US and Chinese navies face off in South China Sea


Military | 206805 hits | Mar 09 2:22 pm | Posted by: Schnek
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China and America have been drawn into a rare confrontation on the high seas, it emerged today, when the Pentagon accused Chinese ships of manoeuvring dangerously close to a US navy vessel.

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  1. by Schnek
    Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:24 pm
    Now they're going to face-off in their skivies... first one to feel inadequate loses!!!

  2. by ShintoMale
    Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:26 pm
    what are U.S ships doing in chinese territorial waters

  3. by Choban
    Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:30 pm
    "ShintoMale" said
    what are U.S ships doing in chinese territorial waters


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

  4. by avatar xerxes
    Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:30 pm
    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.

  5. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:30 pm
    The ship is a recon ship last I checked. The Chinese must not like having the US snooping on them. Too bad.

  6. by Canadian_Mind
    Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:53 pm
    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.

  7. by Bibbi
    Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:58 am
    "xerxes" said
    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.

  8. by avatar commanderkai
    Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:23 am
    "Bibbi" said
    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.

  9. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:43 am
    "BartSimpson" said
    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.

  10. by Bibbi
    Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:03 pm
    "commanderkai" said
    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.

  11. by avatar commanderkai
    Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:11 pm
    "Bibbi" said


    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?



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