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Post by sevenofnine on May 21, 2015 20:37:42 GMT -5
China getting frisky with their planes KILL Bill style
China navy warns U.S. plane flying near disputed islands
.S. Navy BEIJING — The Chinese navy repeatedly warned a U.S. surveillance plane to leave airspace around disputed islands in the South China Sea, a sign that Beijing may seek to create a military exclusion zone in a move that could heighten regional tensions.
The warnings, delivered eight times to a P-8A Poseidon over the Spratly Islands on Wednesday, were reported by a CNN team aboard the plane.
“Foreign military aircraft. This is Chinese navy. You are approaching our military alert zone. Leave immediately,” a radio operator told the aircraft, later bluntly warning: “Go, go.”
After each warning, the U.S. pilots responded calmly that the P-8A was flying through international airspace, according to the CNN team
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-navy-warns-us-plane-flying-near-disputed-islands/ar-BBk4rHc
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Post by Daniel on May 26, 2015 10:54:17 GMT -5
Defense to offense: China unveils new military strategy to boost naval capability
May 26, 2015 / RTNews
China has unveiled a new defense strategy to boost its naval capability and said it will now shift from “territorial air defense” to both “defense and offense.” Beijing also slammed its neighbors for their “provocative actions” on its “reefs and islands.”
The white paper China’s military strategy was issued by the State Council on Tuesday, signaling ambitions for greater naval presence in the region where tensions are rising over disputed territories in the South China Sea.
“The [People's Liberation Army] Navy (PLAN) will gradually shift its focus from "offshore waters defense" to the combination of "offshore waters defense" with "open seas protection," and build a combined, multi-functional and efficient marine combat force structure,” says the document.
The white paper says that Chinese navy will also “enhance its capabilities for strategic deterrence and counterattack, maritime maneuvers, joint operations at sea, comprehensive defense and comprehensive support.”
In the document Beijing also stresses that it will shift its focus from territorial air defense to both defense and offense.
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rt.com/news/261989-china-military-defense-strategy/
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Post by Daniel on May 29, 2015 7:52:16 GMT -5
RT News would have us believe that China has been the victim. To the contrary, however, China has been bullying it's neighbors including Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Philippines.
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Post by Daniel on May 29, 2015 10:22:06 GMT -5
US surveillance shows Chinese artillery on artificial islands, officials say
May 29, 2015
FoxNews.com
U.S. surveillance images show China has positioned weaponry on at least one of the artificial islands it is developing in the South China Sea, officials say, apparently confirming suspicions that Beijing has been building up the area for military use.
A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Friday that China has put artillery pieces on its man-made islands.
The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, first reported that images taken about a month ago showed two Chinese motorized artillery pieces on one of the artificial reefs. Although the weaponry would not pose a threat to U.S. planes or ships, it could potentially reach neighboring islands, the officials told the paper.
“There is no military threat,” one official told the Journal. “But it is about symbolism.”
The Journal reported that in recent weeks the artillery has disappeared from view, though it was not clear how of why. U.S. officials said they believed the equipment had either been removed or purposely obscured by the Chinese.
The American officials said that the artillery, is within striking range of an island claimed by Vietnam, which that country's government has armed with various weaponry for some time.
A Chinese Embassy spokesman maintained the development of the artificial lands was primarily civilian.
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www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/29/us-surveillance-on-china-artificial-islands-reportedly-shows-military-artillery/
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Post by sevenofnine on May 31, 2015 10:43:13 GMT -5
China Says It Could Set Up Air Defense Zone in South China Sea
Brian Suits of KFI Radio has thingy on his Saturday show last night
BEIJING — A Chinese admiral said on Sunday that Beijing could set up an air defense zone above disputed areas of the South China Sea if it felt it was facing a large enough threat, according to Chinese news media.
Adm. Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army, told a regional security forum in Singapore that China had not said it would defintely create a so-called air defense identification zone, but that any decision would be based on an aerial threat assessment and the general security situation. He also said other nations should not overemphasize the issue.
The creation of an air defense zone would be viewed by the United States and Southeast Asian nations as a huge provocation. In recent years, foreign officials have speculated whether one
www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/world/asia/china-says-it-could-set-up-air-defense-zone-in-south-china-sea.html?_r=2
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