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China: A little piece....

( from Springtime for Hitler)

I just want a little "piece"
A little piece of poland, a little piece of france.....

From: China and Japan: The coming conflict

Excerpt:

"...In the early morning of Feb. 9, 2005, Tokyo took an unexpectedly bold action and informed the Chinese that Japan will take formal possession of a tiny archipelago in the Pacific waters -- the Senkaku Islands. Effective immediately, Tokyo announced, the Senkaku would be administered by the Japanese coast guard. "It is time Japan began protecting what is ours," says Makoto Yamazaki, director of the Japan Youth Association, "If our sovereignty is being threatened, we have a right to defend ourselves."

Why did Japan take this action? Apparently the Chinese have been been shopping for real estate in the Pacific. I quickly checked to see whats up with the forever disputed Spratly Islands, and got this:

Vietnam affirms sovereignty over Paracel, Spratly archipelagoes

It appears that the Chinese have built a concrete structure on one of the Spratlys and killed a number of Viet fisherman. For those of you playing the "Pacific Hegemony Home Game" The Viets hate the Chinese, The Chinese hate the Japanese and China doesnt care.

Latest Gulf of Tonkin Incident Reveals China's Imperialist Designs

From Jan 24th:

Vietnam Accuses China of Violating Law After Shooting

Why all the hubub? You know the answer, its all about the ooooiilll....

Oil Fuels G-7 Focus on China, India

Excerpt:

"All this explains why CNOOC Ltd., China's biggest offshore oil and gas company, is pursuing a full takeover of Unocal Corp. It would vault CNOOC above rival PetroChina Co., the nation's biggest oil producer, in efforts to expand production overseas to meet rising demand. Other Chinese companies also have been busily buying up oil-producing assets."

and the kicker....

"G-7 members also know Asia's thirst for oil could get ugly. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for example, has said ``energy security'' in his nation is second only to food security. Observers, meanwhile, are watching territorial disputes between China and Japan over a group of allegedly oil-rich islands. For similar reasons, China and some Southeast Asian nations are bumping heads over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea."

It now appears the Chinese Dragon is now an oil fueled beast with an unquenchible thirst and their neighbors have started to take notice.

ed: I need to get to work on the book on Homesourcing, it might not be an option for much longer...

And what does the world look like in Chinas eyes?

"According to the Chinese government, the U.S. is worried about Chinese economic and political growth, and thus is trying to encircle it with bases and alliances. Chinese nationalists point to its recent support of India (because China has been giving blueprints for nuclear arms to Pakistan), its recognition of Vietnam, its sales of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, its support of Japan as an economic powerhouse, and its support of a unified Korea under Seoul. Likewise, U.S. bases in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan gives them evidence to support their cause against Western dominance, according to one Tsinghua University professor."

UPDATE: On this day in 1942: A Japanese submarine shelled an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California. Coincidence? I think not...

Posted @ February 22, 2005 10:58 AM | Current Events