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Beijing: uninvited US Navy in Chinese water will be met with hostilities

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I say Beijing should arrange a well timed nuclear test right in the same water, plus ICBM tests.

Show it to Obama and the world.

http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2015-10-26/0837842164.html

美军舰机闯南海岛礁该如何应对:可不惜碰撞驱离
2015年10月26日 08:37 环球时报 微博 收藏本文

  上周末,美军准备派舰艇“巡航”中国南海岛礁12海里的消息持续发酵,美国海军作战部长甚至称 “南海是大家的海”。中国应如何反制“美军巡航南海”也成为外界关注的话题。中国军事专家认为,一方面要做好法律战的准备,另一方面要通过实际行动向美国表达坚决的意志,捍卫自己的主权。

  做好“法律战”准备

  美国海军太平洋舰队司令斯威夫特23日表示,美国如果这么(靠近中国南海岛礁巡航)做,是为了凸显国际法,无意针对特定国家。显然,针对美国的做法,中方首先需要在国际法的框架下,做好法律战的充分准备。

  中国南海研究协同创新中心研究员邢恩硕25日接受《环球时报》记者采访时表示,由于南沙存在岛礁主权争端,中国目前尚未在该地区划定领海基线,也就难以确定哪部分水域属于领海,如果采用美国所谓12海里领海的说法,无疑就等于同意美国为我们确定领土范围,这是不能被接受的。

  邢恩硕认为,目前状况下,出于安全考虑,可以暂时将南沙相关海域视作 “安全警戒区”,范围大小可根据防御岛礁的安全需要确定,如12海里或其他的宽度,以防止外国舰机接近。对于美国人一直表态要进入南海岛礁12海里内巡航的意图,邢恩硕表示,这是美国的战略考量,而不仅仅是一个战术动作,这涉及到中美南海地区的利益博弈。目前,美国在亚太地区面临较大的战略压力,其绝对优势已今非昔比。借助盟国及友好伙伴关系国来帮助自己遏制中国日益增强的地区影响力,是维持自己地区霸权的关键。因此为了获取盟国及友好伙伴关系国的信任,美必须表现强悍。至于美国所谓的行使自由航行权说辞,则十分牵强。因为,按照海洋法公约,行使自由航行权的区域是公海和专属经济区。领海行使的是无害通过权制度,并且许多国家还要求必须事先经过本国政府的批准和同意。而对于这一点,中国必须咬定青山不动摇,同时,于策略层面上智慧应对,保持斗而不破的局面。

  应考虑在岛礁部署雷达

  在做好法律战准备的同时,中方还必须做好充分的行动准备。第一条便是做好情报侦察和预警工作。美国闯中方岛礁大概不会偷偷摸摸,但也不会告诉你,“嘿,我来了”。所以中方必须加强警戒。南海面积又很大,中方可以依托的固定设施非常有限。中国必须调动大量资源用于支援南海的预警工作。一名不愿透露姓名的中国军事专家指出,中国可通过3种途径来提高对相关海空区域的侦察预警能力。第一步是派出大型驱护舰、警戒机、预警机和无人机对南海广大海域及其上空进行大范围探测,便于为中方进行有效处置预留足够时间,同时也要动用可供使用的卫星资源,对美方舰队、飞机进行主动侦察。但从目前来看,在南海方向保持预警机和海上警戒及24小时全覆盖还有很大困难。因此,中国需要广泛利用电子情报侦察来锁定美方大型舰队行踪,毕竟舰队航行必然会向外辐射无线电信号。

  第二步,对几处中方控制、特别是正在进行建设的岛礁外围进行重点监控,毕竟美方舰机的所谓“自由航行”主要针对的是这些岛礁,尽量不让美方进入岛礁12海里后又退出而中方未能发现的情况发生。

  第三步,应该借机向几个面积较大、条件许可的岛礁部署机动情报雷达,去年中国在珠海航展上展出的多种主、被动雷达便可担任类似任务。毕竟,完全依靠水面舰艇和空中警戒机、预警机进行警戒,成本过于高昂,而且未必能确保24小时不间断警戒。

