davethevol
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful......
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China is currently running long term operations vs short term ones as far as what they are getting involved in. They are doing a lot of the US/Russia empire building. Bases in foreign countries, resource rights, comanaged intelligence. but they aren't getting involved in any of the conflicts as of yet.
But now Sri Lanka is struggling to repay that money, and so has signed an agreement to give a Chinese firm a stake in the port as a way of paying down some of that debt.
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which is building the city, will get about two-thirds of the marketable land on lease for 99 years in return for its investment.
How is that? Why is the US in the Yellow Sea/East China Sea to begin with?
Chinese aggression. Also in support of our big allies South Korea and Japan.
This was a routine mission in intl waters. The Chinese fighter pilots acted aggressively, hence my correction of your comment.
On a side note, I must have missed all your crying over the Russian bombers flying missions off Alaska, the West Coast and around Guam. What are they doing there? Lol
Alaska? You mean a few years ago when the media was screaming about Russian planes in the Aleutian Islands? Look at a map, how else would Russia be able to get to the Bering Sea and Arctic without crossing over that island chain?
The military issued a notice to its pilots, later published by the Federal Aviation Administration, urging them to use extreme caution when transiting near the Chinese base, citing the use of a high-power laser on multiple occasions.
China is working on a network of naval and air bases in and around the Indian Ocean as Beijing invests to create a military capable of force projection and increased global influence. The U.S. is watching its strategic rival closely, well aware of Chinas superpower potential. Still, Beijing has some way to go before it catches up the the U.S., which maintains almost 800 overseas military bases worldwide.
WE don't wonder why we are in debt. YOU might.China Is Using Lasers to Target U.S. Pilots Flying Over Its Base in Djibouti
WTF??? And we wonder why we are $21+ trillion in debt...
Not trying to sound insensitive, but hasn't this been the norm for decades?A segment on CBC News on China's treatment of Christians these days:
How China uses intimidation, negotiation to bring Christians under its control | CBC News
2 US warships pass through Taiwan Strait ahead of crucial Trump-Xi meeting
Two US warships have sailed through the narrow Taiwan Strait, just days ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Argentina to discuss strained trade relations.
Guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and the replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-OA-197) passed through the disputed waterway on Wednesday to show Washington’s commitment to a “free and open” Indo-Pacific. “The US Navy will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows,” Lieutenant Rachel McMarr, a spokeswoman for the US Pacific Fleet, said in a statement.
2 US warships pass through Taiwan Strait ahead of crucial Trump-Xi meeting