China is defending its latest act of aggression at sea after one of its warships came within 450 feet of an American Navy destroyer in the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese defense minister said the recent joint United States and Canadian patrols in the region served as a “provocation.” NBC News’ Monica Alba reports.
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#China #Taiwan #Military
A lot of Chinese bots nowadays
All claimants know there are differing claims to these waters. Doubtful that China doesn’t know this. China is the only party in the dispute to escalate and provoke other claimants and those nations exercising internationally- recognised Rights of Passage through these international waters. China is playing dangerous psych war with everyone else, and showing they do not respect the lives of their air crew and sailors by these dangerous maneuvers.
China is a signatory to UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), as well as other claimants. If China or any claimant disagrees with the convention, then dangerous maneuvers is irresponsible way to display it. We are not only talking of lives on those air and sea crafts, but possible triggering WW3.
Who won?
Chinese warships should sail near Florida
This is what you do when you are afraid of your enemy, but hope they will be weak so you can pretend to be strong.
makes no sense
America has military bases in South Korea, Japan, Philippines all around China but China doesn’t have anything like that around America. The American navy and its allies are swarming up and down the Taiwan strait dropping sonar buoys just agitating the Chinese to give them a reason to fight. America is fixated with destroying anyone who they perceive as a competitor and that’s Russia and now China. American neocon’s will have their war and the rest of the world doesn’t seem willing or able to stop it. That’s life ain’t it.
First Russia invaded Ukraine. Now China is pushing Biden around. No surprise here.
Ofcouse, who is not going to defend himself 😂.
An export embargo on China would collapse their economy in weeks
Eh.
I’m tired of America for not minding their own business.
Troll better
@Morty1738 You are the troll.
America minding their own business would mean Europe under Hitler and Asian countries under Japan rule now.
@ChiRusNK Nice L, try better next time
Chinese cant drive..so how do you expect them to steer a huge ship?😂😂😂
Xi jin pig namba wan! 🐷🐷
Hi Nihon Buta
you voted for joey boy you voted for this
Usa backing down as usual
Of course with this administration. U.S. military were shot in Syria, nothing was done about it. One of our fuel ships was stolen in the Mediterranean, nothing was done about it… we look so weak! Biden treats our enemies like he parented (clearly) Hunter. So, they know/think they can do whatever they want, with no consequences.
All of this is due to Biden’s projection of weakness and frailty.
Rules of the road, is the news reporting on how bad drivers the Chinese are? On the road, air, and sea.
😂😂😂
the U.S. sanctioned China’s defense minister and now wants to have a call with him to “open communication”…LoL…
Nukes Drop
😊
One would think that the PLA wouldn’t want their ship captains or their jet pilots to operate their very expensive equipment while being drunk, there is really no other excuse for operating in such a dangerous manner, putting people’s lives at risk! Maybe they are just drunk with power and this gives them courage to act foolish and recklessly. Anyway their pilot and masters license should be revoked and they need to be sent back to the mainland for RE EDUCATION.
There was a gangster right close to your fence. Why you don’t shoot him a bullet? Even gangster has much more than you but you do have gun too.
I will rather to see the deadly collision happened right away.
So it is right for the robbers to disturb other countries and disturb the whole world, right? A group of robbers logic
Go back to the US!! Why patrol in China sea? China didn’t patrol near California!!
@liu ken A wise Chinese Master once said, “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” Confucius. Enjoy your little PLA cubical in Shenzhen and stop rubbing your forehead so much. With or without us the world will be ok!
the Viking DNA was here hundreds years ago. that how Viking DNA grab North America, Africa, India, SEA, Australia etc. It call Viking. no man DNA.
What did you smoke 🤔
That is how that human defends those actions? There is something seriously wrong with that human.
USA sails warship on Chinas doorstep: watch your aggressive behavior china!
To be fair, if China and Russia hold a drill at the international water next to New York the US navy probably would have sent 5 carrier groups to surround it
Who provokes whom? What is the US destroyer and the American spy plane looking for near China? How would the United States react if Chinese ships and planes appeared in the Gulf of Mexico?
They already have spy cells here, and hello? we did just have their, “weather (spy) balloon,” fly over our entire country!
Hey I have a IDEA! Lets quit helping other people and countries that just use us for what we do for them! Stay home and take care of All our serious problems! Build America back to the way it was not so long ago!
Cannot wait to see destroy China.
Just tweet that Taiwan is the successor state and what em get PO’d
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything. GO TRUMP 2024! LOCK JOE BIDEN UP!
Just go at it. China worships money, aint going to risk losing wealth by war
Boy, China really wants control over Taiwan, to control the place where we’re getting our “chips”…
Taiwan is part of China dude, no country recognizes it as an independent nation
China is the real BULLY!
