"U.S. Navy Planning To Send Warships Between China " Topic

…And Taiwán.

"The United States is considering a new operation to send warships through the Taiwan Strait, U.S. officials tell Reuters, a mission aimed at ensuring free passage through the strategic waterway but which risks heightening tensions with China.

The U.S. Navy conducted a similar mission in the strait's international waters in July and any repeat would be seen in self-ruled Taiwan as a fresh expression of support by President Donald Trump's government.

The U.S. military declined comment and U.S. officials who discussed the deliberations, which have not been previously reported, did so on condition of anonymity. They did not discuss the potential timing for any fresh passage through the strait…."
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Armand

Do it. Push back. Restore some balance in the region. Remember they're as scared of total war with us as we are with them.

Hope they don't mine the strait, or send out their "fishing fleet" to ram into our vessels.

We'll get the blame of course, if that happens, just like they're blaming us for nearly colliding with their destroyer which chose to cut across the bow of our destroyer at the last minute, in international waters.

That "fishing fleet" is great for bullying the little countries.

They would have to be suicidal if they tried that on us. I just hope they don't try a repeat of the Cole.

Dan

Correct, CC, the PLN would be suicidal trying anything against USN vessels. Although the USN has not faced a peer adversary since WWII, it is still the most advanced, well trained and experienced naval force in the world. The PLN really would not even be considered a "peer" adversary, but would likely still give a good account of itself, and maybe pull off a few notable "scores," but the ultimate outcome would be the same: likely quick and glorious defeat-and they know it.

China is not really interested in any physical conflict with the US. The Chinese economy is far more frail than the "West," and almost wholly dependent on US, and to a much smaller extent, European markets. While the US, S. Korean, Australian, Japanese and European economies would suffer from such a conflict, our economies are far more robust and much more able to adapt to changing circumstances. The Chinese economy would collapse, and the likely the nation would fall apart into its constituent groups.

Maggot gets it.

Yep – the "experts" expected the Chinese economy to collapse around 10 years ago.

Starting any kind of real war would be potential disaster for China, let alone one with it's most valuable trading partner (despite Trumpy's stupid trade war).

Glup….!

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