  不排除发生碰撞的可能

  专家指出,处置试图进入中方岛礁12海里的水面舰艇相对来说较为容易。在美俄以及北约与俄罗斯的“猫捉老鼠”游戏中,大概有一大堆技巧可供中国军方借鉴。中方可以一对一地对美方舰艇进行盯梢,同时在岛礁附近派遣巡逻舰艇,这样在发现美方舰机有进入中方岛礁12海里区域内的动机时,可以采取并排航行、外逼等措施,极端情况下,可以采取撞击的方式迫使美方退出中方12海里线。这样,即可避免发生大规模的热战,又能以最强烈的方式表达自己的意志,捍卫中方主权。当然,为了严防发生擦枪走火事件,中方必须派遣一定数量的潜艇、飞机以及搜救力量实施支援,同时需做好记录,留好证据。

  而飞机处置起来可能就麻烦多了。因为中方最近的军用机场距离南海诸岛仍然有相当距离,长期保持在这些岛屿上空的战斗机巡航比较困难。而美方骚扰飞机则很有可能是类似P-8A这类长航时飞机甚至是无人机,可长时间在南海上空飞行,中方很难派遣战斗机进行长时间伴飞,而进入中方岛屿12海里上空则是几分钟的事情,临时起飞肯定来不及。对付这类飞机,中方在必要的时候可以派出大型飞机,例如轰-6轰炸机进行伴飞拦截。

  这名军事专家指出,上世纪80年代以后,处置这类事件的国际实践中,包括当年美苏之间的海空争端,为防止事态扩大,基本上不会“动枪动炮”。大多数情况下,侵入一方也自知理亏而在发生接触后就知趣地离开。但如果侵入一方在遭到驱逐后,仍然一意孤行,那么可能就会引发升级的行动,这正是美方采取这类挑衅行动的危险之处。
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Beijing will not let US Navy fleet getaway w that.



US warships machine to break the South China Sea islands and reefs how to deal with: a collision can be expelled at
At 08:37 on October 26, 2015 Global Times article microblogging Favorites

Last weekend, the US military prepared to send warships, "cruise" the South China Sea islands and reefs 12 miles messages continue to simmer, Chief of Naval Operations even called "the South China Sea is our sea." China should be how to counter "the US cruise the South China Sea" has become a topic of concern to the outside world. Chinese military experts believe that on the one hand to do legal battle ready, on the other hand to express the will of the United States through resolute action to defend their sovereignty.

Do "legal battle" ready

The US Navy's Pacific Fleet Commander Swift, 23, said the United States if so (near the South China Sea islands and reefs cruise) do, is to highlight the international law, not targeting a specific country. Obviously, for the practice of the United States, China first needs in the framework of international law, fully prepared for legal battle.

South China Research Collaborative Innovation Center researcher Xing Enshuo the 25th China to accept the "Global Times" reporter said that as the Nansha Islands and the existence of the sovereignty dispute, China has yet to delimit the territorial sea baseline in the region, it is difficult to determine which part of the waters belonging to territorial waters, if 12 sea miles territorial sea by the United States called the argument, no doubt is tantamount to consent for us to determine the territory of the United States, which is not acceptable.

Xing Enshuo believes that under the current situation, for security reasons, can temporarily Nansha relevant area regarded as "security alert zone", can be determined according to the size range of security defense reefs, such as the width of 12 sea miles or other, in order to prevent foreign ship machine close. For the Americans have been position to enter the South China Sea islands and reefs within 12 sea miles cruising intentions, Xing Enshuo said that this is the US strategic considerations, and not just a tactical action game that involves the interests of Sino-US South China Sea. Currently, the United States face greater pressure strategy in the Asia Pacific region, its absolute advantage has shrunk. With the allies and friendly partnership countries to help them curb China's growing regional influence, it is key to maintaining their own regional hegemony. Therefore, in order to obtain the trust allies and friendly partnership countries, the United States must demonstrate powerful. As for the US so-called right to exercise freedom of navigation rhetoric, it is very far-fetched. Because, according to UNCLOS, regional exercise the right of free navigation on the high seas and the exclusive economic zone is. Territorial sea is exercised right of innocent passage system, and many countries also require require the prior approval and consent of their governments. And for this, China must unswervingly insist Castle, at the same time, on a strategic level to deal with wisdom, kept fighting without breaking situation.

