Think that China is out of line since there are several other countries in that area that have claims to it. China is bullying them because they know those smaller countries don't have the power to stop them.
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I'm Fil-Am, so I'mma side with my home country in this dispute, especially the Spratly Islands.
China has no right whatsoever to claim those territories.
Unfortunately, I don't see US interfering. US doesn't want to dirty its hands on affairs they have no interest on.
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I think if China has a claim to the South China Sea, by the same logic they use, Portugal and Spain should between them control the entire Atlantic and most of the Pacific.
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to him who loved them so.
Where the faint murmurs now dwindling
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__________________ Darwin's theory of evolution is the great white elephant of contemporary thought. It is large, completely useless, and the object of superstitious awe.-Dr. David Berlinski, Philosophy
Most people believe Evolution not because they themselves are dumb, but cause they trust the "experts" who are feeding them evolutionary fast food, and so they don't bother questioning whether or not it's true.
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Now both Vietnam and the Philippines will have viable coast guard capability due to pacts with Japan. China is doing a superb job of uniting Asia against itself.
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I read this title way too fast and somehow added the word "ancient" in there. Then I started thinking of an ancient sea city and a Kraken. I thought "neat".
That's all I have to add besides Star describing America.
Even together and with Japanese support, Vietnam and the Philippines don't represent a serious deterrent against Chinese military aggression. China will only back off if all of the ASEAN nations (especially Indonesia) and India stand up for the rights of smaller nations.
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“Where the longleaf pines are whispering
to him who loved them so.
Where the faint murmurs now dwindling
echo o’er tide and shore."
-A Grave Epitaph in Santa Rosa County, Florida; I wish I could remember the man's name.
Gender: Unspecified Location: The balance of the Force
Considering the hand-holding between Japan and India and the fact China won't cease to claim parts of Indian territory then again China might do ASEAN's job for them. However I wouldn't underestimate Manila's ability to build up should it pull it's pants up, they will be an economic super power, they will definitely be able to support a military build up of the AFP.
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In 20, 30 years...maybe. Right now they don't even have a real air force. But in 20-30 years China will also be much more powerful than it is now, so...
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“Where the longleaf pines are whispering
to him who loved them so.
Where the faint murmurs now dwindling
echo o’er tide and shore."
-A Grave Epitaph in Santa Rosa County, Florida; I wish I could remember the man's name.
LMAO. Now I 've heard it all. You should do some research before u say something so silly like that. The United States is the only true Superpower in the entire world if we use the true definition of what a "superpower" is and it's military is more powerful than China's and Russia's combined. "Can't hold a candle" ,my ass. If anything, it's actually the other way around. Only thing that would stop the U.S. from kicking China's ass all over the place is the fact that they have plenty of nukes and the fact that we owe them so much money.
__________________ Darwin's theory of evolution is the great white elephant of contemporary thought. It is large, completely useless, and the object of superstitious awe.-Dr. David Berlinski, Philosophy
Most people believe Evolution not because they themselves are dumb, but cause they trust the "experts" who are feeding them evolutionary fast food, and so they don't bother questioning whether or not it's true.
Oh. My apologies then to both of you. I thought he was an American so when he said "we" I assumed he was talking about the US. I didn't actually take time to read the rest of his post since I was too busy laughing cause I thought he was talking about the U.S. ... Wish I could edit it but too late.
__________________ Darwin's theory of evolution is the great white elephant of contemporary thought. It is large, completely useless, and the object of superstitious awe.-Dr. David Berlinski, Philosophy
Most people believe Evolution not because they themselves are dumb, but cause they trust the "experts" who are feeding them evolutionary fast food, and so they don't bother questioning whether or not it's true.
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