China's SCS Strategy Thread

[Petrolicious88]

This policy shift is mainly symbolic. It was also pretty much inevitable, given China's response to the 2016 international decision concerning the nine dash line.

From a real politik point of view, the US would have to either remove its influence from the region - and losing its allies in the process to pressure from Beijing - or step up, sooner or later. I don't think anyone following US policy during the last decades would gamble on the former happening rather than the latter.

Does this means anything concrete as far as the region is concerned? Not really. Or at least...not in absolution.

US is slowly building up the pretext for war in the SCS with China.

 

[Dante80]

US is slowly building up the pretext for war in the SCS with China.

No, not really.

 

[Petrolicious88]

No, not really.

They are now officially rejecting all china’s SCS claims. And now also officially siding with SEA nations, especially the Philippines. What do you think comes next? More pressure, more provocation, and very possibly a limited war in the area.

 

[manqiangrexue]

They are now officially rejecting all china’s SCS claims. And now also officially siding with SEA nations, especially the Philippines. What do you think comes next? More pressure, more provocation, and very possibly a limited war in the area.

I think what comes next is China keeps building islands and expanding them into military bases and the US keeps running its fat mouth while sailing in circles pretending that that does something.

 

[PiSigma]

They are now officially rejecting all china’s SCS claims. And now also officially siding with SEA nations, especially the Philippines. What do you think comes next? More pressure, more provocation, and very possibly a limited war in the area.

Lol that was obviously going to happen. Vietnam might complain, since they got overlapping claims vs Philippines. Also no one in China cares about what US thinks about their claims. China can just say they don't recognize US claims to territories outside of the original 13 states + Louisiana purchase, since they are all war booty.

 

[Petrolicious88]

Lol that was obviously going to happen. Vietnam might complain, since they got overlapping claims vs Philippines. Also no one in China cares about what US thinks about their claims. China can just say they don't recognize US claims to territories outside of the original 13 states + Louisiana purchase, since they are all war booty.

Lol, China is going to nullify the Louisiana Purchase. That’s the dumbest PR ever.

 

[PiSigma]

Lol, China is going to nullify the Louisiana Purchase. That’s the dumbest PR ever.

The Americans like to play stupid games, then they win stupid prizes.

 

[Petrolicious88]

The Americans like to play stupid games, then they win stupid prizes.

What is China doing to win over SEA nations? China needs allies.

 

[manqiangrexue]

What is China doing to win over SEA nations? China needs allies.

Becoming really really strong and showing them that they only stand to lose by allying against China.

 

[PiSigma]

What is China doing to win over SEA nations? China needs allies.

They already have. There are 10 SEA countries, only Vietnam and Philippines are not on great terms with China. But even Philippines is doing better these days with Duterte and Vietnam is not rocking the boat anymore.