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China is destabilising South China Sea, US defence secretary says
theguardian.com ^ | May 31 2014 | Associated Press

Posted on 05/31/2014 5:41:33 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network

China is destabilising the South China Sea region by pursuing territorial disputes with other nations, the US defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, has said.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: america; china
Speaking at an international security conference in Singapore on Saturday, Hagel said the US would not look the other way when countries such as China tried to restrict navigation or ignore international rules and standards.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/31/china-is-destabilising-south-east-asia-us-defence-secretary-warns

1 posted on 05/31/2014 5:41:33 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/31/china-is-destabilising-south-east-asia-us-defence-secretary-warns


2 posted on 05/31/2014 5:42:03 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2013)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Nice to see Hagel is up from his nap.


3 posted on 05/31/2014 5:45:04 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

The Chinese know they can do whatever they want with the group of linguine spinned progressives we have in charge now. Opportunity knocks.


4 posted on 05/31/2014 5:48:25 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

If I knoew how to reach Sec Hagle I would ask him this question, “Chuck, if we go to war with China, who will we borrow the money from to finance it?”


5 posted on 05/31/2014 5:49:01 AM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (Be kept informed on Maine's secession, sign up at freemaine@hushmail.com)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

“Hagel said the US would not look the other way”

Yes it will. If it isn’t on CNN, Obama doesn’t know it is happening.


6 posted on 05/31/2014 5:50:01 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine

That is a very significant question.

America currently runs a (massive) trade imbalance with China.

China currently sells America 440 billion dollars worth of imports. (last year’s numbers)

America only sells China 122 billion dollars worth of exports.

You have asked a very, very important issue. Why are we buying everything from China?

America, bring back American jobs.


7 posted on 05/31/2014 5:54:15 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2013)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
It has become nearly impossible not to buy Chinese-made goods in the US.
Familiar brands, once made in Cleveland, Rockford and St. Louis, are now stamped out or wired in China.
8 posted on 05/31/2014 5:59:54 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Writing checks with your mouth that can’t be cashed.


9 posted on 05/31/2014 6:05:17 AM PDT by AU72
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Nice to see Hagel is up from his nap.

Yup! Captain Obvious.

10 posted on 05/31/2014 6:07:29 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Hagel, you’ll “look the other way” if your boss Valerie TELLS you to look the other way. You are small potatoes, Hagel. You are a paper thin figurehead.

Just do what you were brought in to do—get those trannies mainstreamed in the Pentagon and armed services. Maybe you’ll lead by example.


11 posted on 05/31/2014 6:08:50 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
"Why are we buying everything from China? America, bring back American jobs."

We can't bring back the jobs till we get rid of the unions and the EPA.

12 posted on 05/31/2014 6:21:06 AM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (Be kept informed on Maine's secession, sign up at freemaine@hushmail.com)
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To: Don Corleone

The Chinese now have four nuclear submarines.
How long before they have a dozen ?


13 posted on 05/31/2014 6:36:23 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
During the entire Cold War I never really thought much about it in terms of an Armageddon. Even the Cuban missile crisis would pass I figured. Both of us had better sense and there were those proxy wars.

Red China? Well, over the years they have asked us several times this question: "We can afford to lose [insert current population of U.S. here] how many can you lose?" They didn't have it.. and if the tried to get us with one or two they'd lose everything. They won't try. But..

Thanks to the 1960s Marxist-Alinsky campus radical, psycho spoiled brats Clintons Red China now has the nuclear technology and delivery systems to make the threat real. The Chi-coms have already killed off 60 million of their own (20% of our population) I believe that Red China will attack with nuclear missiles knowing that..

The way it was 1950s: "Eisenhower and his Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, introduced the doctrine of 'massive retaliation.'" Nuclear force will be used anywhere in the world.

The way it is 1990s: "[About Ike's 'massive retaliation' and Reagan's 'launch on warning' Robert Bell, senior director for defense policy and arms control for Clinton's National Security Council said it's] not something that you would want operative today....'"

"Bell said 'in this [Clinton] PDD we direct our military forces to continue to posture themselves in such a way as to not rely on launch on warning -- to be able to absorb a nuclear strike and still have enough force surviving to constitute credible deterrence.'"

[My emphasis]

Americans, a message from the ruling class: "absorb a nuclear strike and still have enough force surviving to constitute credible deterrence [once we know for sure who done it]."

Telling the enemies that that red line not to cross or else! is right here in the U.S.

14 posted on 05/31/2014 6:53:26 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

and our military is gutted


15 posted on 05/31/2014 8:22:31 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

US business are starting to return to the USA. From the look of it the trickle will turn into a flood.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-returning-jobs-20140513-story.html#page=1


16 posted on 05/31/2014 9:01:03 AM PDT by ckilmer
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine

I (strongly) disagree.

We face a major new challenge: China.

Bring back American jobs.


17 posted on 05/31/2014 9:11:25 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2013)
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