Posted on 05/19/2014 1:30:16 PM PDT by traumer
A large number of People’s Liberation Army troops have reportedly been spotted heading towards the China-Vietnam border as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate, reports Hong Kong’s Sing Tao Daily. Sing Tao Daily is generally considered to be aligned to Chinese state media.
Thousands of Chinese nationals living or on business in Vietnam have already fled the country amid anti-China riots, which were sparked by a tense standoff between Chinese and Vietnamese naval ships near a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters off the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on May 4.
The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed Friday that at least two Chinese nationals have been killed and nearly a hundred were injured during violent protests last week that saw dozens of Chinese, Taiwanese and Hong Kong factories set on fire. The UK’s Guardian claims as many as 21 people have died.
As yet another large-scale anti-China protest was scheduled for Sunday, Chinese netizens reported seeing an “endless stream” of PLA soldiers in full combat gear at Chongzuo train station, apparently on their way to the 97-kilometre China-Vietnam border at Pingxiang city in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The soldiers were said to have been accompanied by tanks, armoured vehicles, missile launchers and other heavy artillery.
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ala Putin...
Interesting times.
Misdirection?
How will the Vietnamese do without China and Russia supplying them with military hardware and expertise?
Obama famously pronounced that he has a phone, and a pen.
Has he found any more Red Ink, yet?
This could get interesting. Not that they need my advise, but I’d advise the Vietnamese to prepare for border incursions and/or cross border artillery fire.
From Twitter:
China’s defence ministry:
“Media reports of the emergency mobilisation of PLA troops on the China-Vietnam border are false.”
Will the Obama administration release any sat photos of the buildup?
Let’s see....Who did Obama say we would go to bat for??
Beijing Bob?
#RuhRoh
Sure are a lot of wars and rumors of wars.
He’ll stand with the Muslims when the political winds turn in an ugly direction. Sense no Muslims are at risk here, he’ll just play some golf.
“Beijing Bob?”
Who knows??
What I do know is that to try and apply western logic to China’s long-term plans is a loser.
...and a golf club which he seems to prefer to all the rest.
There are pics on the net of pallets stacked 4 feet high with M1s, BARs, Thompsons, and carbines. All left in a field to rust away.
I thought the oil rig was clearly inside Vietnamese waters. Nothing disputed at all. The Chinese are in the wrong.
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