The South China Sea NEWS ONLY

[bobbymike]

Catch all thread for everything, China/Rest of World, militarily related specific to activities in the SCS.

From Inside Defense pay site

Thornberry proposes $6B Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative that could get bipartisan support
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX) is proposing a $6 billion Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative bill for fiscal year 2021 intended to enhance U.S. military presence in the region and deter China

 

[uk 75]

Discussing current day political-military crises is different from re-imagining the past (and alternate history is not without its pitfalls as I know).
There is room in the military thread to report on developments announced by nations that effect military equipment and its development.
Beyond that and you might as well go off to Twitter. It just produces a playground/schoolyard brawl.

 

[In_A_Dream]

Necessary, China's Fishing Vessel Flotilla already has a bad reputation for bullying everyone out of the region. Those countries need to be protected.

 

[bobbymike]

As this thread was started due to various deemed “off-topic” posts under another thread we can try to keep it news only to capture military and geo-political happenings of import.

 

[Grey Havoc]

China’s island fortifications are a challenge to international norms

There must be a concerted and unified effort to counter the ongoing impacts of China's artificial island bases.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Two U.S. warships in South China Sea amid China-Malaysia standoff

CHINA-SECURITY/MALAYSIA:Two U.S. warships in South China Sea amid China-Malaysia standoff

news.trust.org

 

[bobbymike]

Australia joins US ships in South China Sea amid rising tension

The warships arrived this week close to a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil, near waters also claimed by Vietnam and Malaysia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

 

[bobbymike]

Tangentially related

American quandary: How to secure weapons-grade minerals without China

The United States wants to curb its reliance on China for specialized minerals used to make weapons and high-tech equipment, but it faces a Catch-22.

www.reuters.com

 

[bobbymike]

China Says PLA Scrambled Aircraft, Ships to ‘Expel’ U.S. Warship from South China Sea Island Chain - USNI News

Chinese authorities said they sortied ships and aircraft to “track, monitor, verify, identify and expel” a U.S. warship from the Paracel Island chain in the South China Sea on Tuesday, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officials said on Chinese social media. Navy officials confirmed to USNI News...

news.usni.org

 

[Grey Havoc]

From back in March:

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warisboring.com

 

[bobbymike]

China on ‘high alert’ as ‘troublemaker’ US patrols South China Sea

Chinese military takes aim at operations by American warships near the Spratly and Paracel islands.

www.scmp.com

 

[bobbymike]

Air Force bombers fly over South China Sea in latest foray into contested space

www.stripes.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Exclusive: Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus

An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation, people familiar with the paper told Reuters.

www.reuters.com

 

[bobbymike]

Special Report: U.S. rearms to nullify China's missile supremacy

As Washington and Beijing trade barbs over the coronavirus pandemic, a longer-term struggle between the two Pacific powers is at a turning point, as the United States rolls out new weapons and strategy in a bid to close a wide missile gap with China.

www.reuters.com

 

[bobbymike]

Chinese Navy Submarines Are Protected By Underground Tunnels

The PLAN has built a series of underground tunnels to protect key warships and submarines from surprise attack. A few are well known, others need careful analysis to identify.

www.forbes.com

Japan-Based Carrier USS Ronald Reagan is Underway as SECDEF Warns of Chinese Military Moves in South China Sea - USNI News

The U.S. aircraft carrier forward deployed to Japan is back at sea for trials after its annual repair period and ahead of its spring patrol in the Western Pacific, USNI News has learned. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) left on Monday from its berth in Yokosuka following an extended quarantine period...

news.usni.org

 

[bobbymike]

Congress Should Act to Boost Military Deterrence in the Indo–Pacific

The 2018 National Defense Strategy changed the focus of the Department of Defense (DOD) to great power competition with two principal competitors, Russia and China.

www.heritage.org

 

[bobbymike]

Dragon Against the Sun: Chinese Views of Japanese Seapower | CSBA

CSBA is an independent, non-partisan policy research institute established to promote innovative thinking and debate about national security strategy and investment options.

csbaonline.org

 

[bobbymike]

Austin Bay's On Point2030 Scenario: US Navy Robots, Carriers and Mines Counterattack China

strategypage.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

China deploys 2 aircraft carriers to stoke tensions with US in ‘new cold war’

CHINA is reportedly set to deploy its two new aircraft carriers off the coast of Taiwan as it warns the US of a “new cold war”. The huge carriers, the Liaoning and Shandong, are currently engaged i…

www.the-sun.com

 

[bobbymike]

Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization - USNI News

The following is the May 21, 2020 Congressional Research Service Report, China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress. In an era of renewed great power competition, China’s military modernization effort, including its naval modernization...

news.usni.org

 

[bobbymike]

Support Swells For New Indo-Pacom Funding; Will Money Follow - Breaking Defense

The National Defense Strategy called the Indo-Pacific the DoD's priority theater. “But all of us also recognize that strategy is budget and budget is strategy, and the budget numbers have not supported, to date, the Indo Pacific’s role as the primary theater.”

breakingdefense.com

 

[bobbymike]

China’s missile and space tech is creating a defensive bubble difficult to penetrate

