2 interesting news bits on China/India/Pakistan

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Re: Chinese article calls for war in South China Sea

Interesting stuff. I am sure everyone reading this thread is aware of the one child policy- but China isn't the only country with/heading for a gender imbalance and and its attendant consequences.

http://www.economist.com/node/15636231

Thank you for the link.

The Economist, like the NY Times, does occasionally have information well worth reading.

I just can't stand wading through the muck to find it anymore.

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5.11.12 War. Chinese tells its Philipines citizens to stay in doors

More sabre-rattling
Chinese media warns of war with Philippines

China warned its citizens in the Philippines to "stay indoors" on Thursday as its state media warned of war over a month-long dispute in the South China Sea.
Territorial rivalry has escalated throughout the seas around China as regional and international navies seek to establish rights of passage against an expanding Chinese presence.

Chinese and Philippine vessels have been locked in a high seas stand-off since the PLA Navy prevented a Philippine warship from arresting crews of Chinese fishing boats near the Scarborough Shoal on April 8.

Both countries claim the fish rich shoal as their own and protests by Philippine fishermen over their loss of livelihood have drawn mass support in the south-east Asian country.

China International Travel Service, the state-owned tourism operator, yesterday suspended ties with the Philippines after organisers announced plans to demonstrate outside Chinese embassy buildings and property today.

Beijing also issued a travel advisory warning its citizens to keep a low profile. "Avoid going out at all if possible, and if not, to avoid going out alone," it said. "If you come across any demonstrations, leave the area, do not stay to watch."
Reports in Japan said five Chinese warships – including two guided missile destroyers, two frigates and a amphibious landing ship – had passed through waters close to Okinawa moving to Philippine reefs.

As the dispute escalated, Leon Panetta, the US defence secretary, met senators in a push to ratify a treaty that would bolster legal backing for US naval patrols in dispute regions such as the South China Sea.

Seizing on warnings of the dangers of escalating "gunboat diplomacy" Mr Panetta called on the senate to ratify the Laws of the Sea, a UN treaty that has been hindered by procedural disputes.

"By moving off the sidelines and leading the discussion, we would be able to influence those treaty bodies that develop and interpret the Law of the Sea," he said. "In that way, we would ensure that our rights are not whittled away by the excessive claims and erroneous interpretations of others."

American officials also announced the deployment of Littoral Combat Ships, a new generation of vessels that would allow the US much more extensive coverage of Asian sea lanes including the Strait of Malacca, as well as areas disputed by China.

The first of the shallow-draft ships, Freedom would be deployed to operate from Singapore for 10 months.

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Re: 5.11.12 War. Chinese tells its Philipines citizens to stay in doors

“Suddenly, I thought I heard a slight movement in the slops pail behind me,” Miss Xinran remembers. “To my absolute horror, I saw a tiny foot poking out of the pail. The midwife must have dropped that tiny baby alive into the slops pail! I nearly threw myself at it, but the two policemen [who had accompanied me] held my shoulders in a firm grip. ‘Don’t move, you can’t save it, it’s too late.’
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******* savages

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Re: 5.11.12 War. Chinese tells its Philipines citizens to stay in doors

Reading this information is really fascinating. Here we have an awakening tiger with a problem of too many people, heterogeneous population, too few women, bulging vaults of paper US $, housing bubble, needs resources beyond its borders ,Uncle Sam trying to cut its tail,
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"By moving off the sidelines and leading the discussion, we would be able to influence those treaty bodies that develop and interpret the Law of the Sea," he said. "In that way, we would ensure that our rights are not whittled away by the excessive claims and erroneous interpretations of others."

"moving off the sidelines" , love that term. It just explains everything away so nicely. Yehh right, he is speaking here to the Sheep obviously.

This sort of reminds me of the KONEY 2012 and "Well the American people want us in Uganda to bring justices so off we go. We had no choice. Really, our hands were tided, we were forced to go there."

This does not bod peaceful times ahead for the World. Resources Wars have started.