South China Sea: Chinese military told not to fire first shot in stand-off with US forces

https://www.scmp.com ^ | 11 Aug, 2020 | Wendy Wu and Minnie Chan

[RomanSoldier19]

China has told its service personnel “not to fire the first shot” as Beijing looks to de-escalate tensions with the United States in the South China Sea, sources familiar with the situation told the South China Morning Post. Both sides have stepped up their operations in the disputed waters, increasing the risk of incidents that spiral out of control, but Beijing does not want to give American hawks the opportunity to escalate things further. The sources said Beijing had ordered pilots and naval officers to exercise restraint in the increasingly frequent stand-offs with US planes and warships.

[VanShuyten]

Don’t shoot At Americans, but it’s OK to throw rocks at Indian soldiers and kill them.

[Georgia Girl 2]

They are back paddling because Trump gave the ChiComs a little demonstration the other day. Under reported but we fired an ICBM with 4 MERVE warheads (not armed) which travelled 4200 miles and then all landed within 10 ft of the target. Just letting Xi Jinpeng know who is the only real super power in the world. That’s why the ChiComs are trying to deescalate. Trump telling Xi he can put one down his chimney.

[Mark17]

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