You should consider deploying radar in reefs

In doing legal battle ready, the Chinese side also must make full operational readiness. The first is to do the intelligence and reconnaissance and early warning. United States probably will not break the Chinese reefs sneaky, but it will not tell you, "Hey, I'm coming." Therefore, China must strengthen vigilance. South China Sea area is so big that China can rely on fixed facilities are very limited. China must mobilize substantial resources to support early warning South China Sea. An unnamed Chinese military experts pointed out that China can improve the relevant regional sea and air reconnaissance early warning capacities through three ways. The first step is to send a large convoy ships, warning aircraft, early warning aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles for the majority of the South China Sea and over the large range of detection, easy for the Chinese allow sufficient time for effective disposal, but also the use of available satellite resources, the US fleet, conduct active surveillance aircraft. But for now, keep the direction in the South China Sea early warning aircraft and maritime warning and full coverage of 24 hours there is a great difficulty. Therefore, China needs to widespread use of electronic intelligence reconnaissance to lock the US large fleet whereabouts, after all, the fleet sailed inevitably radiate radio signal.

The second step, for several Chinese control, especially in outlying reefs focus on monitoring the ongoing construction, after the US ships and planes so-called "freedom of navigation" is aimed primarily at these reefs, try not to let the United States into the reefs 12 sea miles then withdraw the case but the Chinese failed to find place.

The third step, you should take the opportunity to several larger, reef conditions permit the deployment of intelligence radar maneuvering, China at the Zhuhai air show last year, a variety of active and passive radar can serve similar tasks. After all, totally dependent on surface ships and airborne warning aircraft, AWACS be alert, too costly, and may not be able to ensure 24-hour alert.

Does not rule out the possibility of collision

Experts pointed out that China is trying to enter the disposal of the 12-mile reef surface ships is relatively easier. In the United States and Russia and NATO and Russia "cat and mouse" game, probably have a lot of skills for China's military reference. China may be one of the US warships were stalking while sending patrol ships near the reefs, so the discovery of the US ships and planes have when entering the Chinese motive reefs within 12 sea miles area, you can take sailing side by side, outside force and other measures, In extreme cases, it can take the impact of the way to force the United States to exit China 12 sea miles line. In this way, you can avoid the occurrence of a large-scale hot war, but also in the strongest way to express their will, to defend China's sovereignty. Of course, in order to prevent the occurrence of misfires incident, the Chinese side must send a certain number of submarines, aircraft and support the implementation of search and rescue forces, at the same time need to make a record, leaving a good evidence.

The aircraft may dispose of them more trouble. China's recent military airport because there is still a considerable distance from the South China Sea islands, is more difficult to maintain over the long term these islands cruise fighter. The US aircraft harassment when it is likely that similar P-8A aircraft even such long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles, can be a long flight over the South China Sea, China is difficult to send fighter jets carried out with flying time, and enter the Chinese island 12 sea miles above is a matter of minutes, the temporary departure certainly too late. To deal with this type of aircraft, the Chinese side when necessary, can send large aircraft, such as H-6 bombers with flying interception.

This military experts pointed out that the last century, 80 years later, the disposal of the international practice in such incidents, including air and sea dispute between the Soviet Union in those days, in order to prevent the situation to expand, basically not "gun cannons." In most cases, the party also indefensible invasion and in the contact occurs after got the message to leave. But if the party, after the expulsion of invasion, still bent, it might lead to an escalation of actions taken by the United States which is the danger of such a provocative action.
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syed putra

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Maybe its time PAP discreetly build a accommodation jack up rig with a light house at the top, tow it to an area in south China sea, put it in place and claim the god damn place.
 

nkfnkfnkf

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the solution is simple........ China redeem each week 1 percent of its US bond till the cuntry goes bankrupt

Too mild and ineffective.

If u want result massive hge dump with shortest period to crash it hard is right. And encash the bonds to mass produce missiles, and uickly used them.

Xijinping is too civilized and friendly. Unacceptable. Unworkable.

Why visiting and handshaking everywhere?


China will die faster by greed and corruption, if govt try to do business and make money like LKY. People all dreaming good material lives. You should make them feel that you WW3 s anytime u pushed button. Their monies will turn to ash. Lives ended. They will het used to it fearlessly.
 

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A Yankee destroyer is sailing there right now. What is Ah Tiong doing about it? Below is cut and paste from International Business Times today (27 Oct 2015). Any Chinese jets scrambled to thwart off the ship? Any patrol boats face-off? Where are the missiles?

Cheers!

