Beijing Announces New Plans to Break International Law in South China Sea

[Rogue Valley]

Beijing Announces New Plans to Break International Law in South China Sea


During a three-day visit from the U.S.'s top admiral, China flouts UN ruling on contested waters....

 

[EnigmaO01]

I wonder how many lives will be lost over a lousy piece of real estate?

 

[Tigerace117]

I wonder how many lives will be lost over a lousy piece of real estate?

Maybe you should ask the Chinese version of the Politburo that.

 

[EnigmaO01]

Maybe you should ask the Chinese version of the Politburo that.

It's an open question. Not directed to any one government.

 

[Tigerace117]

It's an open question. Not directed to any one government.

China's the aggressor in this situation.

 

[JANFU]

China's the aggressor in this situation.

And we do not need a war.
My nationalism, and don?t you forget it | The Economist

 

[Tigerace117]

And we do not need a war.
My nationalism, and don?t you forget it | The Economist

Backing down only makes it more likely China will try it again further down the road.

 

[TheGoverness]

And we do not need a war.
My nationalism, and don?t you forget it | The Economist

No, we need a war. Kill the Chinese! Kill the Communists!

 

[JANFU]

Backing down only makes it more likely China will try it again further down the road.

Never said anything about backing down. Give this time to play out. 1 thing is, if you go looking for a fight, you always find it.

 

[Tigerace117]

Never said anything about backing down. Give this time to play out. 1 thing is, if you go looking for a fight, you always find it.

When the options are "let the Chinese have the South China Sea" and "don't do that" there's not much room to play things out.

The Chinese don't seem very interested in negotiating.

 

[JANFU]

When the options are "let the Chinese have the South China Sea" and "don't do that" there's not much room to play things out.

The Chinese don't seem very interested in negotiating.

As I mentioned, we will see. Far to many are in a rush to a war.

 

[Thoreau72]

And we do not need a war.
My nationalism, and don?t you forget it | The Economist

No, but we WANT a war. If not with Russia, we will take China. We like wars, as demonstrated by our behavior in Afghanistan and Iraq and Syria and so many other places. Wars 'R Us.