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Flash Point Taiwan Straits
eDefense ^ | March 2005 | Kenneth B. Sherman

Posted on 01/11/2006 8:05:58 PM PST by Jeff Head

In May 2004, a flotilla of Chinese warships sailed slowly down the length of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor in an effective show of force. Officially, the People's Liberation Army described the visit as "an event to honor the PLA Navy's 55th anniversary." Clearly, the subtext was that the People's Republic of China (PRC) was striding confidently on the world stage. This display – the first since the colony's return to China in 1997 – came as pro-democracy advocates were grumbling about Beijing's clamp-down on any appearance of self-determination for the former British colony. Two guided-missile destroyers (Shenzhen and Harbin, Sovremmenyy-class guided-missile destroyers purchased from Russia), four guided-missile frigates, and two submarines with their crews standing topside in dress whites demonstrated China's military strength.

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KEYWORDS: chicomms; china; india; jeffhead; peoplesrepublic; pla; prc; risingseadragon; roc; rocn; taiwan; thedragonsfury; worldwariii
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Though a little dated (March of last year), this is an excellent article, and one I didn't even know I had been quoted in it.
1 posted on 01/11/2006 8:06:00 PM PST by Jeff Head
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To: Wiz; HighRoadToChina; Tailgunner Joe; Gengis Khan; NormsRevenge; TigerLikesRooster; Travis McGee; ..

FYI


2 posted on 01/11/2006 8:09:57 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: All

3 posted on 01/11/2006 8:11:34 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: snowsislander; Bald Eagle777; F15Eagle; AmericanInTokyo; GOP_1900AD; yonif; tallhappy; Paul Ross

FYI


4 posted on 01/11/2006 8:15:30 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Jeff Head

bttt


5 posted on 01/11/2006 8:21:33 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe (http://www.freerepublic.com/china/)
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To: Jeff Head

bttt


6 posted on 01/11/2006 8:22:55 PM PST by snowsislander
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To: Jeff Head

Way to go Jeff! Right in one of the top paragraphs too!


7 posted on 01/11/2006 8:41:36 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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I had a friend who saw this email me and have me take a look. Great exposure for The Dragon's Fury Series in there too.
8 posted on 01/11/2006 8:46:15 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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And here's a BTTT to you both too!


9 posted on 01/11/2006 8:46:53 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Jeff Head

bump


10 posted on 01/11/2006 8:50:58 PM PST by Eagles6 (Dig deeper, more ammo.)
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Thanks for the ping, Jeff.
12 posted on 01/11/2006 9:17:56 PM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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To: Eagles6

BUMP back.


13 posted on 01/11/2006 9:41:36 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: F15Eagle

Thanks...and roger that!


14 posted on 01/11/2006 9:41:50 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: tallhappy

You are welcome my FRiend.


15 posted on 01/11/2006 9:42:08 PM PST by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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Bumping!

Good article.


17 posted on 01/12/2006 2:46:06 AM PST by Gengis Khan
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To: Jeff Head

good post.


18 posted on 01/12/2006 4:02:42 AM PST by gaijin
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To: Jeff Head

Meahwhile, our Navy has slid into political correctness hell. Check this out. http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/kathleenparker/2006/01/11/181896.html


19 posted on 01/12/2006 4:42:07 AM PST by Jacquerie (Democrats soil institutions)
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To: Jeff Head
Jeff, interesting article, but the economy will probably break before 2008. The bad debts are estimated at around 35-50 percent of the Chinese GDP. No country can survive that. Perhaps something will happen already at the end of 2006 as (according to Stratfor):

"But the dawning problem is that China is not in its own little world: It is now a World Trade Organization member, and nearly half of its GDP is locked up in international trade. Its WTO commitments dictate that by December, Beijing must allow any interested foreign companies to compete in the Chinese banking market without restriction. But without some fairly severe adjustments, this shift would swiftly suck the capital out of the Chinese banking system. After all, if you are a Chinese depositor, who would you put your money with -- a foreign bank offering 2 percent interest and a passbook that means something, or a local state bank that can (probably) be counted on to give your money back (without interest)?"
20 posted on 01/12/2006 6:09:42 AM PST by AdmSmith
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