U.S. aircraft carrier denied access to Hong Kong

http://www.reuters.com ^ | Wed Nov 21, 2007 | Joanne Allen

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has unexpectedly denied the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier and its accompanying ships entry to Hong Kong port for a long-planned Thanksgiving holiday visit, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

"At present, it appears the USS Kitty Hawk strike group will not be making a port call in Hong Kong as previously planned as a result of a last minute denial by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs," State Department spokeswoman Nicole Thompson said.

China gave no reason was for the denial, Thompson said.

The United States is pressing Chinese authorities for an explanation and to reconsider its decision, she added.

The Financial Times newspaper said the Kitty Hawk group and its crew of 8,000 U.S. airmen and sailors had been expected in Hong Kong on Wednesday, but now would spend the holiday on the South China Sea.

A U.S. Navy spokesman was not immediately available for comment

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Chicoms acting up.

[Revolting cat!]

It’s time for the British to take back Hong Kong, and the Portuguese to take back Macao.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

BRING IT.

Let’s deny their exports, access to our customers.

RIGHT NOW.

[P8riot]

I wonder if they understand the impact on their economy. Especially if these guys have been at sea awhile.

[RDTF]

the ole diplomatic (or not) two step

[Always Right]

Who wants to eat their tainted meat anyways...

[50mm]

Threaten to shut down all US WalMarts for a day. Not only will the Chicoms grant entry, but they’ll swab the decks of the entire carrier group for us.

[TOneocon]

The commies in China don't want to look like their supporting the US military. It won't be long from now before all their assets in Iran go up in smoke.

[CarrotAndStick]

It’s time for the British to take back Hong Kong, and the Portuguese to take back Macao.

How would they go about doing that? Both these cities depend on critical supplies from the mainland, including food and water.

[mylife]

The old szechuan shuffle..

[outofstyle]

Let’s deny their exports, access to our customers.

Yes yes. But sadly, it will not, and cannot, happen. The Chinese will be the curse of our grandchildren.

[Revolting cat!]

Nixon’s fault.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

You don’t actually think it will take that long, do you?

We are SO asleep.

[WoofDog123]

the sad thing is that china has co-opted our multinationals and outright bought whatever parts of our government aren’t also in step with the multinationals.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Ironically, that is the way Japan ruled China...

[outofstyle]

You don’t actually think it will take that long, do you?

Right. It will be sooner. But tonight, with my daughter home from college, I choose to delude myself.

Happy Thanksgiving.

[Vigilanteman]

A president with balls would say: “If our ships can’t dock at Hong Kong, then yours can’t dock at Long Beach. This time, we’ll spend the holiday in Singapore where we are welcome and the people are free.”

[Revolting cat!]

Start bombing so George W. Bush can get up on that deck and tell us again: "Mission accomplished!"

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Nicely said. I am speechless.

Happy Thanksgiving.

[hinckley buzzard]

Just a matter of time. Thanks to the pusillanimous toadying of the Bush/Clinton/Bush regime, we soon will have to fumigate the Asian mainland of the cockroaches which have infested it. Fortunately, after the radiation dissipates, the true Chinese government currently headquartered in Taiwan can return to its rightful home and establish a peaceful democracy on the ashes of the rebel communist tyranny.