美越将在南中国海域举行联合军演

choi

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BBC Chinese, Aug. 10. 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/08/100810_usvietnam.shtml
("看起来这一次河内政府似乎决定冒一下险，要得罪它那强大的邻国中国了")

Note: The report states, "美国第七舰队发表的一份声明，把这次为期一周的军演称
为'一系列海上演练活动，'因为重点是非战斗的演习，比如海上搜索和救援活动等。声
明还说，乔治华盛顿号航母前往南中国海是为了庆祝美国和越南建交15周年。

It refers to
Seventh Fleet kicks off Vietnam Naval Engagement Activities.  U.S. 7th Fleet
Public Affairs. Aug. 8, 2010.
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2010/08-August/07.htm
("The U.S. 7th Fleet will kick off a weeklong series of naval engagement
activities with the Vietnam People's Navy on Aug. 8 to commemorate the 15th
anniversary of normalization of relations between the United States and
Vietnam.")

Also in Seventh Fleet's home page:
Brock A. Taylor, USS John S. McCain Arrives in Vietnam to Commemorate 15th
Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations. Aug. 10, 2010.
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2010/08-August/08.htm

My comment: For years Vietnamese fishermen can no go out to seas to fish.
Now Vietnam 狐假虎威.


----------------------------Separately
(1) 美隐形飞机设计师对华泄密被定罪. BBC Chinese, Aug. 10. 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/08/100810_b2_spy_china.shtml

Note: Noshir Gowadia, 67, of Hawaii--originally from India.

(2) Margie Mason, US Navy warship docks in former foe Vietnam. Associated
Press, Aug. 10, 2010.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100810/ap_on_re_as/as_vietnam_us_ship_visit_3

Quote:

"On Sunday [Aug. 8], the U.S. Navy hosted a delegation of Vietnamese
military and government officials on the USS George Washington, a hulking
nuclear-powered aircraft supercarrier cruising in waters off Vietnam's
central coast. Chinese military ships were seen shadowing the carrier in the
distance.

"'These waters belong to nobody, yet belong to everybody,' Capt. David
Lausman, commanding officer of the George Washington, said Sunday aboard the
mammoth carrier * * * 'China has a right to operate here, as do we and as
do every other country of the world.'

My comment: No need to read the rest.

(3) John Bolton, Confronting China's Snarl; Beijing's truculence warrants a
firm American response. Wall Street Journal, Aug. 10, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703309704575413112417865690.html

My comment: Mr. Bolton, former ambassador to UN under president George W.
Bush, is friendly with Taiwan. Still there is no need to read the article,
for there is nothing new. I list it here due to where it is published.

(4) Turner Brinton, Army Wants Nanomissiles to Launch Small Satellites.
Space.com, Aug. 10, 2010.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/10/army-wants-nanomissiles-launch-small-satellites/

(5) 中印导弹对峙美专家呼吁加强交流. VOA Chinese, Aug. 10. 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100810-CHINA-INDIA-MILITARY-SITUATION-100336259.html

Note: The report refers to

Christian Caryl, Don't Even Think About It; The Cold War was scary enough.
Now try to imagine a nuclear arms race between China and India. Foreign
Policy, July 13, 2010 (blog).
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/07/13/dont_even_think_about_it?page=full
("Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan of the Observer Research Foundation in New
Delhi notes one concern. Starting in 2007, the Chinese military began a
major upgrade of its missile base near the city of Delingha in Qinghai
province, next to Tibet. In addition to the intermediate-range missiles
already stationed in the region, Rajagopalan says there are indications the
Chinese may have beefed up the force with long-range DF-31s and DF-31As --
thus threatening not only northern India, including Delhi, but targets in
the south as well. It's entirely possible, she acknowledges in a 2007 paper,
that the Chinese move could be aimed primarily at countering Russian
missiles stationed in Siberia, but warns that * * *")

* 青海省海西蒙古族藏族自治州 capital: 德令哈市
青海省
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh/%E9%9D%92%E6%B5%B7%E7%9C%81


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I think China painted itself into a corner. Neither China nor US can back
down on this issue. I assume China, after exploring for gas and oil for
decades at South China Sea, must find a bonanza. If China backs down, all
its exploration of natural resources will be for naught--they will go to
separate nations such as Vietnam, in whose EEZ it (Vietnam) claims the
resources are. Then there is the national prestige--or "face" in Chinese.

However, in case China does not back down, it may lose even more.

There is this article, written from geopolitical viewpoint (otherwise, it is
not worth reading):
Geoff Dyer, Power Play in the South China Sea. Financial Times, Aug. 10,
2010.

I was more impressed by the front-page announcement of the same newspaperthe
day before of this impending article, which read:

"Challenging China's Dominance

"From the Cheonan incident to the South China Sea islands dispute, the US is
now making a point of standing up to China. It's a foretaste of the next
decade, as China and the US vie for dominance in Asia.

【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: BBC Chinese, Aug. 10. 2010.
: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/08/100810_usvietnam.shtml
: ("看起来这一次河内政府似乎决定冒一下险，要得罪它那强大的邻国中国了")
: Note: The report states, "美国第七舰队发表的一份声明，把这次为期一周的军演称
: (以下引言省略...)

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