US warship sails near islands claimed by China: official

A US Navy destroyer navigated within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea, a US defense official said.
The USS Lassen sailed in waters surrounding at least one of the land formations claimed by China in the disputed Spratly Islands chain early Tuesday local time, the official told AFP.
Tensions have mounted since China transformed reefs in the area -- also claimed by several neighboring countries -- into small islands capable of supporting military facilities, a move the US says threatens freedom of navigation.
Washington has repeatedly said it does not recognize Chinese claims to territorial waters around the artificial islands.
"We are conducting routine operations in the South China Sea in accordance with international law," the official said.
"US forces operate in the Asia-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea."
The official stressed that these operations are "distinct from the question of sovereignty over these islands."
Beijing insists it has sovereign rights to nearly all of the South China Sea, even waters close to the coasts of other states.
The sea is a strategically vital waterway with shipping lanes through which about a third of all the world's traded oil passes, and the dispute has raised fears of clashes.
"We have been clear that we take no position on competing territorial sovereignty claims to land features in the South China Sea," the US defense official said.
"We will fly, sail, and operate anywhere in the world that international law allows."
The official insisted that freedom of navigation operations, which are global in scope, are "not directed at any specific country."
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam -- members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- also claim parts of the sea. Taiwan is a sixth claimant.
 

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A Yankee destroyer is sailing there right now. What is Ah Tiong doing about it? Below is cut and paste from International Business Times today (27 Oct 2015). Any Chinese jets scrambled to thwart off the ship? Any patrol boats face-off? Where are the missiles?

Cheers!

US warship sails near islands claimed by China: official

A US Navy destroyer navigated within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea, a US defense official said.
The USS Lassen sailed in waters surrounding at least one of the land formations claimed by China in the disputed Spratly Islands chain early Tuesday local time, the official told AFP.
Tensions have mounted since China transformed reefs in the area -- also claimed by several neighboring countries -- into small islands capable of supporting military facilities, a move the US says threatens freedom of navigation.
Washington has repeatedly said it does not recognize Chinese claims to territorial waters around the artificial islands.
"We are conducting routine operations in the South China Sea in accordance with international law," the official said.
"US forces operate in the Asia-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea."
The official stressed that these operations are "distinct from the question of sovereignty over these islands."
Beijing insists it has sovereign rights to nearly all of the South China Sea, even waters close to the coasts of other states.
The sea is a strategically vital waterway with shipping lanes through which about a third of all the world's traded oil passes, and the dispute has raised fears of clashes.
"We have been clear that we take no position on competing territorial sovereignty claims to land features in the South China Sea," the US defense official said.
"We will fly, sail, and operate anywhere in the world that international law allows."
The official insisted that freedom of navigation operations, which are global in scope, are "not directed at any specific country."
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam -- members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- also claim parts of the sea. Taiwan is a sixth claimant.



That's why I said Xijinping is too soft kind friendly full of money minds unacceptable. His Korean cousin Pyongyang is must more reasonable:


Obama just Lan-Lan about being sunk by torpedo. Beijing should do nothing but this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROKS_Cheonan_sinking



ROKS Cheonan sinking
ROKS Cheonan sinking
Part of Post-Armistice Korean conflict

Four photos show damage to ROKS Cheonan — clockwise from upper left: (1) a damaged stack; (2) front portion (port side) showing the break point; (3) a large fragment is lifted from the sea; (4) water pressure marks on the hull bottom.
Date 26 March 2010
Location Near Baengnyeong Island, Yellow Sea
Result
Inconclusive

North Korea denies involvement
Belligerents
Republic of Korea Navy Korean People's Navy
Commanders and leaders
Captain Choi Won-il unknown
Strength
1 Pohang-class corvette 1 Yono-class submarine[1]
Casualties and losses
46 killed
56 wounded
ROKS*Cheonan sunk none
ROKS Cheonan sinking
Time 21:22 Korea Standard Time
Date 26 March 2010
Participants *Republic of Korea Navy (ROK)
Korean People's Navy (DPRK)
Property damage 1 ROKN corvette sunk, 46 personnel killed, 56 personnel wounded
Inquiries International investigation convened by ROK government, Russian Navy investigation
Charges ROK-convened (JIG) Investigation concludes that DPRK sank the corvette using a midget submarine-launched torpedo.
Investigation results are disputed.
North Korea denies involvement.
ROKS Cheonan sinking
Hangul 천안함피격사건
Hanja 天安艦被擊事件
Revised Romanization Cheonanham Pigyok Sageon
McCune–Reischauer Ch'ŏnanham Pigyŏk Sagŏn
 

nkfnkfnkf

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Salute flag where got use? You should join the PLAs and fight the Yanks!

Put the money where your mouth is!

PLA most unlike SAF needs absolutely no FTs.

SAF took too many Ah Tiongs, desperately.

PLA got too much manpower, XiJinPing recently announced down-sizing it.
 

