War (again) among the Peoples republics. I will be interested to see how we (the Left) line up on this very dangerous issue. Riots in Vietnam have been in Chinese owned factories. People in South East Asia will see this as the rise and rise of Chinese imperialism. In my view Chinas regional ambitions are certainly a matter of concern. Anti-China riots in Vietnam erupted after Chinas towing of an oil rig into waters claimed by both countries. Up to 21 people have been killed and a huge foreign steel project has been set ablaze....China claims almost the entire oil- and gas-rich South China Sea, rejecting rival claims to parts of it from Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei. In the East China Sea, Beijing is locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with Japan.Speaking about regional tensions, Fang said Beijing did not create trouble, but was also unafraid of it and suggested China was ready to defend its territorial integrity....Territory which has passed down by our ancestors into the hands of our generation - we cannot afford to lose an inch, he said. Alarmed at Chinas military rise and growing assertiveness, Vietnam has broadened its military relationships in recent years, most notably with Cold War-era patron Russia but also with the United States.
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 08:47:14 +0000
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