Flashpoint: East China Sea

**Altis6453** · January 12th, 2014 05:29 PM

IMHO, short of bullets and shells being traded between naval vessels, the Chinese will continue to "claim" sea territory that is not theirs.

From the ASEAN states, the only one willing to shoot and will likely shoot first given the opportunity is Vietnam, if Chinese provocation is enough.

**miso_honi** · January 12th, 2014 07:39 PM

F4ck the Chinese just don't get them pregnant

**rollyic** · January 13th, 2014 12:27 AM

Chinese troops to seize Zhongye Island back from the Philippines in 2014 | China Daily Mail

too bad for us

**vinj** · January 13th, 2014 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Altis6453

IMHO, short of bullets and shells being traded between naval vessels, the Chinese will continue to "claim" sea territory that is not theirs.

From the ASEAN states, the only one willing to shoot and will likely shoot first given the opportunity is Vietnam, if Chinese provocation is enough.

Sadly that is the case based on what i see now. They will provoke and bahala tayo to grab it back from them. The US i think will of course exert all effort to avoid a shooting war and will only step in if China goes way over the thin red line.

**Monseratto** · January 13th, 2014 04:09 PM

I wouldn't take China's threat too seriously. Never reveal your intentions to your potential enemy.

**rollyic** · January 14th, 2014 12:44 AM

Fisher's 'humble' appeal to China: Recall new fishing rule, and unite vs US intervention - InterAksyon.com

lumabas na ang mga bagong MAKAPILI.

**kisshmet** · January 14th, 2014 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

I wouldn't take China's threat too seriously. Never reveal your intentions to your potential enemy.

China desperately need another aircraft carrier in order to project airpower. The best veneer of an aircraft carrier, the one anchored permanently & therefore cant be torpedoed, is a land mass big enough for an airfield. With just one aircraft carrier which is currently under testing phase china need to augment this far reaching military asset with another one

There are only 2 islands which currently host an airfield in that disputed area, apart from taiwan we hold the other one. Of the 2 airfields ours is the least defended, so to cement their foothold in the area china had their sights on our miserably maintained airfield

Its as serious as it gets obvious

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**oliver1013** · January 17th, 2014 04:18 AM

Nakakapag taka nga, ina announce nila na aatake sila?

Me thinks they're testing the waters...

**greenlyt** · January 17th, 2014 10:22 AM

The real rulers of China | Opinion, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com

There have been speculations that the aggressive policies of China in the West Philippine Sea are really being fuelled by three major vested interest groups. First is the state owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation or CNOOC which supports policies for more assertiveness because it believes that the area has significant hydrocarbon deposits. Their close ally is the Chinese navy which wants a bigger budget and a modernized fleet. Then there are the fishing companies which are now predominantly privately owned which makes it harder for the central government to control. There are reports that the Beijing government has not even been able to prevent overfishing by these companies.