Politics South China Sea Thread

[morris]

In recent years, Vietnam has also been actively working to strengthen and expand the islands controlled by Hanoi in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea. The photographs show the "evolution" of Pearson Reef, aka Bisheng Jiao from 2014 to 2021. The total area of the erected infrastructure facilities has increased by 24 thousand square meters. It is also reported about the construction of stationary launch sites for air defense systems.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

RSF: "We courteously call on the Chinese Ambassador to Paris to end his impassioned rants against journalists"

Chinese Ambassador to Paris, Lu Shaye, once again lashes out at French journalists he accuses of “lying” about his country. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) insists that a diplomat has no right to give journalism lessons, especially when representing one of the worst regimes in the world when it...

rsf.org

 

[Mike1976]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) insists that a diplomat has no right to give journalism lessons, especially when representing one of the worst regimes in the world when it comes to press freedom.

Could have just ended the sentence after "world"

 

[Ivan le Fou]

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42784

For those who don’t mind reading and learning what's happening outside of their "intellectual bubble", here is another CRS report dealing with China and disputed areas in the South China sea (among others). With lots of graphics and pictures for those who won’t read.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

2 EU leaders back deeper ties with Taiwan, reject Chinas bullying | Taiwan News | Oct. 29, 2021 13:08

www.taiwannews.com.tw

 

[morris]

US, Chinese and Japanese navies in the South China Sea on 1-11-2021.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

Netflix removes Australian spy drama episodes after Philippines’ complaint over China map

The Philippines asked Netflix to remove certain episodes of the six-part Australian series Pine Gap, saying a map depicted on the show was a violation of its sovereignty.

www.smh.com.au

"The map was no accident as it was consciously designed & calculated to specifically convey a message that China’s 9 dash line is legitimate”.

The Philippine films board believes that “such portrayal is a crafty attempt to perpetuate and memorialize in the consciousness of the present generation of viewers and the generations to come the illegal nine-dash line.”



Jimmies have been rustled.

 

[Junglejim]

Netflix removes Australian spy drama episodes after Philippines’ complaint over China map

The Philippines asked Netflix to remove certain episodes of the six-part Australian series Pine Gap, saying a map depicted on the show was a violation of its sovereignty.

www.smh.com.au

"The map was no accident as it was consciously designed & calculated to specifically convey a message that China’s 9 dash line is legitimate”.

The Philippine films board believes that “such portrayal is a crafty attempt to perpetuate and memorialize in the consciousness of the present generation of viewers and the generations to come the illegal nine-dash line.”



Jimmies have been rustled.

Just an overactive Foreign Affairs department that needs to justify their posts.

US sends ‘nuke sniffer’ plane over South China Sea weeks after sub accident

The WC-135 Constant Phoenix, which detects radioactive debris, was among five US reconnaissance planes in the South China Sea region, satellite photos show.

www.scmp.com

 

[Mike1976]

Just an overactive Foreign Affairs department that needs to justify their posts.

US sends ‘nuke sniffer’ plane over South China Sea weeks after sub accident

The WC-135 Constant Phoenix, which detects radioactive debris, was among five US reconnaissance planes in the South China Sea region, satellite photos show.

www.scmp.com

So they suspect that they might have clipped a Chinese nuclear sub.

 

[Mike1976]

The US Navy claims they hit an underwater mountain and three senior members of the crew have been relieved.

US Navy sacks commanding officers of crashed submarine

The officers are fired after the USS Connecticut struck an undersea mountain in the South China Sea.

www.bbc.com

Sure, a "mountain". And for those scratches on the paint job you get highly specialised intel assets scouring the area for nuclear material. Sure.

 

[morris]

Another intrusion.

 

[Chazman]

China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert - USNI News

The Chinese military has built targets in the shape of an American aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the Taklamakan desert as part of a new target range complex, according to photos provided to USNI News by satellite imagery company Maxar. The full-scale outline of a U.S. carrier and...

news.usni.org

 

[Redav]

US DoD's 2021 China Military Power Report: PLAN is the Largest Navy in the World - Naval News

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) released its annual report on military and security developments involving China, commonly referred to as the China Military Power Report. The report says the Chinese Navy is now the largest in the world with 355 ships.

www.navalnews.com

 

[Mike1976]

China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert - USNI News

The Chinese military has built targets in the shape of an American aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships in the Taklamakan desert as part of a new target range complex, according to photos provided to USNI News by satellite imagery company Maxar. The full-scale outline of a U.S. carrier and...

news.usni.org

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[Hiryu2.0]

Japan Exercises with US Navy in South China Sea after Port Call in Vietnam

Japan’s engagement in the region shows off how it has comparatively less fraught relations with Southeast Asian states than China does, a US analyst says.

www.rfa.org

 

[Ivan le Fou]

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[morris]

 

[Picanha]

Who would have thought? I always wondered what they use. As a gas turbine they probably also use some LM2500 knockoffs. Ordered for a "power station"

German engine technology found in Chinese warships — report​

Engines developed in Germany can evade export control bans due to their status as a so-called dual-use technology, a German media investigation has revealed.

German technology found in China's warships: report – DW – 11/06/2021

Engines developed in Germany can evade export control bans due to their status as a so-called dual-use technology, a German media investigation has revealed.

www.dw.com

I tell you what more is powered by German engines in the PLA. Tanks and APCs - Klöckner Deutz sells them by the thousands.

Also for "civilian" use.

 

[Chazman]

US and Allies Will ‘Take Action’ If China Attacks Taiwan, Blinken Says

www.theepochtimes.com