Posted on 05/20/2021 11:20:29 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The US and China have engaged in a war of words over the South China Sea after an American warship sailed close to a disputed set of islands.
The row was sparked after the USS Curtis Wilbur, an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, sailed past the Paracel Islands on Thursday.
China accused the warship of 'illegally' entering its territory and said the vessel was 'expelled' by its naval and air forces.
But the Navy's 7th Fleet hit back, saying the ship was not 'expelled' and that China does not control those waters - which are also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
China claims exclusive rights over almost the entire South China Sea, a strategic body of water through which trillons of dollars of global shipping pass each year.
However, the US - backed by an independent ruling from a UN-backed tribunal - disputes this, and says the waters are international.
To hammer home the point, the US conducts what it calls 'freedom of navigation operations' in the sea by sailing through waters claimed by China, but which should remain open to all vessels based on UN charters.
Such operations enrage Beijing, which called Thursday's incursion 'unprofessional and irresponsible,' saying it increases the risk of 'misunderstandings, misjudgments, and accidents at sea.'
'It severely violated China's sovereignty and security and severely undermined the peace and stability of the South China Sea,' a spokesman added.
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That’s absolutely true. Too bad their CiC isn’t on our side.
Hi.
Arleigh-Burke class destroyers are very dangerous. Anti ship, anti sub, anti missle and land based targets.
Hopefully, the USS Curtis Wilbur had a Los Angeles attack close by.
Nasty little combination for and adversary.
5.56mm
In this Bond film, Agent 007 has to prevent the war between China and UK...
Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) orders his guys to destroy a British destroyer in South China Sea...Then he also orders them to shoot down a Chinese fighter...Elliot Carver is a media mogul who is very wealthy...
It was an OK Bond film...Movie soundtrack was OK...
I thought this guy was a better Bond overall than Daniel Craig.
I had no problem with Pierce Brosnan as 007...He could be very funny...Then he could be a very ruthless killer...
I do not think Daniel Craig had too many humorous moments in his Bond films...But, I do not dislike him as 007...
Hmmm...isn’t the British Carrier Group heading to the South China Sea in a few months? HMS Queen Elizabeth is a big target. Someone needs to keep an eye on Jonathan Pryce.
How long before one of our ships surrenders to the Chinese like what happened under Obama with the Iranian bass boats?
By the way, Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) had this stealth boat...The boat attacked the British destroyer with some drill...
Just wondering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
"The Hainan Island incident occurred on April 1, 2001, when a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) J-8II interceptor fighter jet collided in mid-air, resulting in an international dispute between the United States of America (USA) and the People's Republic of China (PRC)."
US spy plane crew members were released after 10 days by Chinese...Chinese fighter pilot is presumed dead...
Chinese managed to take secret materials from the plane after it landed...The crew members could not destroy all the secret materials...
In that case, I’d name every round of ammo I own, China... and render unto Xi with relish.
But why? What is the purpose of sending a US ship that close to disputed islands? Perhaps Biden is looking to start another war. War is good for Democrats. It dampens criticism of the government, gives them an excuse to deprive of our rights, and gives them an excuse to spend an ass-ton of money.
Such operations enrage Beijing...
Nah! Beijing knows the score. What ‘Beijing’ is doing is whipping up their citizenry into a nationalist frenzy.
It's okay, we can use the rage chicommie.
What is the purpose of sending a US ship that close to disputed islands?
Freedom of navigation is what the US Navy does when they are not shooting at somebody. Other jobs are anti-piracy and anti-drug missions.
It’s important to note that other nations’ navies do this as well, but not every nation has a blue-water navy and they basically sub-contract that requirement to the USN (as they did with the Royal Navy for 200 years before that).
We sail through there every few months. This time is no different. 🙄
Why is that so difficult for some to understand? Do they just want the world's bad actors to have complete control of the seas and all it's commerce?
Where is Laz?
Next will be that they claim the American Indians are of chinese blood and give us two weeks to get OUT!
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