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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019.China to show new warships as Beijing flexes military muscle on navy anniversary
By Ben Blanchard QINGDAO, China©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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nandakandamanda
Looking at the rusting hulks of Russia’s old nuclear submarine fleet, I hope that China will have considered a thoroughly clean decommissioning process as part of their overall nuclear program.
alwaysspeakingwisdom
"It is fair to say that the PLA Navy has not brought war or turbulence to any place," Qiu said.
Really, please read about the 1988 battle with Vietnam.
Peter14
It is fair to say Qiu is incorrect and that China has created great turbulence in the South China sea.
lostrune2
And thus an arms race in East Asia
dougthehead13
Then most of the people in this forum get upset when Japan decides to increase its military capability, disobeying Article 9 of its constitution.
But very few people are aware that it is China's belligerent attitudes that are causing this dangerous situation. For them the bad thing will always be Japan itself and Abe's government. Or the United States themselves.
ClippetyClop
It's only a matter of time before a right-wing nut in the White House gets involved in a trillion dollar war in order to get re-elected. As sure as eggs is eggs.
Abu Ghraib. 'Nuff said.
Chip Star
You should do a bit more research on the Vietnam War before commenting.
Chip Star
Do more. I know I wish republicans would though.
ShavedNuts
Hey China, can you build anything that wasn't comprised entirely on stolen secrets from the USA?
PTownsend
China understands the importance of having strong commercial and military fleets to serve its needs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. China also has established support infrastructure for both fleets. If its Belt and Road succeeds...
bass4funk
Not only will they not leave anytime soon, they will increase their presence more forcefully and boldly.
bass4funk
No, I’m just a realist, as long as China poses a threat to Japan, the region and the US, we are going nowhere,
Yes and the Yeti really does exist. That won’t happen.
As they should, especially when we would do the main bulk of fighting if that were to come to pass.
We are a very long way from that, very long way.
If...you’re possibly right “if”
alwaysspeakingwisdom
Time for Japan to bulid a kick butt Navy. Wait! Japan already has a kick but navy. Time for Japan to bulid a bigger kick butt navy!
ShavedNuts
What muscles? They've never been in war to use the ships.
Chip Star
Absolutely incorrect.
bass4funk
We do as we protect Japan which means, we would be in the front lines, take bullets and die for the country, not just respect and if need be, sacrifice.
You and I won’t see that day.
At the same time for the Japanese to get to the fighting levels of the US will take years. When was the last time we fought a war or better yet, when did we not fight one within the last 100 years and when did the Japanese fight a real war? Experience matters, not to mention we are strategically positioned to easily launch an attack or counterattack should a conflict happens if China or North Korea start becoming aggressively hostile.
In addition to protecting Japan that is correct.
Ok, you may not think that, but I do and many at the Pentagon do as well.
Yeah, we heard that about that in WWI and in Russia, Germany, Vietnam, Iraq as well, sorry, not buying it.
I see, well that’s your personal opinion and it would seem the status quo will remain for a very long time to come.
bass4funk
I did, I wish Democrats would though.
bass4funk
We have aircraft carriers 5th generation stealth fighters and an unknown supply of military hardware that a lot of people don’t know the exact whereabouts are.
Again, heard that speech before, you can believe that if you want, I don’t.
Rules of engagement, were it not for that, the outcome would have been very different.
As we all know Trumps says a lot of things and I’m sure the SOD and the Pentagon said, No way. He hasn’t talked about it in awhile. See, he does listen.
But if we have to, we will.
We have the sanctions on them so tightly, this is something that desperately want relief on and they won’t get it.
And I stand by mine, the US isn’t going anywhere, not in our lifetime at least.
bass4funk
You don’t know or have proof either way.
Which is a lot.
No, it’s correct, very correct.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/explained-why-chinas-j-20-stealth-fighter-cant-compete-americas-f-22-or-f-35-37497
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-to-order-100-more-F-35-fighters-from-US
Again, the US is not going anywhere.
Goodlucktoyou
Time for America to quietly leave to their side of the creek.
dougthehead13
zichi Apr. 20 09:23 pm JST
That's not true. The constitution does not allow self-defense at all. Moreover, JSDF itself should not even exist. They have only applied the only provisional alternative until the social and political situation is favorable to change that prohibition. Ignoring this article by creating deliberate excuses to legalize what is not legal. This solution will only give more problems in the future than real solutions in the hypothetical case of a war between China and Japan. Because it will be breaking the war ban. (an unconstitutional act).
China has already publicly demanded the return of the Senkaku Islands. And it has expressed that they will use force if necessary to recover those islands if Japan does not voluntarily return them. That would be considered a serious threat to Japan's territorial integrity.
For that to happen Article 9 has to be modified first. Something that for the time being the Japanese people are still opposed to.
bass4funk
They are doing that, but as you said, Trump is temporary and the next President might be another establishment and they’ll want to keep the troops in for sure.
Yes, we all have dreams.
rlperez@hotmail.com.au
The US has bases in Japan and South Korea for two reasons and two reasons only, to divert any attack from US mainland and to protect its dictatorship. Part of the problem is that the US has never fought a battle with a foreign power on US soil, it has always been on another nations soil. The people of the US should revisit the effects of a nuclear attack on Hiroshima and then imaging that happening in NY or Washington. It would only take one to get in, only one to reach the US. Never mind what would happen to the other nation, just one reaching mainland US.