this article keeps coming up as some kind of proof that china wont do this or that.......its an opinion not fact and it is not a memo from china.
the fact is china has never mouthed these words or any clear definition of wether sc72 , our major concern, belongs to the philipines or not <according to them>. If we go by their maps outlined.....it looks so large to me that it includes the reed bank<i could be wrong<, have a look yourselves.
The thing is that map is drawn up as if palawan doesnt get the same water rights as the spratlys.
Yes, it could all be a poker game......but just because some journalist is giving his opinion on what chinas best interest is doesnt make it so.
It hurt the US relations with the middle east when we went into iraq without nato or the un....but we did it anyway.....same with lybia, we didnt get the arab leagues permission but did so anyway.I say screw the arab league cultists but i'm just making a reference point.
The chinese enforced their power in Tibet, still claim ownership over taiwan........
there are even situations when a country says they'll do one thing and then do the opposite. Khaddafi claimed a ceasefire and kept on shooting and bombing. Japan is chinas most dangerous neighbor and they are hurting right now. China never forgets the rape Japan did to them in world war 2.
To put words in chinas mouth would be foolish.....maybe we should follow the Nido driller and see how that plays out...they are scheduled to drill very soon and are in a similar situation as fep.....if china doesnt fuk with them then they most likely wont fuk with us either. Basically, dont tell me, Show me!