In reality today….US media continues to create stories of intense relations with China while hiding the CCP payments made to President Biden’s legacy.
I don’t understand the relationship! Politicians sold-out all the manufacturing jobs to China now enemies BS.
Submersible unmanned drones make carriers and submarines a huge waste of money and life. New Zealand mistakenly thought anti-colonialism and communism were our biggest threats. New Zealand paid for that mistake when a right-wing racist Australian shot 51 New Zealand Muslims. USA bombed Muslims in Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen. That is pinky power hatred like the KKK. Thank God, Aotearoa New Zealand didn’t fall for the AUKUS racist anti-Asian $368-billion-dollar scam.
Is it just coincidence that Western media push anti-Chinese rhetoric again when China tells Russia to stop the war?
Open Google Earth and locate China and Taiwan. Now locate North America then Hawaii and US Samoa.
China’s sea border neighbours have collaborated with China in the silk road for thousands of years.
In Hawaii a bomb is the sound of a splash dive at Waimea Bay rock and in Savai’i the splash at Afu Aau waterfall.
It seems that the Chinese Navy didn’t get the memo explaining that the US rules the world. 😂😂
Imagine China warship cruising around the seas near North America.. what do u think will happen?
China don’t come close, are no match, the might of the USA military won’t be overpowered,
Long live freedom.💯🤟🇦🇺
I’ll give it another year, maybe two max!!!
They should start destroying each other
good job
We do not have this problem with Trump as President.
CCP might be in drilling to prepare a fabricating excuses for aggressions into Taiwan . They may later claim It’s us military ignited the war
Who patrol in China sea?? China didn’t send warship to patrol near California coast!! The US really wanted a war with China , instead of focusing on our own people’s wellbeing!!
Why don’t US release the blasting of Nordstream video. Will be a big viral hit!
But America gets most of its pharmaceuticals from China
It is so obvious that “China wants to keep in close contact to communicate with US warship” just as austin said that China must open up communication and so they do! US seems to fear getting close to China and even fear a balloon that many children love.
Trust Chinese trust Shangri
Yes. China lies.
Don’t worry biden can handle it…
china wants to taste a lrasm agm 158 C
HQ19: cute!
I’m so glad our ship didn’t collide with the Chinese our sailors would have got Lock jaw from the rust explosion from that Chinese schooner.
If yall wanna get ugly, go get ugly one-on-one. Don’t involve us citizens in this. We wanna live in peace and live our remaining days happily.
People don’t understand if we go to fight with China it’s the end of the world
Stop provoking China get out of there sea simple
The prc is nothing but a paper tiger like their russo no limits allies.
If we paper tiger, so west or NATO was Clown lion or Liar clown?
I say preemptive strikes on China are called for.
Unfortunately, it’s more likely they’ll do a preemptive strike first….
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The world doesn’t respect us because of our current leadership.
That’s why you don’t start useless iraq war 1&2 or Invaded middle east country with evil intention
From the Chinese actions, they are willing to die for their motherland, l not sure Americans soldiers willing to die to protect Indo-pacific or not. We Indo-pacific nations take a look from far let them fight in the pacific ocean after that we side which the winner.
我不认为，美国能在中国家门口能打败中国，就算美国把所有航空母舰战斗群加入战斗并联合日本军队，我觉得，美国和日本都要被打得很惨，而且会输。
As long as we are provoking and blaming the other side this will continue happening
Does Winnie The Pooh not have control over his military?
Sea? It’s a strait.
Is anyone else wondering how convenient it was that a Canadian news outlet was on-board recording the event?
It was also convenient when a US news crew was on that RC-135 spy plane when it was intercepted as it was approaching a Chinese military installation in the South China Sea.
I wonder what would happen if a Chinese spy plane was approaching Diego Garcia … I wonder if it would encounter US fighters as it approached the 12nm limit? (LOL)
Don’t know what’s your point, plenty of news outlet or crew on ships without any event happening.
美国迟早把自己玩死，强如日不落的大英帝国如今也只是美国的小弟，明明可以共同发展，他非要全球到处找麻烦，台湾和中国本来就是自己家的事，怎么也轮不到美国来管，换个角度想想，如果中国军舰开到美国海域 估计早就打起来了，我们向来是爱好和平国家 中国上下5000年 从来没有侵略任何国家，但真要打仗，还真没怕过谁！
How many Chinese and Russian ships are currently conducting exercises off the east coast of Virginia?
ZERO.
The old rascal said: young man you do not respect the old, not to mention I am a thousand miles to your home to help you take care of the home.
Well….. Ya’ll know where this is going to lead too…… 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥 💥
麻烦美国专家解释一下：为什么美国军舰和飞机要在中国家门口进行航线自由呢？
Because it’s the international waterway.