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Bro, I read your postings sometimes and see that you want to see a powerful PRC. Nothing wrong with that, it is better for everyone that China is strong rather than weak, and it is a good sign that their military is taking part in peacekeeping and security roles outside of China too, it shows a maturing society that is concerned about world peace. However, don't think that China and US will go to war with one another. Firstly, they are BOTH permanent members of the UN security council. Their role is to prevent war (say that with a pinch of salt though, the US are big culprits in this area). The only ones who might (and will) target US property are terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and criminal organizations. No country wishes to involve in any military conflict. Once in a while, their politicians will point at another country and raise guns to drum up nationalistic support with their right-wing homeboys for political reasons and try to look like some patriotic son, but that's where it ends. The military guys have to be hawkish and look gung-ho, be alert always, but at the end of the day, its the business blokes who roll the dice.

Having said this, it might be a good idea for Taiwan to covertly blow up the US ship and make it look like the mainlanders did it, and start trouble between US and PRC, who might mull over it and suspect fatso Kim was behind it! Or the dastardly banzai buggers!!!

Cheers!

Should Beijing sink the US Navy ship, I promise to go to SG Chinese embassy to salute their flag.
 

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Chinese Yuan is trying to be a reserve currency. I doubt they will do anything stupid

National security and territory sovereignty comes first place. Other matters, especially business or money is minor. That's for China and other NORMAL countries. For greedy coward LKY LHL PAP is money first, nothing else matters.
 

nkfnkfnkf

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Never will I be for peace.

No such thing ever.

Bro, I read your postings sometimes and see that you want to see a powerful PRC. Nothing wrong with that, it is better for everyone that China is strong rather than weak, and it is a good sign that their military is taking part in peacekeeping and security roles outside of China too, it shows a maturing society that is concerned about world peace. However, don't think that China and US will go to war with one another. Firstly, they are BOTH permanent members of the UN security council. Their role is to prevent war (say that with a pinch of salt though, the US are big culprits in this area). The only ones who might (and will) target US property are terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and criminal organizations. No country wishes to involve in any military conflict. Once in a while, their politicians will point at another country and raise guns to drum up nationalistic support with their right-wing homeboys for political reasons and try to look like some patriotic son, but that's where it ends. The military guys have to be hawkish and look gung-ho, be alert always, but at the end of the day, its the business blokes who roll the dice.

Having said this, it might be a good idea for Taiwan to covertly blow up the US ship and make it look like the mainlanders did it, and start trouble between US and PRC, who might mull over it and suspect fatso Kim was behind it! Or the dastardly banzai buggers!!!

Cheers!
 

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China has presented to the Pinoys that China has undeniable evidence that the South China seas belong entirely to China. The Pinoys should learn to accept the truth instead of looking to Uncle Sam for help.
 

nkfnkfnkf

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China is wrong completely to be overly civilized and reasonable. They want image of a rich friendly civilized power. This is something that will definitely fail and kill themselves. They will fall flat in face in trying to be that nice. In fact they will be dead being so niave and vain. There is absolutely NO RESOURCES LEFT for any country to be so gracious, especially PRC which has the highest citizenship population to feed.

The most wrong of China is trying to be peaceful and business minded. Handshaking everyone everywhere. This drives up Chinese peasants unrealistic dream to good lives and material wealth, changing Chinese people to be increasingly CORRUPT COWARD SELFISH GREEDY AND STUPID. Approaching the hopeless state of SG.

Mao Ze Dong rule more correctly, that he gives no shit about peasants good material life and opinions of any other governments or leaders. Very selective amd rejective to handshaking most world leaders (so called). Mao assures nobody of peace. Only mistake made was to declare that China will never start any nuke Firststrike, which is too foolishly gracious and factually impossible and strategically WRONG.
 

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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/asiapacific/china-slams-us-warship/2220908.html




China slams US warship sail-by near artificial islands
POSTED: 27 Oct 2015 17:13 **UPDATED: 27 Oct 2015 21:54

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BEIJING: The United States defied China on Tuesday (Oct 27) by sending a warship close to artificial islands the rising Asian power is building in disputed waters, prompting Beijing to furiously denounce what it called a threat to its sovereignty.

The USS Lassen, a guided missile destroyer, passed within 12 nautical miles - the normal limit of territorial waters around natural land - of at least one of the formations Beijing claims in the Spratly Islands.

China's defence ministry said a destroyer-class ship and another vessel were dispatched to "warn" the US vessel, which Beijing said it had "shadowed".