The U.S. Navy is facing growing asymmetric threats, not least of which is from China, and more specifically its anti-access/area denial strategy.

www.defensenews.com

 

[bobbymike]

U.S. military commander says China pushing territorial claims under cover of coronavirus

China is using the coronavirus as a cover to push territorial claims in the South China Sea through a surge in naval activity meant to intimidate other countries that claim the waters, the commander of U.S. Forces in Japan said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Fresh Water Reservoir Could Lead to Exclusion Zone in South China Sea | NextBigFuture.com

A large reservoir of freshwater was discovered beneath Fiery Cross Reef, one of the artificial islands China made in the South China Sea. The reservoir is

www.nextbigfuture.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

China Threatens In Paracels; Three US Carrier Groups Sail The Philippine Sea - Breaking Defense

Three American carrier strike groups are moving in the Philippine Sea while China shuts down sea traffic in the South China Sea

breakingdefense.com

 

[bobbymike]

China talks of US decoupling and a divided world

Former official urges citizens to prepare for the worst-case scenario

asia.nikkei.com

 

[TsrJoe]

i personally find this thread (and similar) a bit off topic for 'Secret Projects', however one aspect in the consistent anti China 'briefings' seldom mentioned is the fact that Japan and China 'own' a large percentage of US. debt. Re. Japan, the US. can offset this by providing weapons, etc. its a different matter re. China, who are emerging as a global power in their own right.

5 Foreign Countries That Own the Most U.S. Debt

The list of names and amounts of U.S. debt held by the five foreign countries that own the most and why.

www.investopedia.com

 

[bobbymike]

i personally find this thread (and similar) a bit off topic for 'Secret Projects', however one aspect in the consistent anti China 'briefings' seldom mentioned is the fact that Japan and China 'own' a large percentage of US. debt. Re. Japan, the US. can offset this by providing weapons, etc. its a different matter re. China, who are emerging as a global power in their own right.

5 Foreign Countries That Own the Most U.S. Debt

The list of names and amounts of U.S. debt held by the five foreign countries that own the most and why.

www.investopedia.com

Why it’s posted in “The Bar” “Post anything offtopic (but likely to be of interest) in here“

 

[Grey Havoc]

U.S. rejects China's claims in South China Sea, adding to tensions

The United States on Monday rejected China's claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, drawing criticism from China which said the U.S. position raised tension in the region, highlighting an increasingly testy relationship.

www.reuters.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

US To China: You Do NOT Control South China Sea - Breaking Defense

"Beijing’s approach has been clear for years," Mike Pompeo says. "In 2010, then-PRC Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his ASEAN counterparts that “China is a big country and other countries are small countries and that is just a fact.' The PRC’s predatory world view has no place in the 21st...

breakingdefense.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

South China Sea: What's China's plan for its 'Great Wall of Sand'?

As the world contends with Covid-19, tensions are building again in the contested waters.

www.bbc.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

China vows retaliation after Trump ends preferential status for Hong Kong

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong's special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called "oppressive actions" against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions.

www.reuters.com

 

[bobbymike]

China threatens to starve US of key defence materials

The regime is exploiting its monopoly on rare-earth elements

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/htxthp

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/htxthp/5568_x_3712_uss_princeton_cg59_at_night_in_the/

 

[bobbymike]

Protecting Guam from Chinese Missiles is Top Priority for INDO-PACOM's Davidson - USNI News

The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told reporters today he wants the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system to bolster the defense of Guam from Chinese missiles. The Aegis Ashore Baseline 10 system should be “the backbone of [a] homeland defense system” for Guam, Adm. Phil Davidson...

news.usni.org

INDOPACOM: Aegis Ashore with SPY-6 needed on Guam by 2026 to counter Chinese ballistic, cruise missiles
Adm. Phil Davidson, head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, wants an Aegis Ashore missile defense system on Guam by 2026 to defend the U.S. territory against advancing ballistic and cruise missile threats, arguing the combination of land- and sea-based missile defenses currently deployed there are limited to protecting one side of the island only and insufficient to provide 360-degree defense from China's ships and aircraft

 

[Grey Havoc]

Taiwan says threat of military clash with China is 'on the rise'

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The prospect of a military clash in the Taiwan Strait is rising...

www.thehour.com

Australia joins US and Japan for navy drills in the Philippine Sea as concerns grow over China

China sparks alarm with increasingly assertive moves in disputed territories of the South China Sea as tensions with US rise

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Grey Havoc]

US to strengthen electronic-warfare abilities in South China Sea

Washington seeks power to disrupt Chinese communications in case of conflict

asia.nikkei.com

 

[Hanse]

China threatens to starve US of key defence materials

The regime is exploiting its monopoly on rare-earth elements

www.thetimes.co.uk

Good. We need a kick in the ass to get independent.

 

[fredymac]

Rare Earths aren't all that rare and the US used to have its own sources until they were priced out of business by Chinese imports. Any startups will need assurance that won't happen again before they invest dollars.

 

[bobbymike]

Report on U.S.-China Competition in East, South China Sea - USNI News

The following is the Aug. 6, 2020 Congressional Research Service report U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report In an international security environment described as one of renewed great power competition, the South China...

news.usni.org