who ar young .. go and read about the US Pueblo and the cr*ppy things that happened to that crew at the hands of the North Koreans. WE SHOULD KNOW better than to put a single ship in danger, there are a lot of unknowns out there. At least send two ships, but never a single US boat.
I bet I am not the only person who said this - there are probably a lot of people in the USN who said the same thing. We can't push the odds like this ... always have a backup!!
They should make it a little more catchy sounding: "If U.S. Ships Stop, With Fire-Control Radar We Should Lock"
So, when China sailed 12 miles off the coast of Alaska, when Obama was in state, the U.S. should have . . . .
The Chinese aren't going to do a damn thing except cuss and complain. Their bluff has been called. Blockade? Nope. Fire a missile at the ship? Sorry. No, all the Chinese can or will do is complain to the US Ambassador, file this or that protest with the UN and chew on their pillows at night.
It's amazing that Obama actually had the balls to allow this. I hope the milquetoast doesn't lose his nerve. But not to worry, both Hillary and The Donald will re-institute these patrols if Obama backslides.
Sometimes to get something through somebodies head it takes force, and there are other times it takes a .50cal peice of lead, so I want to make clear what is going through our heads right now, it's not lead, nor force, it's Obama fairy dust.
Do you seriously expect us to believe that three weeks ago the Chinese President toured the entire U.S. holding business meetings, then to have a State visit at the White House, then to go to the UN to speak, and after all of that we are going to send one Light Missile Destroyer around the Spratley Islands to test if China means what they say?
If you actually buy into this idea you have got to be one of the dumbest people to have ever walked the earth. This world wide braodcasted sailing of a US Ship around the Spratleys was not only broadcasted for weeks ahead by every nation on earth, it was specifically thrown to the media for some reason I am yet to understand, but it was clearly done to draw attention away from something else.
Now I don't want to insult anybody so at first I was thinking to myself this has got to be one of the dumbest and provocative things Obama has ever done. But after I started putting the puzzle peices togehter I realized that this was predetermined, planned, and nothing but garbage for the media to feed on, I just wish I knew what this is distracting the media from actually paying attention to?
Sometimes to get something through somebodies head it takes force, and there are other times it takes a .50cal peice of lead, so I want to make clear what is going through our heads right now, it's not lead, nor force, it's Obama fairy dust.
Do you seriously expect us to believe that three weeks ago the Chinese President toured the entire U.S. holding business meetings, then to have a State visit at the White House, then to go to the UN to speak, and after all of that we are going to send one Light Missile Destroyer around the Spratley Islands to test if China means what they say?
If you actually buy into this idea you have got to be one of the dumbest people to have ever walked the earth. This world wide braodcasted sailing of a US Ship around the Spratleys was not only broadcasted for weeks ahead by every nation on earth, it was specifically thrown to the media for some reason I am yet to understand, but it was clearly done to draw attention away from something else.
Now I don't want to insult anybody so at first I was thinking to myself this has got to be one of the dumbest and provocative things Obama has ever done. But after I started putting the puzzle peices togehter I realized that this was predetermined, planned, and nothing but garbage for the media to feed on, I just wish I knew what this is distracting the media from actually paying attention to?
ALL CHINA HAD TO DO, to punish YU-ASS? Stop exporting this:
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060011478
YU-ASS industry WILL STOP RUNNING within 3 months.
China had done this to Japan.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/8022484/China-blocked-...
And Japan govt? INSTANTLY released the China Boat Captain that rammed its boat to Japan Navy.
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Are you YU-ASS citizens forgot about this incident??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
Your plane is dismantled completely by the Chinese. While they examined every milimiters of your system.
Bwaaaahahahahahahahaha...
Japan has already begun production of their own rare earths and have let the US know they will undersell China.
Yup everything is perfect and where is your proof schmuck? Ha! Trolls and their wishful thinking. Whatever helps you sleep. Keep dreaming.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/28/business/japan-india-to-join...
Blow me you rusty hump...
You don't see your link problem??
1. The mines located in india!!
2. Where do you want to transport it to japan? By airplane? Shot down! By ship? Torpedoes!
Also, japan want o undersell china? With linger transport time & cost from india??
Bwahahahahahaha...
Are you really that idiots??
Landing boots in Syia which a close contact with Russia is expected. Don't let China feel alone in the meantime. USA always earger for something hot and sparkling.
Landing boots in Syia which a close contact with Russia is expected. Don't let China feel alone in the meantime. USA always earger for something hot and sparkling.
What's the most powerful mental midget on earth going to do now that Putin has paraded around on his non-existance manhood?
This China Sprately issue is a diversion, and don't even say this is a conspiracy or begin to think that way, what the US ship did was well planned out and this is fodder for the media to feed the lowest IQ electorate on planet earth, the average US Voter.
Actually the lowest IQ electorate on earth is in Africa and the Middle East, if they can vote. Next is the Europeans who voted in the politicians who are destroying their economies and letting in millions of lazy mussies thinking they will actually work. Hmmm.....maybe its the Europeans who have the lowest IQ. Alluh Akbar!
Sure, Satan America wants a war with China in order to apply sanction to cripple it, America's motive is to declare China held US treasuries as blocked (or nullified) , also start a war & loot its al gold (as it did in Ukraine).
China - the political ground is sweet for a response that is more than tokens. The Leadership canot affoed to be "chickens" to its own People. At any rate, you are just raising the probability of an accident. Pushing of envelopes on both sides to be accompanied by creative use of proxies jack up the political risk of this Region that shall be accompanied by greater market volatilies. Volatilities exacerbate the pops to these many crony capitalist bubbles is welcome. Preys there should not care as they already have plenty of evidences from elsewhere (eg Middle East) in not rooting for a dying Empire with no gases to sustain any long hold-outs. Similarly, the new big kid on the block is not a benign fairy.
Except for the Yen & RMB, all the currencies in these places are funny papers. You do not even need to keep as media of exchanges.
China is allowed to buy US oil fields inside the US.
China is allowed to threaten US Nave ships.
Nice deal.
For ome interesting ICJ judgments and legal pinions oterritorial seas nd to see how the world court deals with territorial sea disputes: https://www.academia.edu/10574593/Falklands_Islands_Territorial_Waters
China reminds me of Japan in the 1930's.
And Russia is acting like the national socialists in Germany in the 30's...
So is Persia going to get the part of Italy? Stay tuned!
And you apologists of empire of chaos are acting like bunch of retards since 30s. I wonder where you basement dwellers will go when your morally bankrupted nation looses its exceptionalism.
You're such a bore maxy, btw it's lose not loose. Loose is what russian woman are...
If the US deliberately provokes its enemy, one can expect a reaction. The US is out of order in
everything it does - it does not understand diplomacy. The US should wake up -might is no longer right. The
vassal states are rebelling one by one. The unipolar world is dying.
WTF are you smoking? China has no claim to 12 or even 1 mile, they seek hegemony not a balance of any kind.
Says who murkan turd ? A country who is busy showing its hegemon all over the world. US didnt utter a word when other S.E Asians nation violated sea reefs. Get a clue fucktard
If I'm reading this right, Obama has already surrendered the 12 nautical mile zones.