{"id":38621,"date":"2013-11-26T14:26:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T19:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=38621"},"modified":"2013-11-26T14:26:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T19:26:32","slug":"confronting-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=38621","title":{"rendered":"Confronting China"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Times<\/a> reports that the Wall Street Journal reported that two b52 bombers flew into China’s newly designated Air Defense Identification Zone;<\/p>\n

China didn\u2019t try to contact the planes as they flew over the islands, The Journal said. And the crafts returned to base soon after takeoff. But the fact they flew at all was a clear message to China that the United States didn\u2019t approve of the nation\u2019s weekend designation of the ADIZ.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe planes flew a pattern that included passing through the ADIZ,\u201d the unnamed U.S. officials said. \u201cThe flight was without incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moreover, the B-52 flights were planned a while back as part of operation Coral Lightning. The planes weren\u2019t armed and didn\u2019t have escorts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A link sent to us by Andy to Reuters<\/a> gives some background on the ADIZ:<\/p>\n

China published coordinates for an “East China Sea Air Defence Identification Zone” over the weekend and warned it would take “defensive emergency measures” against aircraft that failed to identify themselves properly in the airspace.<\/p>\n

The zone covers most of that sea and includes the skies over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan.<\/p>\n

The United States and close ally Japan have sharply criticized the move, with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel calling it a “destabilizing attempt to alter the status quo in the region.” He said on Saturday the United States would not change how it operates in the region.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More of that toothless diplomacy thing. Remember that weeks after Bush 43 took office the Chinese forced down a reconnaissance flight and held some crew members hostage. That flight was over international waters, too. Well, this administration has said that they were preparing for a war in the Pacific Rim, despite all of the shit going on every where else on the planet. I like the fact that this administration is playing “I’m not touching you” with China, but this isn’t the time. And the only reason that China is being froggy is because this administration has no credibility. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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