[Newsbot]

Title: US and Chinese navies face off in South China Sea
Category: Military
Posted By: Schnek
Date: 2009-03-09 14:22:12

[Schnek]

Now they're going to face-off in their skivies... first one to feel inadequate loses!!!

[ShintoMale]

what are U.S ships doing in chinese territorial waters

[Choban]

ShintoMale ShintoMale:

what are U.S ships doing in chinese territorial waters

According to the article the ships were all in International waters, not Chineese Territory.

[xerxes]

Only the Chinese are calling them territorial waters. The ship is 75 miles out and international rules say territorial waters exten out to only 12 miles from shore.

[BartSimpson]

The ship is a recon ship last I checked. The Chinese must not like having the US snooping on them. Too bad.

[Canadian_Mind]

Kinda sad when the only weapon you have to force ff a warship only 8 meters away is a firehose.

Would think the US Navy is taking a lesson from the Canadian Coat Guard.

[Bibbi]

xerxes xerxes:

Only the Chinese are calling them territorial waters. The ship is 75 miles out and international rules say territorial waters exten out to only 12 miles from shore.

Actually, Canada and other countries claim more than 12 miles from shore.

[commanderkai]

Bibbi Bibbi:

xerxes xerxes:

Only the Chinese are calling them territorial waters. The ship is 75 miles out and international rules say territorial waters exten out to only 12 miles from shore.

Actually, Canada and other countries claim more than 12 miles from shore.

Yeah, but usually those claims are ignored anyway. Hell Canada claims the Northwest passage, but we can't enforce that claim either.

[ShepherdsDog]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

The ship is a recon ship last I checked. The Chinese must not like having the US snooping on them. Too bad.

Let's hope Wong Wei's relative isn't pilotong the Chinese ship.

[Bibbi]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Bibbi Bibbi:

xerxes xerxes:

Only the Chinese are calling them territorial waters. The ship is 75 miles out and international rules say territorial waters exten out to only 12 miles from shore.

Actually, Canada and other countries claim more than 12 miles from shore.

Yeah, but usually those claims are ignored anyway. Hell Canada claims the Northwest passage, but we can't enforce that claim either.

Bring our military back from Afghanistan to protect our North.

[commanderkai]

Bibbi Bibbi:

Bring our military back from Afghanistan to protect our North.

What's that going to do? Are we going to make our soldiers swim towards trespassing ships?