Posted on 07/24/2010 5:51:42 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
July 23, 2010
Offering to Aid Talks, U.S. Challenges China on Disputed Islands
By MARK LANDLER
HANOI, Vietnam — Opening a new source of potential friction with China, the Obama administration said Friday that it would step into a tangled dispute between China and its smaller Asian neighbors over a string of strategically significant islands in the South China Sea.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at an Asian regional security meeting in Vietnam, stressed that the United States remained neutral on which regional countries had stronger territorial claims to the islands. But she said that the United States had an interest in preserving free shipping in the area and that it would be willing to facilitate multilateral talks on the issue.
Though presented as an offer to help ease tensions, the stance amounts to a sharp rebuke to China. Beijing has insisted for years that all the islands belong to China and that any disputes should be resolved by China. In March, senior Chinese officials pointedly warned their American counterparts that they would brook no interference in the South China Sea, which they called part of the “core interest” of sovereignty.
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I guess Hitlery and Ears need another distraction. Hey Ears, how is that kowtowing to the chicoms working with N Korea? Hitlery, is your hubby trying to make nice nice with his pals from the Vietnam era now?
This is how this will play out with these two buffones in command: the chicoms will not cede anything regarding these islands, not move one iota on N Korea and will probably make some noise about reunifying with Taiwan, which they believe to be Formosa.
Maybe Turbo Tax Tim can take a trip to the Chicoms and mention something about the US repudiating its foreign debt! Now that would be something to behold. The upside, he would not leave China without a trip to some reeducation camp.
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Out of control, especially with pResident Wrecking Ball in charge.
Interesting to see Vietnam and China going head to head. Vietnam is much friendlier with the US and is causing China's industrial growth to slow as more companies move their operations out to countries like Vietnam and India.
When push comes to shove, they might want to invade Vietnam again. On the other hand, they have N. Korea and Taiwan to take care of. If China loses control of N. Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan should worry.
If China gets way with claims to the area around the Paracel Islands that would mean they would only be 250 nautical miles away fom the Spratly Islands (505 NM as tey are now) and their proven oil and gas reserves, which they are trying to STEAL from the Philippines.
...the Obama administration said Friday that it would step into a tangled dispute between China and its smaller Asian neighbors over a string of strategically significant islands in the South China Sea. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at an Asian regional security meeting in Vietnam, stressed that the United States remained neutral... But... had an interest in preserving free shipping in the area and that it would be willing to facilitate multilateral talks on the issue. Though presented as an offer to help ease tensions, the stance amounts to a sharp rebuke to China. Beijing has insisted for years that all the islands belong to China and that any disputes should be resolved by China. In March, senior Chinese officials pointedly warned their American counterparts that they would brook no interference in the South China Sea, which they called part of the "core interest" of sovereignty.This is a bitch-slap to the Chinese, and it all leads back to their support for their North Korean criminal client state. Thanks TigerLikesRooster.
This is exactly the way China went about N. Korean problem. Hitlery is turning the table around, and probably would be urging China to remain calm and rational, when China acts angry.
Exactly. I am a bit tired of plain Hillary and Obama bashing on FR even when they do something right. Blind bipartisanism is not a very Republican quality. It is just plain dumb.
Folks, Big O and Hill got this one right - give them credit when its due - its not very often so please try to be a bit “magnanimous”
“the Obama administration said Friday that it would step into a tangled dispute between China and its smaller Asian neighbors over a string of strategically significant islands in the South China Sea. “
Just like a stupid actor offering to assist in diplomatic negotiations. Butting in when he wasn’t invited to join in solving the problem.
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