In my opinion the news article raises a valid point, and I think that point has been missed by many. China should cite the US refusal to be bound or ratify UNCLOS gives China absolutely unchallengeable legitimacy to withdraw from UNCLOS, and though I've not heard it stated by any official China...
It's rather silly to dismiss the Chinese the way you are they remain the ONLY nation to recover from European imperial divine right and it is my hope as a Caribbean man that Vietnam or the phillippenes don't derail China's lead in freeing this world from European domination
As a non Asian interested in the South China Sea disputes I must say it is certainly good that the Vietnamese and Chinese governments are a great deal more rational and sober minded than some of the posters here. Just my opinion.
Also of note the entire F22 stealth fleet was grounded for a while in 2015 because of safety issues. So again I fail to comprehend the relavent point that is trying to be made ? It would be helpful to me at least if you clarified the the relavence of a Chinese jet crash to the overall issue of...
It is also important to note that military plane crashes occur in even the US mighty air force of which there were several in December 2015 so I am unsure what a jet crash in China plaaf is meant to convey to the readers here ?
The US stance is rather a simple one that any major power would take, China's stance is equally as simple politics is power relations plain and simple, as admittedly my own opinion the long term political relationship between the US and China will eventually lead to Chinese control of the South...
Just read that fiery cross now has what looks like a sports stadium on it and Johnson south has lots of green areas on it now. Has anyone seen these new pictures? If so can you post them please?
You can agree or disagree with China's approach to the South China Sea but one thing is certain these islands are extremely impressive feats as far as I know without equal in terms of ability to construct what seems impractical and focus on strategic objectives
It seems when complete China's spratly island bases will fit in to a well conceptualized ability to if necessary stem American naval interdiction in the South China Sea. I am particularly curious if the speculation of an airstrip on mischief reef materializes as to me it would actually make it a...