VOA Chinese, July 15, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100714-US-South-Korean-Navies-Will-Exercise-in-Yellow-Sea-98464049.html
My comment: Transcript of "DOD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the
Pentagon." Department of Defense, July 14, 2010.
http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4652
Quote:
" I’m, frankly, not sure that it [China's position] does [namely, play into
the plans], other than the fact that, obviously, they are a regional power
and someone who -- and a country that -- obviously, whose opinion we respect
and consider. But this is a matter of our ability to exercise in the open
seas, in international waters. Those determinations are made by us, and us
alone. Where we exercise, when we exercise, with whom and how, using what
assets and so forth, are determinations that are made by the United States
Navy, by this -- by the Department of Defense, by the United States
government.
"Listen, there are obviously territorial waters that we are always
respectful of no matter where we operate throughout the world. But beyond
that jurisdiction, beyond that -- that 12-mile limit, we get into the high
seas, international waters that we or anybody else is free to operate in,
and we do regularly. I mean, I think the last time, for example, the George
Washington was operating in the -- in the -- in the Yellow Sea was in
October. It -- you know, it happens with regularity and frequency. So it’s
not unusual at all for us to be operating in the Yellow Sea.
" I don’t know that we inform anybody when we’re operating in
international waters.
-----------------------Separately
Noah Shachtman, The Air Force Needs a Serious Upgrade; Here are five steps
to ensure that the U.S. remains the dominant force in the sky. Wall Street
Journal, July 15, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703571704575341363579338610.html
("A big chunk of the JSF's cost overruns and technical complications are
coming from the Marine version—the one that takes off and lands vertically,
helicopter-style. It's a neat trick but its battlefield utility is
debatable.")
My comment:
(a) In this report, only this paragraph and the two paragraphs preceding
this are wroth reading.
(b) Taiwan decides what weaponry to buy, and then submits the wish list to
US--rather than the other way around. (Naturally It is US that decides
whether to fill the demand.) Taiwan expressed interests in this model under
Pres. Chen--and still wants it under Pres. Ma Ying-jeou. The reason is
simple: China may have conduct first barrages of missile strike to bomb out
all airports (military or civilian). For a decade, Taiwan Air Force has
practiced takeoff and landing in highways, which are also vulnerable in a
war.
The following paragraphs are so far out/down, I missed them the first time around.
"Q So in which (key area?) so will George Washington participate in the exercise; I mean, in the Yellow Sea one or in the Sea of Japan one?
"MR. MORRELL: The question is, where will the George Washington go? I’m not going to announce where specific ships are going to go at this point. As I said before, the George Washington has operated throughout the region, including in the Yellow Sea. I’m sure the George Washington will operate again in the Yellow Sea. But we’re not in a position yet to announce which assets are going where and when. Suffice it to say we are going to operate in both the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea as a part of these exercises. The timing, the assets and so forth have yet to be finalized, and so I’ve got nothing specific to offer there.
【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: VOA Chinese, July 15, 2010.
: http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100714-US-South-Korean-Navies-Will-Exercise-in-Yellow-Sea-98464049.html
: My comment: Transcript of "DOD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the
: Pentagon." Department of Defense, July 14, 2010.
: (以下引言省略...)
美韩不顾中国反对将举行联合军演. VOA Chinese, July 15, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100715-US-KOREA-CHINA-98495789.html
My comment:
(a) 华盛顿大学朝鲜研究中心主任克拉克.索伦森教授
Clark W. Sorensen, Associate Professor,
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies,
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
http://faculty.washington.edu/sangok/
(b) Although the report is clocked "04:16 PM 格林威治标准时间"-- and
therefore 12:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time--it appeared in the past hour or so.
(c) This report does not say more than (i) the previous report which I cited
in the original posting, or (ii) Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell's
transcript. However, the title of this report ("不顾中国反对") is intriguing
. What will be the extent of "disregard" 不顾? As far as dispatching USS
George Washington to Yellow Sea?
【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: The following paragraphs are so far out/down, I missed them the first time around.
: "Q So in which (key area?) so will George Washington participate in the exercise; I mean, in the Yellow Sea one or in the Sea of Japan one?
: "MR. MORRELL: The question is, where will the George Washington go? I’m not going to announce whe
: (以下引言省略...)