NO sensible country would go to war except the war-mongers. Those Veterans who were involved in actual hostilities in the past would realise how disastrous it is to engage in a shooting War. No one wins especially now when countries are nuclear powers. A good example is the recent serious problems between India & Pakistan - both know that they have nuclear bombs in their arsenals & would not hesitate to use them when the need arises. Problem is bravado comments & posturing by leaders & their so called intended actions. We must have PEACE, & China & US & other sensible countries should works towards prosperity & progress for our respective citizens & region. No Trade Wars, No shooting Wars, No antagonistic behaviours by any Military Force or rhetoric by leaders (Political or Military). Settle the matters amicably, & I believe that's what countries of ASEAN plans to do with China. As for the Navies of US & China, let the respective Naval Chiefs settle the issues of FON etc. in a win-win & progressive manner. Use what I call "Thinking Heart" Model - i.e. use BOTH head & heart when discussing & trying to come to amicable arrangements. Using "head" only will lead to clashes. Using "heart" will lead to being bullied. "Thinking Heart" Model - i.e. Think carefully without being inflexible or heartless could be best solution for the parties. The saying goes "Pride goes before a Downfall". The choice is for the Political & Military Leaderships of US & China as both are involved in the continuous rhetoric re: South China Sea.
China's SCS Strategy Thread
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Jura The idiot
General
Is there no other way for law enforcement to turn back people illegally entering except ramming them? That’s not exactly very civilized of them.
Couldn’t they pluck them up to the coast guard ship, tow their vessel out of China and let them back aboard?
The punishment needs to be in proportion to the “crime” of entering the country illegally. In this case, the punishment should only be to be towed out. Sinking someone’s boat with no compensation is disproportionate and all around a dick move. Private boats can cost millions of dollars.
A Chinese vessel has rescued the five-member crew of a Vietnamese fishing boat that sank in the South China Sea, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, refuting media reports which claimed a Chinese vessel rammed and sank the boat.
Nasty smear from Vietnam then. Who knows what would have happened to the fishermen if the boat sank in Vietnamese, or worse, international waters?
plawolf
Lieutenant General
If idiot fishermen sank their own boat through accident/sheer incompetence, they foot the bill, as I doubt many such fisherman have insurance.
But if they claim their boat got sunk by those ‘evil Chinese’, they will get treated like hero’s and the state will probably buy them a new boat.
Such transparent con jobs should be easy to refute, as if they were rammed any sunk by a Chinese ship, their original mayday would have said as such. But I doubt the western media would do such basic due diligence when it comes to stories that paint China in a bad light if they pick this up.
But if they claim their boat got sunk by those ‘evil Chinese’, they will get treated like hero’s and the state will probably buy them a new boat.
Such transparent con jobs should be easy to refute, as if they were rammed any sunk by a Chinese ship, their original mayday would have said as such. But I doubt the western media would do such basic due diligence when it comes to stories that paint China in a bad light if they pick this up.
Did you verify the story before posting. A-hole!! I know you got problems with China. But C'mon!!
Jura The idiot
General
Civilized law enforcement only works within a jurisdiction without any dispute to the law.
Vietnam does not recognize Chinese jurisdiction to the island group. You can not expect the Vietnamese ship to follow the order of Chinese CG without violent resistance. Facing such act, how could you tow them without crushing them? There has been numerous times in other places around the world (not involving China) where CGs machine-gunned fishing ships.
P.S. I suspect those Vietnamese are not ordinary fishermen but rather Vietnamese navy personnel dressed in plain clothes. Remember the incident happened 195 nautical miles to the east of 岘港/Đà Nẵng of Vietnam. It is right inside the island group which is controlled by China. What real fisherman in his right mind would fish in such a location? I can understand a true fisherman fishing in the disputed water, but right next to an island controlled by China? I don't think so.