@philip john 中国的侦察机和军舰也可以靠近你们领海和领空侦查，然后说这是国际水域，我们有航行自由。你们觉得这样可以吗？
@philip john你所谓的国际公海是在中国与中国台湾地区之间的海峡吗？所以，它这样航行的目的是为台湾独立撑腰吗？如果中台发生战争，美国和西方又在后面捐武器是吗😂
其实中国忍你们美国军舰和飞机离中国领海和领空很近进行侦查已经很久了。
china needs to stop playing gangsta before they start something they dont want or need, as well as the rest of the world
Both the ROC and the PRC still officially (constitutionally) claim mainland China and the Taiwan Area as part of their respective territories. So they reaction is normal.
Why is china in the gulf of Mexico?
United Snakes of Amurderca, land of thieves, home of winners! 😢. 😂😂😂
First, International Maritime Law states clearly that the larger vessel (the US Destroyer) has the right of way. This is commonly known as Law of Tonnage. The reason for this is that the larger ship will have more momentum, therefor needing more time to slow down. You can see the same thing in comparing a sedan to a semi. The semi CANNOT stop the same way the sedan can.
Under that same Law, the ship cutting across the bigger vessel is WHOLLY responsible for any damage incurred. It doesn’t matter whether it is territorial waters or the open sea.
Second, an 8,200 ton ship needs a minimum of a quarter mile to come to rest from 15 knots. Cutting across the path at 150 yards is effectively less than a ship length ahead of the US Destroyer. That would be equivalent to cutting someone off on the highway with 5 feet of distance.
Under no circumstances could this be considered professional ship handling. It may have been following orders to a T, but a US Captain that pulled a maneuver like that would most likely be Relieved for Hazarding Their Command, and would lose the trust and support of his crew for unnecessarily risking their lives.
They obviously don’t care about the law. they are contesting US military presence surrounding them by sea.
A warship doesn’t have freedom of navigation in other country’s exclusive economic zone.
America has too many financial fingers in China’s money pie to have the clout to act as it should in situations like this today. The actions of doing nothing about this China ship coming within 150 yards of US destroyer, apart from mealy just not been happy about it is testimony to how weak the US has become.
China clearly sees fit to display its assertiveness and often at that and a matching opposition, would do the same. However in the name of US companies manufacturing in China to make profits, China shows who’s holding all of the strings.
My Fortune cookie said F U
They’re threatening the world… that’s the strategy they have…. Sooner or later will show them. Who’s got the bigger gun”🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
good job and well done! china navy! that’s the only language the USA and his dog canada can undestand！！！
well done China, that’s the ways dealing with aggressors coming from thousands miles away. Not long ago, they came with gunboats, invaded & occupied/colonized land killed millions of indigenous peoples, looted artifacts now displayed in their museums.
Just go to war already.
Let’s see new war techs in action
The United States is too unprofessional. It breaks into private houses and can be shot directly according to U.S. law. China is too kind.
The CCP is just evil!!
Austin please do the right thing. If china is your friend then u should not bring the warships here. If china is your enemy then u should not complain. So which is which?
The amount of Chinese bots in the comment sections goes crazy fr 💀
Keep poking the eagle and you will get the claw
US: Earth is mine!
Come on now. They just wanted to drop a check to hunter
Shameful on China side , we are a country called Taiwan , Republic of China born 1912, and Communist China party called people republic of china born 1947, please donot intimate us, why don’t communist China faced ” Reality ” one side one country, we Taiwan are separate from china , we have our own government own military,own president vote by the people. Taiwan is not china internal affair , so shameful, the world democracy countries have right to protect Taiwan from Evil communist harmed . 🤪🤪🤪 what’s you gonna do Devil? a crying pig!😭😭😭
Why is a war ship on some other countries’ borders? What else do you expect!!! International water or not, these are war ships, and the only reason they exist on someone else borders is to start a war… wake up b4 its too late…
Imagine someone swerving on the road infront of you hoping you crash into him, saying : He provoked me!
How did a Chinese Naval Vessel get that close to a U.S. Army Naval Vessel with that level of radar on those ships? Something ain’t smelling right! 😡😡😡
Do you just take me as some kind of braindead monkey, we’re literally at their coast. They are navigating the strait how they like, you navigate in the direction you like. They got their order to just keep heading in the direction they were demanded even risking it might be a head-on collision with the warship. tf is this narrative suppose to be? “We’re right and China is being a bully” my buttcheeks.
US are far away from China. Why go there and provoke?.. US and China accused each other but both were wrong. Both disturb other country. Both disturb mankind.
Taiwan strait belongs to taiwan, not evil china’s territory. So US can sail there coz America is taiwan’s friend