tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post8638018254402345543..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Mainland Chinese Southern security policiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-33495800782855421352009-12-22T23:50:28.476+01:002009-12-22T23:50:28.476+01:00Many thanks for your nice posting , I like it.
...Many thanks for your nice posting , I like it.<br /> <a rel="nofollow">Bathmate</a>bathmatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828026417866333107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-3701972069923486872009-10-27T15:10:28.057+01:002009-10-27T15:10:28.057+01:00I wrote "by dropping its claim in negotiation...I wrote "by dropping its claim in negotiations" - this means to sell these chunks of rock in exchange of trust and an advantageous formal shaping of the relations.<br />It's basically a trade from a position of strength - dropping claims is exactly how parties arrive at a contract conclusion. It's just not that popular a tool in regard to territorial sovereignty.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-83889030977457480692009-10-26T22:59:20.418+01:002009-10-26T22:59:20.418+01:00I think perhaps it is too general and broad to say...I think perhaps it is too general and broad to say China is uncooperative. They seem to be balancing conciliation with firmness, neither favoring one approach or philosophy, but seeking the harmony of both.<br /><br />Like in the Spratleys. You said they should have DROPPED (?) their claims. Dropped as in simply relinquished their claims? But claiming the islands is what all other nations there are doing, and China is not more loud or threatening in action or speech. They send ships and planes too, as do their neighbors.<br /><br />Or in the case of disputes with India, while China speaks for its claim, so does India, and China is not deploying troops any more than India to their border. If India speaks, China does, and if India sends a few troops, China sends a few.<br /><br />If anything, China seems conscious that it's very success and size means it must tread more lightly than others, lest equal moves be labeled aggressive, even when to be objective, they are not.<br /><br />So I think the case of an uncooperative China is a weak one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-60990172169569287662009-10-24T14:05:33.072+02:002009-10-24T14:05:33.072+02:00Two things come to my mind:
* there are a lot of ...Two things come to my mind:<br /><br />* there are a lot of Chinese having moved and still moving into Russia in the border regions<br /><br />* China did solve 1/2 to 2/3 of its long standing border conflicts and claims in the past decade - that is a lot. What remains is the "tough stuff", it appears.Merowingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-51646640623648570272009-10-22T22:33:12.495+02:002009-10-22T22:33:12.495+02:00Perhaps you are right, but I wouldn't dismiss ...Perhaps you are right, but I wouldn't dismiss the Chineses' enamoration with mega-engineering just out of hand: <br /><br />http://climatesecurity.blogspot.com/2009/10/china-and-brahmaputra.html<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam <br /><br />The Soviets were of course pretty adept at dabbling with this sort of stuff as well. Most of the time it all ended with disaster of course, a natural extension of the failings of Economic Planning (which, among others, the Aral "lake" bears testament of). <br /><br />But the Chinese are some stubborn buggers.Upandawaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-77531591120017136502009-10-22T20:07:25.110+02:002009-10-22T20:07:25.110+02:00Water resources that far away from their populatio...Water resources that far away from their population centers?<br /><br />That may be hyped up, but it's not "decisive".S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-62187653672077766102009-10-22T20:01:18.122+02:002009-10-22T20:01:18.122+02:00The question of a "a few passes" between...The question of a "a few passes" between India and China is all about water and thereby very decisive for both of them as both lack water sources.bhttp://www.moonofalabama.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-67326005660620710112009-10-22T04:55:27.468+02:002009-10-22T04:55:27.468+02:00Dear Sven,
I liked your recent blogs on China. W...Dear Sven,<br /><br />I liked your recent blogs on China. With regards to Chinese Maritime Security, the Chinese Central Government could take a cue from the South Koreans who are still a major player in the maritime industry. Please refer to the attached link for an example.<br /><br />http://marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/332246.aspx<br /><br />zrlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223641833822496539noreply@blogger.com