[Newsbot]

Title: China to hold six-day military drills in South China Sea
Category: Military
Posted By: Scape
Date: 2010-06-29 06:19:50

[GreenTiger]

This is just China making a point that we are here do and we have a navy as well. Eventually the American and Chinese navy will stop playing nice-nice and there will be some serious situations occuring. Possible concerning Artic access/mineral rights.

[bootlegga]

Big deal.

I'll be more impressed when they can do that thousands of miles from their coast, not a hundred or two. This is just further proof that PLAN is still mostly a coastal force.

[gerv]

just as soon as their spies can get the plans for better ships they'll be able to go farther

[KorbenDeck]

The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. So China has jack on the USA

[2Cdo]

bootlegga bootlegga:

Big deal.

I'll be more impressed when they can do that thousands of miles from their coast, not a hundred or two. This is just further proof that PLAN is still mostly a coastal force.

That alone is why China is no real threat if you have the convienience of an ocean buffer. On the other hand, any nation that shares a land border with them might have something to worry about.

[GreenTiger]

The Chinese can still cause mischief. I'm concerned about their BS ascertain that they are entitled to 20% of Arctic everything.

[saturn_656]

GreenTiger GreenTiger:

The Chinese can still cause mischief. I'm concerned about their BS ascertain that they are entitled to 20% of Arctic everything.

They don't have the means to enforce their so called "right" to 20% of the Arctic. Four of the five who have direct interests there are NATO powers, and Russia won't take any crap from China.

[BartSimpson]

China going after the Arctic may well result in Russia finally joining NATO.

[GreenTiger]

I would love to see China trying to argue to the Russians about their "20% right" to the Russians. Putin would put him foot on their throats so fast; the Chinese know this so nothing happen.

[GreenTiger]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

China going after the Arctic may well result in Russia finally joining NATO.

That would cause several old Generals and Admirals to choke.

[ShepherdsDog]

I guess their next target will be aAntarctica. I wonder if we started transplanting polar bears there if they'd thrive. Lots of seal....and penguin.