All Asian Maritime Disputes

New surveillance photos showed up aside from the ones in the paper a few months ago?

How South Asia Resolves Maritime Disputes.

So you want China to submit to the evil contraptions of the Western evil countries of evil? No other entity will ever curtail China's rise to ultimate supremacy of the zenith of power in the pinnacle of its prestige!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ITLOS tribunal: "Hey China, the Philippines submitted an issue with us regarding their dispute with you, any words from you about it?"
China: "F**k off."
*puts ITLOS tribunal in ignore list*
ITLOS tribunal: "Er."

edited 10th Jul '14 9:23:08 PM by entropy13

I'm reading this because it's interesting. I think. Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot, over.

Re: PRC new bases

Does that mean that the PRC is engaging in...

-puts on sunglasses-

Dirty business?

Re-reading the article now. Yeah, it's a bit naive to assume China would ever listen to international courts/tribunals.

/still praying for Hong Kong to distract China

Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.

Man, I wonder when all of this will get sorted out.

Also, I'm not quite sure where to post this, but having looked up just what Unit 731 did and the like, while I feel nothing but animosity towards the people that did it, I can't bring myself to blame Japan for it. After all, I highly doubt that those who participated in it where truly upholding Japanese values and such, and some have even expressed remorse for their actions. Again, not trying to whitewash their actions (human experimentation is one of the most horrific crimes you can commit), but I can't hate a country's populace for the actions of a few. After all, I love Japan, but that also means that I should condemn its mistakes, so as to better appreciate what it has become.

I just wish that Japan would realize that it needs to face the facts and learn from their actions, and that China would let go of this hatred it has been harboring for 70+ years. Only then will they be able to more easily come up with an agreement regarding this whole island debate. Otherwise, both countries are going to be, in the words of Team America, "all covered in ****".

Just wanted to share some thoughts from my mind, which is a slight Japanophile.

You can also post it in the East Asia thread, if you want.

Asia fears China military conflict over sea claims: study

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China tells U.S. to stay out of South China Seas dispute

What.

edited 15th Jul '14 10:11:39 AM by entropy13

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Can't the PRC realize that historical facts and international law are not exactly compatible? Especially when there's a claim (the 9-dash line, for those who don't know) that was made in the 20th century, and not in the Age of Discovery?

Then again, the big players of the world were, are and always will be the best at being hypocrites.

Or at making random land grabs without even the pretense of a standard.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

Japan Names [Five of] the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.

Caltech named a fucking rock on Mars after the island. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Renaming uninhabited islands are fun, isn't it?

I'd rather a country like Australia for example get those islands. At least I know that Australia will be environmentally responsible.

Japan also would be OK, but they're stubborn about eating whales and dolphins. :(

Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.

lol not really. Aussie friends are bashing their current PM now because he appointed an environment minister that approves of strip mining and negligence of the Great Barrier Reef.

I'm reading this because it's interesting. I think. Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot, over.

Goddamit.

Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.

That's what I said when Abbot won the election.

China Rejects Proposed ‘Freeze’ on Provocative South China Sea Moves.

Another article on that: CHINA: We Can Build Whatever We Want On The South China Sea Islands.

They're not even trying to pretend now. They're going full retard.

edited 4th Aug '14 7:40:12 PM by entropy13

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Well, that's not good at all.

Going to keep pushing the envelope aren't they. This can't work forever.

Goddamit, China. Those are not your islands.

In fact, I do NOT want any country building anything on those islands. Every time I see the news bits about that area being rich in gas and oil, I keep seeing dead sea creatures, destroyed coral, etc.

Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.

There's also recently news about Chinese fishermen hauling a whale shark in a truck. It's an endangered species too...

Remember also that they're building up the reefs/shoals into islands so they can THEN start "measuring" their EEZ from there. Which will then be more bad news for people like batter because China will claim the Straits of Malacca and the various islands between Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia as "within China's exclusive zone".

edited 4th Aug '14 10:31:03 PM by entropy13

I'm reading this because it's interesting. I think. Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot, over.

Awesome, my crack theory about China aiming for Singapore is becoming less cracky.

Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.

Old joke, but they (ALL NATIONS) should start claiming rocks on Mars. Advances humanity and keep them content, it's a win win. I know they can't legally do this.