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Chinese 1000 Fishing Boat "Armada" Not Headed To Senkaku Islands, Japan Coast Guard Says
Over the past week much has been made over a picture of what appears to be hundreds of Chinese fishing boats which subsequent media plot goalseeking "assured" was headed toward the Senkaku islands.
Turns out this may have been merely wishful sensationalist thinking on behalf of the press. According to JIJI press, information that a large number of Chinese fishing boats are heading for the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture is false, the chief of a Japan Coast Guard office in the southern prefecture said Tuesday. "Hiroshi Majima, who heads the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha, told Okinawa Lieutenant Governor Yoshiyuki Uehara visiting the office that talk of the fishing season's start and the departures of Chinese boats from their ports may have been misunderstood. According to the coast guard headquarters, China's fishing season stops every year in June-September in the East China Sea, where the islands are located. This year, the ban was lifted on Sunday. According to Uehara, Majima told him said that there is no evidence that Chinese fishing boats are gathering near Okinawa. In their meeting, Uehara requested the coast guard ensure the safety of Okinawa fishermen who operate in waters around to the islands."
So while there may be no 21st century Armada event (yet), it still remains to be seen just how Japan will diffuse the Senkaku situation because last we checked China has not agreed to cede what it certainly believes is its sovereign territory. What is worse is that this is merely the first of many such "disputed" incidents. Depending on how Japan resolves the Senkaku issue, many others may and will come knocking. From Kyodo:
Japan at diplomatic standstill amid multiple territorial disputes
While recent headlines have fixated on a flare-up between Japan and China over competing claims to Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea, Tokyo also faces major diplomatic challenges in the form of territorial disputes with South Korea and Russia.
As anti-Japan protests erupted across China and Chinese vessels closed in on the Senkaku Islands, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government appeared stunned by China's fierce reactions to Tokyo's purchase of a major part of the islands from a private Japanese owner.
The Sept. 11 purchase of the islands, known to Chinese as Diaoyu, was "aimed not to cause ripples," a Japanese government source said. "I don't understand why it turned out this way."
All that remains is for Japan to eventually yield to China and in the process invite Russia and Korea to demand more concessions, further impairing Japanese nationalist spirits. As it turns out, being caught between a (literal) rock and 3 hard cases may not have been the best of diplomatic positions for the deflating economy to find itself in. But everything in the name of temporary diversions from what is truly important.
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Even if it had been true it wouldn't have been all that impressive.
Hell it's just a 1000......can't even get a parking spot in the Strait of Hormuz.
Even if I were a fish I'd still be worried.
Gillnets...Gillnets! Everywhere.
Same idea didn't work out well for the Chinese in two previous tries.
Yeah, well the Chinese claim soverignty over Tibet, Mongolia, Taiwan, ... what's next? any place with oil or gas near one of their new borders. Waiting for them to "cede soverignty" will be a long wait indeed. Just because they mold our our cheap plastic crap doesn't mean I feel the need to cede the world to them.
According to our resident expert in such matters, it is called "blobbing-up".
well the Chinese claim soverignty over Tibet, Mongolia, Taiwan,
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That is a good one. The claim of sovereignty over Mongolia comes from Taiwan... You know, that island that is supported by 'american' nations on ground of respect of sovereignty.
But one point is right: they are all yellow skinned, which is the mattering point for 'americans'....
Taiwan claiming Mongolia?
What the fuck are you babbling about now??
Really, I have to ask: do you invent this crazy shit yourself, on the fly, or do you take it verbatim from The Little Red Book of Insanitation?
Nah, I simply live in the real world, a world that 'americans' can not bear to live in. They prefer fantasy over it and as shown here, are constrained in claiming that people who report about the real world are fantasists...
Even Wikipedia has it though _________________________________
Officially, the ROC government has claimed sovereignty over all of "China", in a definition that includes mainland China and Mongolia, as well as Taiwan, via the ROC Constitution _________________________________________ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China
ROC being Republic Of China that is Taiwan. Worth mentioning as 'Americans' are known to relish in exhibiting their ignorance. But hey, US citizenism is as US citizen does. So...
http://earlycommemorativecoins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Washington-Carver-Half-Doll.jpg
**Americanism** Freedom And Opportunity For All
Obviously just a cheap knockoff Chinese (Citizenism) forgery.
Damn and I paid good ferns for mine.
Man, you had no idea?
It is in the Constitution of Republic of China, defeated under the auspice of the US of A by the Communist party of Chairman Mao in the civil war (see, anyone with the help of US of A wold lost each and every time , see Vietnam, etc),relocated to the province of Taiwan. So, Taiwan is not a country name, it is a state name, like California.
Mangolia was part of the Ching Dynasty which was overthrown, guess what, by the Republic of China in 1911. So, Republic of China inherited the territory of Ching Dynasty which included Mangolia.
Imagine for a moment. If North did not win Civil war conclusively and Texas remains undefeated, then you would have something like the " Do-not-mess-Us Texas of America".
That's what we have here in tems of China. One "People's Republic of China" and one "Republic of china". So, it is really comprehensible why China Claims Taiwan as indivisible, just like United States of America would have claimed Texas if Texas remains undefeated in the Civil war.
So, Tibet, etc., etc., same situation. Indivisible from China? Got it?
Actually it is the mainland that is the renegade province and Taiwan is the rightful ruler. The former leaders of Taiwan did, in fact, rule over parts of the mainland renegade province, while the self-appointed CP has not ruled over Taiwan for even one second in history.
chinese know history and fear a third kamikaze
It's a sight seeing tour, just ignore the rifles and grenade launchers..
