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The standoff in the South China Sea between the naval forces of the Philippines and China is in danger of escalating, as the U.S. continues to watch anxiously.
China has now sent a third ship to support its claim to the area known as Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines.
Philippine warships attempting to arrest the crews of a Chinese fishing fleet that had entered the territory sparked the latest dispute between the two Asian countries.
They were stopped from doing so by the arrival of two Chinese surveillance ships, which then ordered the Philippine warships to leave the area.
They refused arguing that its Philippine territory and have since sent a second warship to the area.
"We're not retreating from our own territory," Alexander Pama, Chief Vice Admiral of the Philippine navy said.
China also claims the rich fishing ground as its own despite it being within 200 nautical miles of the Philippines.
"The timing of the dispute suggests China is keen to send a message to the Philippines and the U.S. ahead of their bilateral military exercise, and to assert its authority in the disputed area," Maria Patrikainen, a global insight analyst at IHS told Fox News.
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Originally posted by Xcathdra
Would anyone like to make a wager on how quickly this is going to erupt into shots being fired?
Originally posted by stirling
nice find X, this could be a deal breaker in the gulf standoff right now......
If the Chinese want a shooting war theywill have the US navy to get fiesty with.......
As i understand it US-Phillipine treaty of mutual defense....would bring the pacific fleet into the fray fast.
Not to mention US bases there......
Originally posted by BobAthome
i mean we are talking nuclear capable WARships people,,, right??
escorts like submariens for instance?
There VICE_ ADMIRAL im sure would not have called them warships,, if they were,,
tugboats right,,, i mean,, wouldnt send warships without nukes ,,,you think?
Originally posted by Franz von Humboldt
Let them shoot at each other. There are lots of Asians in the world anyway.edit on 13-4-2012 by Franz von Humboldt because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by BobAthome
reply to post by ~Vixen~
As presidentof the usa for instance u want too take that chance,,
that the American subs are not already there?
and i know their nuclear....right or wrong?
about them being nuclear,, and now invisible too,,
too chinese raidar for instance,,,
ya,,ok,,,
but thats the NukeGame,,,will they???
or will they not??
tick tock
tick tock,,
has the clock moved???
Me
so yeah kinda makes us a relevant party in the situation
The Mutual Defense Treaty Between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America was signed on August 30, 1951 in Washington, D.C. between representatives of the Philippines and the United States. The overall accord contained eight articles and dictated that both nations would support each other if either the Philippines or the United States were to be attacked by an external party.
Originally posted by KilrathiLG
reply to post by ~Vixen~
they are a territory of the united states and one of our older allies and aside from breifly bailing on them in ww2 we will defend them and their islands as if they are us soil
so yeah kinda makes us a relevant party in the situation
The Mutual Defense Treaty Between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America was signed on August 30, 1951 in Washington, D.C. between representatives of the Philippines and the United States. The overall accord contained eight articles and dictated that both nations would support each other if either the Philippines or the United States were to be attacked by an external party.
they fought with us in Iraq and Afghanistan and we shall stand with them if need be and they have more then a few "bigger" allies in the region...japan australia think they get along pretty well with vietnam and even spain(original colonizers of the islands) and a large population of ex pat south koreans located on the islands
en.wikipedia.org... got alot more friends then i originally thought
Originally posted by DangerDeath
China did use blunt force to occupy Tibet. And started war with India. And did attack Vietnam. And did send its soldiers to swim Usuri river and almost started war with USSR.