Washington's long-awaited move to assert freedom of navigation in the South China Sea also escalated the dispute over the strategically vital waters, where Beijing has been transforming reefs and outcrops into artificial islands with potential military use.

China claims sovereignty over almost the whole of the area, raising concerns it may one day seek to dictate who may transit its bustling sea lanes.

Several neighbouring countries including the Philippines, a US ally, have competing claims and the dispute has raised fears of clashes in an area through which a third of the world's oil passes.

The US action was part of the country's "routine operations in the South China Sea in accordance with international law", an American official told AFP. "We will fly, sail, and operate anywhere in the world that international law allows."

China's foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang blasted the exercise, saying that the ship "illegally entered" the waters near the islands "without receiving permission from the Chinese government".

Beijing "resolutely opposes any country using freedom of navigation and overflight as a pretext for harming China's national sovereignty and security interests", he said, adding it would "staunchly defend its territorial sovereignty".

Fiery state-run tabloid the Global Times hinted in an editorial that Beijing could respond more strongly if the US made similar trips in the future.

"We should first track the US warships. If they, instead of passing by, stop for further actions, it is necessary for us to launch electronic interventions, and even send out warships, lock them by fire-control radar and fly over the US vessels," it said.

It added that: "At present, no country, the US included, is able to obstruct Beijing's island reclamation in the region." But despite the Chinese rhetoric, analysts said more such US manoeuvres could be expected.

Beijing's so far limited response showed that it had had "its bluff called", said Rory Medcalf, director of the international security programme at the Lowy Institute in Sydney.

"The US and its allies and partners should now help the Chinese leadership in saving face, by emphasising that freedom of navigation operations are normal, not extraordinary," he said.

BALANCE OF POWER

China's defence ministry said in a statement it had sent a "Lanzhou" missile destroyer and another ship to warn the USS Lassen. There have been repeated confrontations in the area between Chinese vessels and boats from some of its neighbours, particularly the Philippines and Vietnam.

Both are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which has long called on China to negotiate a code of conduct in the region, as are fellow claimants Brunei and Malaysia. Taiwan also asserts rights to the waters.

Manila has infuriated the world's second-largest economy by taking the dispute to a United Nations tribunal, and Philippine President Benigno Aquino said the US action demonstrated that "the balance of power says that there is not just a single voice that must be adhered to".

Beijing's South China Sea reclamations have been seen as an attempt to assert its claims by establishing physical facts in the water, but Aquino said: "There is no de facto changing of the reality on the ground."

Beijing has repeatedly said the construction work is primarily for civilian purposes, and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Washington last month pledged that the country will not militarise the area.

But satellite images of the islands published by the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies show that Beijing has reclaimed millions of square metres of land in the Spratlys, known as Nansha in Chinese.

The pictures also show a host of facilities with the potential for military applications being developed, including as many as three runways, at least one of them 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) long.

'LONG OVERDUE'

The US, which is engaged in a foreign policy "pivot" to Asia, and China, which has the world's largest military and is expanding the reach of its navy, are jockeying for position in the Pacific.

Beijing regularly calls for a "new model of major country relations", implying equality between the world's top two economic and military powers.

Tuesday's operations were "not directed at any specific country," the US official said. "US forces operate in the Asia-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea," he added.

The sail-by was "long overdue", said Bonnie Glaser, a senior China expert at CSIS, adding that the exercises "should be done quietly, regularly, and often".

"There should be no media fanfare," she added. "The way this has been handled has left the Chinese believing that the US is challenging its sovereignty rather than simply exercising freedom of the seas."
- AFP/ec/yt
 

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Alfrescian
Loyal
To be peacefully rationale and trying to reason or stay on gental protocol is fatal mistake for China now. Lauch missiles declare war and expell US diplomats should be more reasonable. Give Obama fresh deathtoll figures every hourly on his Oval Office Desk, that is more like business.
 

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Alfrescian
Loyal
China has presented to the Pinoys that China has undeniable evidence that the South China seas belong entirely to China. The Pinoys should learn to accept the truth instead of looking to Uncle Sam for help.


No need to talk evidence. Too civilized. Won't work at all. Show the world deathtoll figures, that's ALWAYS the way to settlement of territory claimes in entire history of mankind.

Enough bullshit evidence talking.

Feed corpses to South China Sea sharks, enemies as well as own men. Pay all the necessary prices as usual. Nothing new in 5000 years of waring Chinese history. Do it just like the forefathers.
 
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