And the independently assigned and complimentry chinese attache political/cultural adviser on each boat.
Man, they broadcast like anything happening. I don't think they are trained either. Captain having coffee, 2nd mate skratching ass...like a 15 year old with a cell phone on the first day of school....it's all just so new and exciting!! Or they've invited bloggers to haul tuna....one or the other.
No worries, AnAnonymous can be seen on the deck of one of the boats, trying to burn the wet American flag.
Actually, his problems in igniting it stem not from the flag being wet, but from using cheap Chinese-made matches, which instead of being tipped with the proper phosphorus chemicals were instead merely dipped into lead and melamine.
probably mongolian matches...
So called "Kamikaze" was invented by Chinese, copied by Japanese.
They just wanted fish?
Nah...They're just filled with Chinese gold and are about to have one massive boating accident.
Is that a euphemism for tungsten?
Sushi Summit ?
Groove Armada?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnvxnG58gtQ
The ultimate Fuckawi race...
I hope they all reach Vancouver safely. God speed.
(How much gold are they carrying?)
It appears I just read this article for the halibut.
I would advise that they not fish near the fuku beach
THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS!
What is Apple's position?
Buy shares in iTuna!
oops
Its just the pilgrims.
The Okinawans don't like the Japanese all that much either. The Japanese see them as second class citizens. They are just above the Koreans.
The Japanese hiearchy of respect:
South Japanese
North Japanese
Okinawan
German
Korean
American
The rest of the developed world
Blacks
Chinese
What it means is if there is anyone from a higher group in the room the Japanese will listen to anyone of them before they listen to you. Americans think the USA wrote the book on racism. American blacks would beg for the 1800s South if they were subject to the level of Chinese racism in Japan.
Nihon gin Vs Gai gin.
I'll have the Bombay then cause if it's good enough for Demo Dick, it's good enough for me.
hiearchy of respect: This applies to everyone from any nationality. It even applies to people of the same nationality.
Me
Everyone else
True.. but me and everyone else makes sense but when the hierarchy is like that, its absurd.
For e.g. in South Africa.. Whites and Japanese are regarded as first class while Hispanics and Chinese the second class and then the blacks, while Chinese and Japanese are like similar people in terms of race.
I'd put "Rich Japanese" at the top of that list.
Japanese revere the rich so much it sickens me.
I've never met a Japanese woman married to a truly rich man that didn't call her own husband (insert name)-san. This spans all ages groups.
Its quite the same in Switzerland.. Its always Herr (insert name) .. even in bed.. a friend of mine told me!! lol
BS... your friend is pulling your leg...
Couuld be... but he says he heard them (his neighbours) in bed at night.. Was funny as hell though... lol
The Okinawans love Americans, though
Are you a Chinese living in Japan?
It is true the Japanese society has strong racist tendencies.
But I can bet a trillion yen your "hierachy of respect" is completely wrong.
Glad that's over. We can now muddle through for the next ten years or so. At that time the largest group of Boomers will retire having turned 65.
CHINESE GPS SYSTEMS => THEY SUCK!!!
Right up there with their current naval capabilities, but since Japan pulled of the transition from crap to quality manufacturing, there is no reason the Chinese can't (given enough time).
What?! I watched some TV news last night that showed Chinese fishermen returning from those islands with hundreds of thousands of fish. They said the Japanese helicopters flew over their boats but did not bother them.
I don't know whom to believe anymore.
Wouldn't have thought that Ben Bernanke would fly this far...
Fuck 'em, let 'em fight.
It's a distraction. The real target is Chinese Taipei. Expect notice soon from the Chinese of a 500km exclusion zone for missile testing to keep the pesky US carriers away.
The hilarious thing is that if you followed the story, it was pure comedy. There was an article that came out saying that on average 1000 boats go there per year. That got picked up foreign sources and blasted out as 1000 going there right now. China decided to have fun with it and started showing images of all the boats leaving, while non-official news and blogs started parroting what the foreign news said, which reinforced the story. Just for fun, China dispatched 10 or so patrol boats instead of the regular 2. And everyone freaked out.... beautiful.
And domestically, everyone heard the rumor of 1000 ships, and got on shipxy and other sites to watch the news instead of going out to protest (authorities said to knock it off anyways). Aaaand one day passed, another passed and nothing. And everyone got bored with the fad.
Just like all Chinese economic data. You need to discount them by a few order of magnitude. I agree its only like 10 ships with a few patrol boats and happy Chinese fishermen.
Just like all Chinese economic data. You need to discount them by a few order of magnitude. I agree its only like 10 ships with a few patrol boats and happy Chinese fishermen.
Where's Paul Watson?
500 yuan for a microwave - wow.
Where's the Duke? He'd pick those boats up with ONE hand, while masterbating the other, and throw them back to PINKO land. /sac Remember when China was our enemy and Japan our friend?
"Boy, the way Glen Miller played. Songs that made the Hit Parade. Guys like us, we had it made. Those were the days! Didn't need no welfare state. Everybody pulled his weight Gee, our old LaSalle ran great. Those were the days! And you knew where you were then! Girls were girls and men were men. Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again. People seemed to be content. Fifty dollars paid the rent. Freaks were in a circus tent. Those were the days! Take a little Sunday spin, go to watch the Dodgers win. Have yourself a dandy day that cost you under a fin. Hair was short and skirts were long. Kate Smith really sold a song. I don't know just what went wrong! Those Were the Days!"
Maybe their intention was the Senkaku Islands, however those Chineese GPS navigation systems are not that accurate.
"I don't understand why it turned out this way."
And, thus, the insurmountable problem with the Japanese government concerning just about every policy on which they find consensus.