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 Originally Posted by Jaa
I have always seen the CCP's ridiculous and entirely fictional nine dash line as something similar to Imperial Japan's Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere in the 1930s. There's an oily reason why it dips so close to the Bruneian and Malaysian coasts.
Just wait until you see the twelve-dash line!
In the meantime, think you'll find that China's Russian dependency will provide all the necessary hydrocarbons.
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US issues specific Scarborough Shoal (Red line) warning to China...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-southchinasea-stilwell/u-s-says-room-for-sanctions-in-response-to-china-in-south-china-sea-idUSKCN24F1TB
A restatement of US policies for specific shoals based on UNCLOS ruling, and a specific warning on Chinese-govt mandated use of Maritime Militias against eg Philippine interests
https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/us-pic...uth-china-sea/
Last edited by Davexl; 15-07-2020 at 04:03 PM.
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The global apparel sector is in the gun over this... may impact some ANZ retailers.
https://apnews.com/be1bb61ae7876bf3801489917b20584c
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An easily accessible summary of the updated geostrategic situation with the South China Sea.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/front-pag...f_N09BVZyD3pUk
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UNCLOS claims and (international) rule of law. Here's a bad actor;
https://www.smh.com.au/national/aust...15-p55c6a.html
Meanwhile, Australia persists in it's illegal EEZ claims based on Australian Antarctica Territory.
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Australia is going downhill in more ways than one it seems 
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Recent issues at the Three Gorges will have highlighted to small neighbouring countries that you don't have to be a member of the nuclear club to have the ability to respond to a belligerent China. That dam is a massive Sword of Damocles hanging over Eastern China.
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This is how China behaves on the international stage. It breaches its 50 year obligations on Hong Kong's autonomy, then when Britain responds mildly, and supports Hong Kong citizens, it issues THREATS against free nations.
It actually thinks its THREATS can control free nations, who are free to express opinions and take actions independently of failed Totalitarian states like the CCP-dictated Communist China regime. https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...on-china-warns
Similarly in the South China Sea, it has built artificial islands and OUTRIGHT LIED to President Obama claiming they would not be militarised and then DID THE OPPOSITE!
China AS A FULL SIGNATORY to UNCLOS, then ignored the 2016 Arbitral ruling at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague calling it "WASTE PAPER", further demonstrating its total ARROGANCE and DISREGARD for International Law. https://amti.csis.org/failing-or-inc...ea-arbitration
I personally hope the citizens of Hong Kong can rise up and throw off the authoritarian shackles of their CCP oppressors and that Taiwan as a SOVEREIGN NATION STATE can rejoin the World Health Organisation and defend its National Independence against the Chinese Thuggish regime.
ASEAN and the Free World is now FULLY AWAKE to the Chinese Threat to Peace in the World, of Internationally Law Abiding Nations...
And finally, and most despicably, we have echos of 1930's Germany reprised in the year 2020 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/new...ectid=12349835
Last edited by Davexl; 21-07-2020 at 08:02 PM.
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Originally Posted by Davexl
... the World, of Internationally Law Abiding Nations...
How quickly we forget the invasion of Iraq, despite the very visible ongoing consequences. And Im not sure peace based on Mutually Assured Destruction makes people sleep better than than a show of bravado in the Pacific.
Of course they lied. Its what they do. Its what all dictators do to keep power. Very effective tool too. For all politicians politicians for that matter, Trump has surpassed 20,000 and Boris is giving it his best shot.
Yes China is a growing danger to peace and, moreso, the environment but letting big business dictate govt policy like in the US has hardly resulted in a wonderful world. They dont have a load of warships (mobile militarised Islands) in the Middle East because they care about Kurds being called names.
Great irony of recent times is that evil Germany has emerged as the only major power to have any deep leadership credibility. If the atomic button was under Mutti's thumb instead of that illiterate idiot's in disUSA I suspect a lot of people would feel happier.
Google CLOs, bigger threat of them bringing down the global banking system courtesy of USA than China's human rights abuses.
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