2 US aircraft carriers move to middle-east, will Taiwan and Philippines be vulnerable to attack and bully?

[duluxe]

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-military-navy-carrier-e648c53dc53a46e2e12950784ea5e8d2

WASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needed to respond.

A second U.S. carrier strike group departs from Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday. Scores of aircraft are heading to U.S. military bases around the Middle East. Special operations forces are now assisting Israel’s military in planning and intelligence. The first shipment of additional munitions has already arrived.

More is expected, soon. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will arrive in Israel Friday to meet with Israeli leaders to discuss what else the U.S. can provide.


For now, the buildup reflects U.S. concern that the deadly fighting between Hamas and Israel could escalate into a more dangerous regional conflict. So the primary mission for those ships and warplanes is to establish a force presence that deters Hezbollah, Iran or others from taking advantage of the situation. But the forces the U.S. sends are capable of more than that.

 

[syed putra]

Erdogan has moved his fleet off palestine too.
Under Turkish rules, Jews, Christians and Muslims lived peacefully together.

 

[duluxe]

Erdogan has moved his fleet off palestine too.
Under Turkish rules, Jews, Christians and Muslims lived peacefully together.

Should palestine go to turkey? How about west bank and gaza?

 

[duluxe]

 

[duluxe]

Philippines Hits Back at China's 'Propaganda' in South China Sea Dispute​

https://www.newsweek.com/china-philippies-gunboat-south-china-sea-1834125


China's claim that it chased off a Philippine gunboat in the South China Sea is mere propaganda, a Philippine official has said.

In the latest episode in the ongoing tit-for-tat over the sea's disputed waters, the Chinese coast guard asserted on Tuesday that one of its vessels had driven a Philippine naval ship away from Scarborough Shoal, a feature that has been a focal point of the maritime feud between the two countries, after warning it to turn back.

General Romeo Brawner, who heads the Armed Forces of the Philippines, told the media later that day that while one of the country's ships had indeed been patrolling near the shoal, it had not been chased away but had stayed its course unfazed.

"It did not stop, nor did it change direction. It continued on its mission," he said, adding that the two vessels had not been in close proximity.

The latest incident, or non-incident, harkens back to when China claimed to have driven the USS Benfold out of waters around the Paracel Islands, which are claimed by both China and Vietnam. The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet rebuffed the claim, saying the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer had carried out its mission "in accordance with international law and then continued on to conduct normal operations in international waters."

China has frequently reported ejecting U.S. Navy ships on "freedom of navigation operations" from waters it claims jurisdiction over, Harrison Prétat, associate director and associate fellow with the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, told Newsweek.

By asserting they chased away a Philippine ship, "Chinese authorities are projecting an image of strength to domestic audiences and attempting to demonstrate to foreign audiences, especially in the Philippines and United States, that it controls and can regulate activities in these areas," he said.

The issue is the latest in a growing list of grievances between the Philippines and its giant neighbor.

In September, the Philippines' coast guard announced it had dismantled a nearly 1,000-foot-long barrier China had set up to block off Philippine fishermen from traditional fishing grounds. Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos of the Philippines' Western Command vowed to remove any additional obstructions China might erect.

Beijing hit back by warning its neighbor not to make "provocations."

China's coast guard has been accused of employing water cannons against Philippine supply boats en route to restock marines stationed at Second Thomas Shoal, another feature contested by China.

Beijing claims all that lies within its "nine-dash line," which includes most of the South China Sea, as its sovereign territory. This puts it in conflict with the territorial claims of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

A Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitrations in 2016 ruled in Manila's favor and repudiated the nine-dash-line, but China has ignored the ruling and even expanded the scale of the self-imposed boundary.

Should relations between Beijing and Manila deteriorate to the point of conflict, the U.S. is obligated to come to the Philippines' aid under a mutual defense treaty.

 

[syed putra]

Should palestine go to turkey? How about west bank and gaza?

These areas should be returned to turkey to resolve their lingering problems.

 

[duluxe]

These areas should be returned to turkey to resolve their lingering problems.

Egypt will fight with the Turks over Gaza. Taliban wants to build the global islamic caliphate, better to go to Afghan.

 

[winnipegjets]

Russia should send some nuclear subs to the region. Raising the ante is a good thing for the world.

 

[congo9]

China's army is one of the paper army. I welcome them and their carrier group and leave their comfort of SCS and come on to middle east.

 

[duluxe]

China's army is one of the paper army. I welcome them and their carrier group and leave their comfort of SCS and come on to middle east.

'superpower' navy hold joint exercise with Saudi, don't play play.


https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299576.shtml

 

[Hypocrite-The]

USA has 10 aircraft carriers...2 can easily be sent to Taiwan

 

[duluxe]

USA has 10 aircraft carriers...2 can easily be sent to Taiwan

USA has 11.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

USA has 11.

So can send 4 to Taiwan..with the Fuckeins islanders, nips n Kim cheese military, n pinoy land as military base.... Dealing with the ChiCons is wet wet water

 

[duluxe]

China, Japan say their ships faced off near disputed islands​

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/e...y-their-ships-faced-off-near-disputed-islands


HONG KONG – Chinese and Japanese coast guard ships have faced off in waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea, both countries said on Tuesday.

China said it drove away several Japanese vessels that on Monday “illegally” entered territorial waters around the islands it calls Diaoyu, and it urged Japan to stop all “illegal activities” in the area.

Japan controls the islands and calls them the Senkaku.

Japan’s coast guard said in a press release that it ordered two Chinese coast guard vessels to leave the waters around the islands and manoeuvred its ships to prevent them from approaching Japanese fishing boats.

The uninhabited area has long been a sticking point in ties between the two countries. REUTERS