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Taiwan reports incursion of 39 Chinese aircraft in its air defense zone
Taiwan is reporting new large-scale incursion by China's Air Force into its air defense zone, escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait. (www.arirang.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
China is hoping Taiwan mistakenly shoots down one of their aircraft giving them an excuse to invade. It would be a messy venture for China and I think they know it. Imagine China attempting to land troops there, either by ship or plane. Envision a bunch of planes loaded with troops being shot down with missiles. Or troop ships venturing across the straights getting torpedoed...Taiwan is a formidable island to capture (by force). Cheers :)
Don't depend on the clowns in DC to step up to the plate.
This is a direct consequence of the US leaving The Philippines (due to their politicians). Without the US there, the Chinese have seen fit to build bases in the Spratly Islands, islands that are claimed by 7 nations. With the US there, we had been a blocking force and now that we are no longer there, the Chinese have been able to flex their muscles.
The only sizable force that are nearby are on Okinawa, but that is still several hours a way and is most likely the only reason that the Chinese have not moved on Taiwan yet. The politicians on Oki need to pay attention as with the pressure to remove troops to Guam, they will lack the protection needed to keep the Chinese from moving on it.
The only sizable force that are nearby are on Okinawa, but that is still several hours a way and is most likely the only reason that the Chinese have not moved on Taiwan yet. The politicians on Oki need to pay attention as with the pressure to remove troops to Guam, they will lack the protection needed to keep the Chinese from moving on it.
Hold up..... we didn't "leave" the Philippines.... we were shown the door by the Filipinos after Clark got swallowed by lava, and we were told to shut down Subic while we were at it. They had already been trying to get us out before then - the eruption just gave them the excuse of killing the year-to-year arrangement we had with them. The European troops got the boot right along with us The US has tried 3 times since to get back, and has been declined by the local government each time.
A big reason for this is the resentment much of the male culture there has towards western men which the military presences brought there. It disrupted their cultural flow & dominance over the once-subservient women there, and resulted in a mass exodus of females from the country for more than a couple of generations, along with the entering of women who remained into the realms of higher education and positions of influence and prominence in the business and political landscapes.
It is a state which has only started to regress in just the last 10 years or so - and it is one of the driving factors of continuing to keep both a US and European military presence out of the country. Despite all this - to this day the largest number of legal immigrants into the US on K-1 and CR-1 visas are from the Philippines - typically 15-22k a year (pre-covid), and predominantly women. On top of that - there is still a very significant presence of cold-war era western military retirees who live in tight communities on the various islands in the Philippines. While they do venture out at times - they tend to stay within those tight communities, with their Filipina wives.
While the Filipino men love American tourists and retirees for the money they bring to the country and spend - they have equal if not more resentment as well, and they make no bones about making sure you know it. Have had more than a few explain this cultural rift to my face in significant detail. Makes me wonder if we shouldn't have let the Japanese just take it during WW2.
Of course all this was instantly forgotten after the typhoon in 2013 when they cried for US military help - resulting in a massive relief effort in the delivery of supplies, equipment and personnel - while simultaneously airlifting tens of thousands to safety - including a C-17 airlift of just shy of 700 people, which was the largest single airlift for a 17 until the Afghanistan exit debacle. How quickly we forget. And how quick they were to tell us to leave (and almost immediately deny another attempt to re-establish a presence) right after that.
Guam is not at any risk, really... a large chunk of our bomber fleet has been on TDY rotation there for the last 4 years - and has grown over that time, along with intercept squadrons and the west-pac cruises have altered their routes and schedules from years back so there is always a loitering fleet and another within striking distance at almost all times. Andersen is at it's 3rd highest troop count in history, after WW2 and the height of the cold war - having increased roughly 60% since 2014. There hasn't been this much hardware and activity around Guam in decades... and the ramp is constantly seeing significant activity, launching nearby exercises and hosting plenty of transient military aircraft. They are pretty safe there, right now. Safer than Taiwan or the Philippines, for sure.
A big reason for this is the resentment much of the male culture there has towards western men which the military presences brought there. It disrupted their cultural flow & dominance over the once-subservient women there, and resulted in a mass exodus of females from the country for more than a couple of generations, along with the entering of women who remained into the realms of higher education and positions of influence and prominence in the business and political landscapes.
It is a state which has only started to regress in just the last 10 years or so - and it is one of the driving factors of continuing to keep both a US and European military presence out of the country. Despite all this - to this day the largest number of legal immigrants into the US on K-1 and CR-1 visas are from the Philippines - typically 15-22k a year (pre-covid), and predominantly women. On top of that - there is still a very significant presence of cold-war era western military retirees who live in tight communities on the various islands in the Philippines. While they do venture out at times - they tend to stay within those tight communities, with their Filipina wives.
While the Filipino men love American tourists and retirees for the money they bring to the country and spend - they have equal if not more resentment as well, and they make no bones about making sure you know it. Have had more than a few explain this cultural rift to my face in significant detail. Makes me wonder if we shouldn't have let the Japanese just take it during WW2.
Of course all this was instantly forgotten after the typhoon in 2013 when they cried for US military help - resulting in a massive relief effort in the delivery of supplies, equipment and personnel - while simultaneously airlifting tens of thousands to safety - including a C-17 airlift of just shy of 700 people, which was the largest single airlift for a 17 until the Afghanistan exit debacle. How quickly we forget. And how quick they were to tell us to leave (and almost immediately deny another attempt to re-establish a presence) right after that.
Guam is not at any risk, really... a large chunk of our bomber fleet has been on TDY rotation there for the last 4 years - and has grown over that time, along with intercept squadrons and the west-pac cruises have altered their routes and schedules from years back so there is always a loitering fleet and another within striking distance at almost all times. Andersen is at it's 3rd highest troop count in history, after WW2 and the height of the cold war - having increased roughly 60% since 2014. There hasn't been this much hardware and activity around Guam in decades... and the ramp is constantly seeing significant activity, launching nearby exercises and hosting plenty of transient military aircraft. They are pretty safe there, right now. Safer than Taiwan or the Philippines, for sure.
Notice I stated due to their politicians. I know when and why (Pinatubo being a big catalyst) we were not given new leases. Still, the fact remains is that without us there as a deterrent, the Chinese have no one to stop them from pushing their territorial expansion, which will include Taiwan.
ok - sorry I must have read that a little too fast. I thought you said/meant because of US political bs. :) All good - and you are right. Unless we park a fleet between there PH and also put some assets in JP - the invasion is immanent.