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Re: Chinese fighter intercepts Navy Poseidon
« Reply #330 on: March 10, 2023, 06:59:10 AM »
I saw a hint of this in another article... China has claims on huge swaths of Russian territory... below is a Library of Congress map...

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Ticking timebomb as Russia continues to occupy swathes of Chinese territory

Issued on: 15/09/2022 - 07:07
Modified: 15/09/2022 - 15:07 

https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20220915-ticking-timebomb-as-russia-continues-to-occupy-swathes-of-chinese-territory

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Re: Chinese fighter intercepts Navy Poseidon
« Reply #331 on: March 13, 2023, 07:43:29 PM »
Taiwan prepares...
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/03/14/2003796060

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Tue, Mar 14, 2023 page1
Military braces for blockade by China
STRENGTHENING: The defense budget this year is to focus on replenishment of artillery and rocket stocks, and equipment for F-16 jets, the defense ministry said
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard / Reuters, TAIPEI
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Re: Chinese fighter intercepts Navy Poseidon
« Reply #332 on: April 14, 2023, 06:37:32 PM »
This is an editorial but... it hits the nail on the head.

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/04/10/2003797620

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Many headlines have also been written on the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to isolate and strangle the small but defiant democracy on the island of Taiwan. Yet many of these analyses fail to locate the sources of China’s obsession with its neighbor to the southeast. Any effort to neutralize Chinese aggression must begin with one question: why is China so obsessed with subduing a tiny nation of only 23 million people? Examining this question reveals four key motivators animating Beijing’s mania.
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Re: Chinese fighter intercepts Navy Poseidon
« Reply #333 on: May 06, 2023, 07:42:52 AM »
ISW has begun publishing weekly updates regarding the situation in the Taiwan Strait... even if you disagree with the analysis... you should come away with a a deeper understanding of the issues...

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/china-taiwan-weekly-update-may-5-2023
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Re: Chinese fighter intercepts Navy Poseidon
« Reply #336 on: July 15, 2023, 07:11:35 AM »
https://theaviationist.com/2023/07/14/p-8a-taiwan-strait/

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U.S. Navy P-8A Aircraft Operates Over Taiwan Strait Sparking Chinese Protest
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Re: Chinese fighter intercepts Navy Poseidon
« Reply #337 on: July 25, 2023, 06:23:52 AM »
The US press made small mention of these stations in NY and California...

https://theins.ru/en/politics/263448

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He rang the doorbell and started threatening me with murder in Chinese.” How Chinese authorities go after dissidents abroad
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Re: Chinese fighter intercepts Navy Poseidon
« Reply #338 on: August 03, 2023, 05:17:12 PM »
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."